Phil Snow had faith in the beginning, even when most didn’t.
The Owls’ defensive coordinator told alumni during the summer the team would be better than last season.
Despite losing three defensive starters to the NFL Draft and its leading receiver, Temple set the bar high to beat its historic 10-win season in 2015 that tied the mark set by the 1979 team.
“They all looked at me like I was crazy,” Snow said.
Wayne Hardin, who coached Navy from 1959-64 and led the Owls from 1970-82, was on the field for the coin toss before Saturday’s American Athletic Conference championship between the two teams.