BOISE, Idaho — Kellen Moore and Austin Pettis helped keep Boise State unbeaten. And that's about it for nice things the Broncos could say about this one.

Moore threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Austin Pettis, as the fifth-ranked Broncos (5-0) knocked off second-tier UC Davis, 34-16, last night.

"I'm frustrated with a couple different phases," Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. "Too many penalties, and when you can't score inside the 4- and 5-yard line when you have multiple tries, that's frustrating.

"We'll have their attention without question here and get a few things corrected."

The Broncos never trailed or let the Aggies (1-3) get any closer than nine points in the second half, but it was hardly the dominating performance they expected against a Championship Subdivision team.

The Broncos struggled to get their running game rolling, were flagged nine times and their offense produced just 13 points on four first-half trips inside the 20.

Jeremy Avery and Doug Martin managed just 101 total yards rushing against a spunky Aggies defense that held the Broncos to less than half their season average of 214.4.

Moore was 22 of 31 with one interception, Pettis led Boise State receivers with 10 catches for 129 yards and Titus Young had six for 83 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown that put the Broncos up 20-3 early in the third quarter.

But the Aggies managed to keep it close.

After Young's touchdown, the Aggies marched 78 yards in five plays, scoring when quarterback Greg Denham fired a 21-yard pass to Sean Creadick.

Boise State responded when Moore tossed a 2-yard TD to Pettis, but the Aggies came right back. This time Denham, who was 24 of 36 for 206 yards, engineered a 13-play, 72-yard drive that was capped by his second TD to Creadick, a 4-yarder. The Aggies missed the extra point.

But the Bronco defense stiffened, enabling the offense to put the game away late when Martin ran for a score from four yards out.

"Everybody said we didn't have a chance," said UC Davis coach Bob Biggs, who recruited Petersen to play quarterback for the Aggies in 1985. "But they played hard from the first down to last down. I couldn't be prouder. I thought the effort was unbelievable against a very good football team."

The Broncos offense rolled up 386 yards, but struggled to sustain drives, converting just four of 10 third downs.

Boise State plays at Hawai'i Oct. 24.

WAC

Nevada 63, UNLV 28: Freshman Mike Ball ran for 184 yards and five touchdowns, Colin Kaepernick rushed for 173 yards and Luke Lippincott added 170 as the host Wolf Pack (1-3) amassed 773 total yards in routing the Rebels (2-3). Nevada will host Hawai'i Oct 31 in Reno. UNLV defeated Hawai'i, 34-33, Sept. 19.

IDAHO 31, COLORADO STATE 29: Nathan Enderle hit Max Komar with a 24-yard touchdown pass for a 24-20 lead midway through the third quarter and Shiloh Keo's interception with 1:14 left halted the Rams' (3-2) final drive as the host Vandals (4-1) rallied from a 20-10 halftime deficit. Idaho will host Hawai'i Oct. 17 in Moscow.

San Diego State 34, New Mexico State 17: Freshman halfback Walter Kazee rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown and the host Aztecs (2-3) broke away from a 17-all tie midway through the third quarter in beating the Aggies (2-3). New Mexico State plays at Hawai'i Nov. 14.

HAWAI'I NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS

Central Arkansas 45, Missouri S&T 10: Robbie Park passed for 180 yards and three touchdowns, and Brent Grimes ran for two touchdowns as the host Bears (3-1) routed the Miners (0-5). Central Arkansas lost to Hawai'i, 25-20, Sept. 4 in its season opener.

Navy 16, Air Force 13: After Joe Buckley kicked a 38-yarder to end the host Midshipmen's (3-2) first possession in the extra period, Erik Soderberg was wide left from 31 yards for the Falcons (3-2), who have lost seven straight in the series. Navy plays at Hawai'i Nov. 28.

Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 28: John Clay rushed for three touchdowns and gained 159 of his 184 yards in the second half, helping the visiting Badgers (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) beat the Gophers (3-2, 1-1) for the sixth straight time. Wisconsin plays at Hawai'i Dec. 5.