Kellen Moore, Boise State hold off Air Force

BOISE, Idaho -- Kellen Moore threw three touchdown passes, Doug Martin scored twice and the Bronco defense and special teams did just enough to hold on and give No. 5 Boise State a 37-26 victory over Air Force Saturday.

Moore was 23 of 29 for 265 yards. The victory was the 45th of his career, putting him in a tie with Colt McCoy (Texas) for the most wins all-time by a college quarterback. His second TD pass of the day, a 19-yarder to Matt Miller, gave him 122 for his career and pushed him past Ty Detmer (BYU) for fourth best all-time.

Martin rushed for 125 yards on 21 carries, and his 15-yard score after taking a snap and dashing up the middle gave the Broncos (7-0, 2-0 Mountain West Conference) a 27-13 lead with five minutes left in the third quarter.

But Air Force (3-4, 0-3) and its potent running game bullied back in the first meeting of these new conference foes. The Falcons came in with the nation's 10th best rushing attack, and they gouged the Broncos' defense repeatedly with big runs and long drives that chewed up the clock.

After Martin's score, the Falcons marched 80 yards in 18 plays and pulled within 27-20 when Asher Clark ran in from the 3. The Falcons rushed for 265 yards and their ' ground game was led by Mike DeWitt, who had's 108 yards on 18 carries.

The Falcons dominated time of possession 36:18 to Boise State's 23:42. -- AP