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In Mountain West Conference games: Brian Johnson kept No. 8 Utah (11-0, 7-0) on a BCS-busting course by throwing a career-high five touchdown passes in a 63-14 win against host San Diego State (1-10, 0-7). The Utes, who clinched at least a share of the conference title, will try to finish the regular season undefeated when they host Brigham Young next Saturday. San Diego State lost 10 games in a season for the first time. . . . Max Hall threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 16 Brigham Young (10-1, 6-1) to a 38-24 win over Air Force (8-3, 5-2) at Air Force Academy, Colo. . . . Gartrell Johnson rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown as Colorado State (5-6, 3-4) kept its bowl hopes alive with a 20-6 win over New Mexico (4-8, 2-6) at Fort Collins, Colo.

In Western Athletic Conference games: Jeremy Avery rushed for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns to help No. 9 Boise State (10-0, 6-0) keep alive its hopes of returning to a BCS bowl with a 45-10 win over host Idaho (2-9, 1-6) at Moscow. Boise, which had 525 yards in offense, clinched at least a share of its sixth conference title in seven years. . . . Tom Brandstater ran for two touchdowns, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter, to lead Fresno State (6-4, 3-3) to a 24-17 win over visiting New Mexico State (3-7, 1-5). . . . Colin Kaepernick rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns to lead Nevada (6-4, 4-2) to a 41-17 win over visiting San Jose State (6-5, 4-3) at Reno. . . . Daniel Porter rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown to lead Louisiana Tech (6-4, 4-2) to a 45-38 victory over visiting Utah State (2-9, 2-5) at Ruston.