Boise State romps past Spartans

Boise State romps past Spartans

Published Oct. 17, 2010 10:10 p.m. ET

SAN JOSE, Calif. ? Kellen Moore and his Boise State teammates sucked out any drama with such a fast start against San Jose that the loudest cheers in the second half were for games thousands of miles away.

With the third-ranked Broncos putting the finishing touches on a 48-0 victory over the Spartans on Saturday night, the sizable contingent of Boise State fans took great pleasure when hearing No. 1 Ohio State had lost. "Crazy things happen," Moore said. "Our job is to make sure we're not on the end of one of those." The Broncos (6-0, 2-0 WAC) made sure it didn't happen this week. Moore completed 14-of-16 passes for 231 yards and two touchdowns before putting on a baseball cap and headset to signal plays in the second half of the Broncos' latest blowout. Titus Young and Doug Martin each scored two touchdowns to help Boise State extend the longest active winning streak in major college football to 20 games. Boise State also could be at the top of another list come Sunday. The Broncos were projected to be No. 1 in the BCS standings last week and have a good chance of being there when the initial standings are released Sunday. The Broncos have never been higher than fourth in the BCS standings, placing at that spot in last year's initial list. They fell to sixth by the end of the regular season, despite remaining undefeated. "It will mean something December 6th," coach Chris Petersen said. "That's when the rankings mean something. Every week something happens, someone else goes down. It doesn't mean anything right now to us. It means something to everybody else out there. It gives them something to talk about. We're just going back to work." San Jose State (1-6, 0-2) lost its 18th straight game to a ranked opponent, including five already this season. The Spartans have been outscored 204-33 in those contests against Alabama, Wisconsin, Utah, Nevada and Boise State. LOUISIANA TECH 48, IDAHO 35: At Ruston, La., Ross Jenkins threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and Louisiana Tech had 678 yards of offense in a win over Idaho. The Bulldogs (3-4, 2-1 Western Athletic Conference) needed their fifth-highest offensive total in school history as the Vandals (3-3, 0-1) totaled 526 offensive yards. Louisiana Tech trailed 14-10 midway through the second quarter, but answered with three straight scores by Jenkins. Jenkins threw a 32-yard TD pass to Ahmad Paige, ran for a 4-yard score and threw a 7-yard touchdown to Paige for a 31-14 lead. Jenkins was 31-for-44 for 417 yards, Rich Casey caught nine passes for 117 yards and Lennon Carter added 179 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 22 carries for the Bulldogs. Nathan Enderle threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns on 24-for-50 passing for the Vandals, and Justin Veltung had six catches for 141 yards and four touchdowns.

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