BOULDER — When the 5-6 Colorado Buffaloes line up against the Cal defense Saturday, many of the faces and names will be familiar.
A majority of Cal's starting defenders, including leading tacklers Jordan Kunaszyk and Evan Weaver, were on the field a year ago in Boulder, when Colorado had perhaps its best overall effort of the year in a 44-28 win. The game featured CU's highest yardage total in conference play (553) as well as a season-high in points.
But while the faces on the Cal defense are the same, the results they have produced this year under second-year head coach Justin Wilcox and second-year defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter have been much improved.