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Moore tosses five TD passes

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 13 years, 6 months AGO
| September 17, 2011 9:00 PM

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Boise State's running game sputtered again Friday night, so the Broncos decided to go to their best option

Not a bad call when Kellen Moore is behind center.

Moore threw for 455 yards and five touchdowns to lead the fourth-ranked Broncos to a 40-15 victory over Toledo.

"If we have to put the ball in Kellen's hands, we don't have any problem with that," Boise State coach Chris Petersen said.

Moore misfired on his first two throws but didn't miss many after that, connecting on 32 of 42 passes. Asked about the secret to his accuracy, the senior star had a simple answer: Practice, he said.

"It takes 10,000 hours to be an expert I just heard in school," Moore said with a laugh.

Asked how much time he's put in over the years, Moore answered: "I don't know. I've got a few hours."

It looked for a while as if Toledo (1-2) might give Boise State a scare just six days after the Rockets came within a play or two of knocking off No. 17 Ohio State. But the Rockets couldn't stop Moore.

The Broncos (2-0) were leading 13-6 when they got the ball back with 1:22 left in the first half and marched right down the field for a key touchdown.

Moore connected on six consecutive passes to get down to the 1. He then lofted a throw into the corner for Tyler Shoemaker's second of three touchdowns and a little breathing room.

Toledo kept it close early on, but had a couple of costly mistakes. The Rockets dropped a sure touchdown pass in the first half and fumbled inside the Broncos' 10 in the third quarter.

It was the first time the Rockets lost to a Top 25 team at home in five games. The Broncos, though, were the highest-ranked team to play in the Glass Bowl.

Boise State got back one of three players suspended two weeks ago by the NCAA for undisclosed reasons - starting safety Cedric Febis. They didn't know he'd be available until just two days ago.

Febis, who didn't start, finished with four tackles and helped force a fumble.

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