Boise State safety Cedric Febis hesitated just for a moment when he was asked if Boise State is good enough to deserve a spot in the BCS.

Broncos coach Chris Petersen, who was standing in the corner of the room waiting his turn with reporters, provide the answer.

"Yes," Petersen emphatically interjected, moments after the No. 9 Broncos rolled over New Mexico 45-0 in Saturday's season finale at Boise.

The Broncos (11-1, 6-1) are clearly on the outside looking in on the Bowl Championship Series, and more than likely they'll have to settle for a return trip to the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas, where they dismantled No. 20 Utah 26-3 a year ago.

But Petersen's response is surprising considering his reluctance in previous years to lobby even slightly on his team's behalf.

Considering the strength of schedule and other factors, Petersen wasn't shy about making a case for a team that lost only once, a down-to-the-wire defeat at home to TCU on Nov. 12.

"You know, this team is as good as any of the teams that we've had," said Petersen.

"We lost a one-point game to a really good TCU team that continually got better throughout the year. I think that it's our most difficult schedule that we've played. But, that is as far as it goes for us. We don't have anything else to say. I mean you say hey, 'look at the record.' I think it speaks for itself," he said.

No matter where they play in the postseason, the Broncos wrapped up their second straight season with a single loss in convincing fashion.

Kellen Moore threw three touchdowns in the final home game of his brilliant career, Doug Martin ran for two more and the Broncos' defense had no problem bottling up the punchless Lobos.

Moore, the winningest starting quarterback in college football history, was nearly flawless, completing 28 of 33 attempts for 313 yards. As usual he spread the ball around, hitting 10 different receivers, and expertly ran Boise State's no-huddle offense through the first three quarters.

His three touchdown passes in the game gave him 41 on the season, breaking his own previous record of 39 set in his sophomore year. He also set a new school mark for completions in a season with 300, third most all-time in the Mountain West Conference.

It was also Moore's 49th career win as a starting quarterback, the best in FBS. He also has 137 career touchdown passes, second best behind Houston's Case Keenum.

The Broncos sprinted to the lead, scoring three touchdowns in the first quarter thanks to Moore's accuracy - he completed 10 straight passes during one stretch - and a Broncos defense that held the Lobos to one first down in their first three possessions.

Moore capped the Broncos' first two possessions of the game by throwing touchdowns of 2-yards to senior Kyle Efaw and 16 yards to Tyler Shoemaker. That catch gave Moore the school completion record and gave Shoemaker 14 touchdowns on the season, also good enough to set a new school mark.

"All the things (Shoemaker) has gone through, for me personally to go through this whole journey with him, essentially the whole time is really special and really neat," Moore said.

Boise State then worked on putting the game out of reach before halftime. Midway through the second, Moore engineered an 11-play, 89-yard drive that ended with a 15-yard TD to tight end Gabe Linehan. Minutes later, Michael Frisina tacked on a 30-yard field goal to put the Broncos up 31-0 at the half.

Moore and other members of his recruiting class are a victory away from being the winningest senior class in school history with 50. The 2006 group, the first batch signed by Boise State coach Chris Petersen, won a second BCS bowl, forced wholesale rewrites of the school record books and elevated Boise State's national profile from a pest from a small conference to a program that proved it could consistently beat teams from college football's biggest and best leagues.

As for the Lobos (1-11, 1-6), they are at the other end of the college football spectrum. They have lost 22 straight road games, the nation's longest such skid.

New Mexico had 197 total yards and crossed midfield only twice. B.R. Holbrook was 16 of 28 for 145 yards and was sacked twice for New Mexico.

The loss gives the Lobos three straight seasons with just one win and closes out the brief, seven-game tenure of interim coach George Barlow, who took over in September after Mike Locksley was fired.

But Saturday's blowout in Boise also ushers in the Bob Davie era in Albuquerque. The former Notre Dame coach and television analyst will take over head coaching duties this month.

"The thing you like about these kids is when things were going as bad as they were, they were still playing hard," Barlow said.

The Broncos scored once in the third quarter when Martin dashed 40 yards down the left sideline to put Boise State up 38-0.

Moments later, Moore, Martin and many other Broncos seniors walked off Bronco Stadium's quirky blue turf for the last time, closing out careers that spanned one of the most successful eras in school history.

