No. 18 Boise State 56, Nevada 3



No. 18 Boise State 56, Nevada 3
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Ryan Dinwiddie threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for two scores as No. 18 Boise State beat Nevada 56-3 Saturday to clinch its second straight Western Athletic Conference championship.
Boise State (11-1, 7-0) took a 42-0 halftime lead on its way to its 17th straight conference victory and 18th straight win overall at home.
Dinwiddie, playing in his final regular season home game, became Boise State's all-time leading passer with 9,165 yards, surpassing Bart Hendricks (9,020 yards from 1997-2000). His 3,702 yards this season also broke Hendricks' single-season mark of 3,364 in 2000.
Dinwiddie threw four touchdown passes in the first half, including a 46-yarder to Lawrence Bady with 42 second remaining in the half to make it 42-0.
Dinwiddie, who can add to his totals with next week's regular-season finale at Hawaii and a bowl game, also ran for two 1-yard scores.
Dinwiddie hit Tony McPherson with a 76-yard touchdown pass on the second play of the game and added an 8-yard scoring pass to David Mikell and a 44-yard TD throw to T.J. Acree.
Mikell rushed for 48 yards on 13 carries, giving him 1,024 for the year.
Nevada (6-6, 4-4) averted a shoutout when Damon Fine kicked a 28-yard field goal in the third quarter. The Wolf Pack had just two first downs in the first half.
Chris Carr had two interceptions for Boise State.