"They were one of the best defenses we'll face," Perry said. "[But] they were a little easier in the second half."
Just not easy enough.
Faced with a strong defense, Perry's 193 yards passing and -17 yards rushing gave him 176 yards of total offense, well below the 324.43 yards of total offense he was averaging this season heading into Saturday.
"He's a great quarterback," Wilford said. "[But] it's tough to play against our defense. They got a lot of pressure on him and made it tough on him. It's just a testament to how well our defense played."
But the Harvard offense wasn't anything special, either. The offensive line, which gave up four quarterback sacks, left Wilford scrambling out of the pocket on more plays than he could shake a stick at.
After the game, Harvard Coach Tim Murphy spread the blame for Wilford's picks, two of which came at the hands of Brown sophomore defensive back Melvin Justice.
"When a quarterback throws four interceptions, it's a reflection of his protection and it's a reflection of their secondary," Murphy said. "I opened up the program just before the game and I thought, 'Who the hell is Justice?'"
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