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Boise St looks to crush winless Utah St

Nov 10, 2007 - 11:33 AM No. 19 Boise St (8-1) at Utah St (0-9) 3:00 pm EST

LOGAN, Utah (Ticker) -- Boise State coach Chris Petersen and his team can afford to look ahead a couple weeks.

Petersen's No. 19 Broncos visit winless Utah State on Saturday for a Western Athletic Conference matchup.

Boise State (8-1, 5-0 WAC) is tied with undefeated No. 14 Hawaii atop the conference standings with three weeks to play. The Broncos host 1-9 Idaho next week before visiting the Warriors on November 23.

The Broncos have won seven straight games since a 24-10 setback at Washington on September 8. Last week, Boise State crushed San Jose State at home, 42-7.

Taylor Tharp completed 28-of-35 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns with an interception for the Broncos, who scored 35 points over the middle two quarters to seize command.

The Aggies (0-9, 0-5) remained one of just two winless teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision - Florida International is the other - with a 38-27 defeat at Fresno State last Saturday.

Leon Jackson threw for 214 yards and two TDs for Utah State, which trailed at the half by 24 points and never got within two scores after the break.

Last year, Boise State rolled to a 49-10 home win.