MOSCOW, Idaho — Boise State had no reason to worry when Idaho cut the Broncos' lead to four points early in the second half.

After all, Boise State had Ian Johnson.

Johnson scored four touchdowns and rushed for 183 yards as the 18th-ranked Broncos (8-0, 4-0 WAC) beat Idaho, 42-26, yesterday for sole possession of first place in the Western Athletic Conference.

Johnson scored three of his touchdowns in the second half, after Idaho (4-4, 3-1) closed within 21-17 early in the third.

"Nobody panicked," said Johnson, who had 61 yards at halftime. "We said we want to run the ball and whittle the time away."

Johnson scored on runs of 8, 18, 4 and 12 yards, giving him 1,181 yards and 18 touchdowns this season.

Although Johnson weighs just 194 pounds, coach Chris Petersen said he is much stronger than he looks.

"If a guy tries to arm tackle him, he's going to break that," Petersen said. "If we give Ian a chance, he's always going to get positive yards."

Jared Zabransky completed 10-of-22 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns for the Broncos, who had a tough time with an in-state rival they have beaten eight straight times, usually by lopsided margins.

No. 7 Tennessee 16, Alabama 13: Arian Foster dived into the end zone with 3:28 left, completing a rally that gave host Tennessee (6-1, 2-1 SEC) a win over Alabama (5-3, 2-3).

The Tide went ahead 13-6 at the end of the third quarter on Tim Castille's 2-yard run, which was the first touchdown scored in this series in two years.

Alabama frustrated the Vols for the most part, but Tennessee scored 10 points in the fourth quarter for the victory and stayed alive in its chase of Florida for the SEC East division title.

Alabama beat visiting Hawai'i, 25-17, on Sept. 2.

No. 14 LSU 38, Fresno State 6: Dwayne Bowe caught a 58-yard touchdown pass to tie the LSU record for career scoring catches and the host Tigers (6-2) beat Fresno State (1-6).

The senior receiver has 21 touchdown catches in his career and has at least four more regular-season games to pass current Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Michael Clayton for the school record.

Hawai'i beat host Fresno State, 68-37, last Saturday.

No. 21 Wisconsin 24, Purdue 3: P.J. Hill ran for 161 yards and two touchdowns to help visiting Wisconsin (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) beat Purdue (5-3, 2-2).

John Stocco completed 13-of-21 passes for 201 yards for the Badgers.

Hawai'i hosts Purdue on Nov. 25.

Louisiana Tech 48, Utah State 35: Louisiana Tech (2-5, 1-2 WAC) rushed for a season-high 344 yards in a victory over visiting Utah State (1-7, 1-3).

The Bulldogs tallied a season-high 570 yards of offense to Utah State's 373.

Louisiana Tech freshman running back Daniel Porter, making his first career start, ran for a career-high 178 yards on 24 carries and scored his second career touchdown.

Hawai'i plays at Utah State on Nov. 4, and hosts Louisiana Tech on Nov. 11.

Nevada 23, San Jose State 7: Robert Hubbard rushed for 161 yards on 33 carries and scored a touchdown to lead host Nevada (4-3, 1-2 WAC) over San Jose State (4-2, 1-1).

Nevada quarterback Travis Moore, who started in place of the injured Jeff Rowe, threw for 178 yards and a touchdown, completing 20 of 28, and rushing for another touchdown.

Hawai'i beat visiting Nevada, 41-34, on Oct. 7. The Warriors host San Jose State on Nov. 18.

Eastern Illinois 20, Murray State 10: Norris Smith rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns to lead host Eastern Illinois (5-3, 4-0 Ohio Valley) over Murray State (1-7, 0-5).

Vincent Webb rushed for 182 yards on 28 carries as the Panthers racked up 335 rushing yards.

Murray State held Eastern Illinois scoreless in the first half.

Hawai'i beat visiting Eastern Illinois, 44-9, on Sept. 30.

Oregon State 17, Arizona 10: Yvenson Bernard rushed for 107 yards and visiting Oregon State (4-3, 2-2 Pac-10) beat Arizona (3-5, 1-4).

The Beavers took a 14-0 first-quarter lead, then withstood a pair of late threats.

Oregon State's Matt Moore completed 16-of-22 passes for 181 yards and a touchdown.

Hawai'i hosts Oregon State on Dec. 2.

BYU 52, UNLV 7: John Beck passed for four touchdowns and ran for a score, and Curtis Brown became the second-leading rusher in Brigham Young (5-2, 3-0 Mountain West) history in a win over visiting UNLV (1-6, 0-3).

Brown went from fourth to second on BYU's rushing list with 20 carries for 148 yards, giving him 2,717 yards in his career. He needs 253 yards to match Jamal Willis' school record of 2,970 rushing yards.

Beck was 18 of 23 for 250 yards.

Hawai'i beat visiting UNLV, 42-13, on Sept. 16.