CORVALLIS, Ore. - For the first time this season, Oregon State's defense resembled the hard-hitting, chest-thumping group that propelled the Beavers to the Fiesta Bowl.

Ken Simonton ran for 104 yards to end his slump, and the defense held Arizona to just 159 total yards in Saturday night's 38-3 rout.

"We played and had fun," Beavers coach Dennis Erickson said. "The defense pretty much dominated. That's how we have to play."