No. 3 Broncos romp on eve of BCS release
<p>Boise State running back Doug Martin, bottom, is tackled by San Jose State linebacker Tiuke Tuipulotu during the first half Saturday at San Jose , Calif. The No. 3 Broncos defeated the Spartans 48-0.</p>
Kellen Moore and his Boise State teammates sucked out any drama with such a fast start against San Jose State 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 at San Jose, Calif., the sizable contingent of Boise State fans took great pleasure when hearing No. 1 Ohio State had lost.
“I heard that. Wild college football,” Moore said. “Crazy things happen. Our job is to make sure we’re not on the end of one of those.”
The Broncos (6-0, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference) didn’t take long to eliminate any thought of that happening 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 latest blowout for the Broncos.
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 today. 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 today.
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.
The Spartans opened the season against then-No. 1 Alabama and followed that with a visit to a Wisconsin team that upset No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday. Coach Mike MacIntyre said the Broncos place right up there with any team he’s seen this year.
“You can’t penalize them for who they play,” MacIntyre said. “If they beat everybody, that’s who they play. We’re not a very good football team so I don’t know how we help their ranking and all. They are a very, very good football team. If they keep winning on out, they deserve what they should get.”
The 41-0 halftime deficit was the biggest San Jose State had faced all year and Boise State reached 500 yards of offense before the Spartans got to 100. San Jose State was outgained 537-80 on the night, the fewest yards in a game for the Spartans since also getting 80 in a 13-12 win Stanford in 1971.
The only thing that kept this game from being even more lopsided was Petersen’s decision to go with reserves for most of the second half.
Fresno State 33, New Mexico State 10: At Fresno, Calif., Robbie Rouse rushed for a season-high 150 yards and two touchdowns as Fresno State defeated New Mexico State (1-5, 0-2).
Rouse ran for scores of 57 and 38 yards in the first half and Ryan Colburn completed 12 of 20 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown for Fresno State (4-2, 2-1 WAC). The Bulldogs scored all of their points in the first half.
Nevada at Hawaii: Late