Wildcat defense delivers in 17-3 victory against San Diego

In what would prove to be a defensive battle, the Arizona football team pulled out a 17-3 victory against non-conference opponent San Diego State (0-3 overall) Saturday night.

Arizona completed their non-conference schedule with a victory, improving to 2-1 before the start of the 2000 Pacific 10 Conference schedule, which starts Sept. 30 at Stanford.

"I just have a lot of respect for San Diego State," Arizona head coach Dick Tomey said. "They played so hard."

The Wildcat defense shone throughout the game, holding the Aztecs to just 196 yards of total offense before a crowd of 44,973 at Arizona Stadium.