Offense was certainly the Crimson's weakest point in the game, but its defense had its share of problems, too, many owing to the simple fact that they were out on the field a good deal more than half the time.
Fatigue seemed most evident on the Crimson's defensive line, which failed to both put a significant amount of pressure on Bill Lazor and stop the running game of Pete Fitzgerald.
The defensive woes, however, were certainly not all the line's fault. The defensive secondary had its share of mistakes, too. Although nabbing two interceptions and holding Lazor to a low completion percentage, the defense was beat on a number of significant plays, including a 23-yard pass from Lazor to receiver Matt Shulman.
This, however, may not have been the player's fault, so much as the defensive coach's, who continue to use a bump-and-run man-to-man coverage at various times throughout games despite the Crimson secondary's relative lack of speed.
"We had watched a few films and knew that we could beat them deep when they were in that bump-and-run," Lazor said. "That was a real goal of ours."
Unfortunately for the whole team, Holy Cross probably watches films, too.