Cliff Grassmick / Staff Photographer)
Better D
This was Colorado's best season on defense since joining the Pac-12. A look at how the Buffs have ranked among the Pac-12 in scoring defense and total defense (yards allowed) since 2011:
2015: Scoring - 6th; Total: 6th
2014: Scoring - 11th; Total: 11th
2013: Scoring - 11th; Total: 11th
2012: Scoring - 12th; Total: 11th
2011: Scoring - 12th; Total: 10th
With a bottle of Pepsi in one hand and a suitcase in the other, Colorado defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt walked off the field at Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday with a measure of pride.