The Temple Owls and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons are set to battle in the Military Bowl Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. ET. The Owls (10-3, 7-1 AAC) secured their second straight 10-win season with a win over Navy in the AAC Championship game while the Demon Deacons (6-6, 3-5 ACC) made a three-win improvement under head coach Dave Clawson’s third year.
Despite the overall positivity of their respective seasons, the circumstances for each team heading into this game are far from ideal.
Temple’s run of success earned head coach Matt Rhule national acclaim, with rumors tying him to many head coaching vacancies.