The scene was almost identical.
When the final whistle blew on Tuesday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the Owls went over to their band and sang the Temple alma mater. They had done the same thing three weeks before after beating Navy in the American Athletic Conference Championship game.
There were two major differences on Tuesday. Instead of jumping in the stands and celebrating a conference championship, the Temple players stood quietly mourning a 34-26 loss to Wake Forest University in the Military Bowl. And when the Owls gathered after the game, coach Matt Rhule was not with them.