Montana 41, Central Arkansas 14: At Missoula, Mont., Jabin Sambrano caught two touchdown passes from Jordan Johnson and Jordan Canada ran for two more scores, powering Montana past Central Arkansas in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

The fifth-ranked Grizzlies (10-2), who led 31-0 at halftime, have won eight straight.

The 15th-ranked Bears (9-4), in the playoffs in just their second year of eligibility, had their eight-game winning streak snapped.

Central Arkansas, which had been plus-13 in turnover margin, lost three of five fumbles and committed four turnovers.

"This is one of the Mt. Rushmore college venues in the country," Central Arkansas coach Clint Conque said. "You can't spot a team three turnovers and 17 points like that. We really dug ourselves a hole."

Sambrano caught touchdown passes of 8 and 22 yards from Jordan, who completed 16 of 25 passes for 135 yards.

Canada had TD runs of 11 and 12 yards as the Grizzlies totaled 229 yards rushing.

Peter Nguyen also scored for Montana, on a 2-yard run.

Central Arkansas scored on a 44-yard pass from Nathan Dick to Jesse Grandy and an 8-yarder to Al Lasker.

"It's great to see all three phases play that well," Grizzlies linebacker Caleb McSurdy said. "I think we're starting to peak at the right time."

The Grizzlies will face Northern Iowa - which beat Wofford 28-21 - in the quarterfinals.

Montana State 26, New Hampshire 25: At Bozeman, Mont., DeNarius McGhee ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third as Montana State overcame four turnovers and rode a missed extra point with 6 seconds remaining to a victory over New Hampshire in the second round of the FCS playoffs.

Montana State (10-2) seemed to have the game put away when Darius Jones intercepted a Mark Becker pass at the Bobcat 3-yard line with 1:16 to play and the Bobcats leading 26-19. But a shanked punt gave the Wildcats (8-4) the ball back with 17 seconds remaining, and Becker hit Justin Mello on a 29-yard scoring pass with 6 seconds to play. Mike MacArthur hit the right upright with his extra-point attempt, sending Montana State into the quarterfinals against Sam Houston State, which defeated Stony Brook 34-27.

"That was a great win we had," said Montana State's Elvis Akpla, who caught eight passes for 105 yards to give him 2,107 for his career and move past Chip Hobbs (1995-1999) into first place on the school's all-time list. "I really can't describe it."

McGhee's 2-yard scoring run 25 seconds before halftime brought the Bobcats within 19-16 and his 37-yard dash in the third quarter gave Montana State the lead for good at 23-19. Jason Cunningham added a 27-yard field goal with 9:38 remaining in the game to make it 26-19.

McGhee also threw an 11-yard TD pass to Tray Robinson to bring the Bobcats within 10-9 with 5:44 to play in the second quarter. Cunningham's extra point was blocked by Steven Thames and returned for two points by Anthony Gorrell to give New Hampshire a 12-9 lead.

McGhee threw three interceptions, including one returned 58 yards for a score by Matt Evans that put New Hampshire ahead 10-0 with 32 seconds left in the first quarter. The Wildcats' other touchdown, an 18-yard pass from Decker to Mello with 3:04 remaining in the first half to make it 19-9, came on the first play after they recovered a fumble by Montana State punt returner Shawn Johnson.

McGhee ran for 96 yards on 12 carries and was 14 for 21 passing for 167 yards. Becker was 18 for 30 for 200 yards for New Hampshire, which was outgained 399 to 248 yards.

"My hat goes off to Montana State," New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell said. "That team's as good as any we played all year."

Carroll 35, Georgetown (Ky.) 3: At Helena, Mont., Chance Demarais ran for 118 yards and a touchdown, Dane Broadhead completed 14 of 19 passes for 137 yards and a score and Carroll College marched back to the NAIA national championship for the sec-ond straight year with a dominating victory over the previously unbeaten Tigers (12-1).

Carroll (13-1) will meet Saint Xavier, which upset top-ranked Marian, on Dec. 17 in Rome, Ga.

Carroll's offense had the ball for more than half the game, effectively moving the chains on 9 of 14 third-down conversions. The Saints had no shortage of tricks up their sleeve for the No. 3 Tigers, and got touchdowns from five different players.