BOISE, Idaho – This time, the perfect Boise State Broncos might be dismissed.

Two years after the Broncos became national darlings for their fairy-tale upset of Oklahoma in a BCS bowl, they might find themselves left out of the big-money games this time. If so, it won't because they did anything wrong Friday night.

Kyle Wilson returned a punt 90 yards, wide receiver Tanyon Bissell threw for another touchdown on a smooth reverse pass and the No. 9 Broncos recovered from a slow start to give a dazzling audition for the BCS voters in a 61-10 blowout of Fresno State.

Representatives of the Rose, Fiesta and Orange Bowls watched from the press box as Ian Johnson ran for 128 yards and scored two touchdowns. The senior tied the WAC record of 57 rushing touchdowns set by Marshall Faulk at San Diego State from 1991-93.

Now all the Broncos can do is hope the nationally televised rout of the team WAC coaches picked to win the conference before the season is enough to impress the computers and pollsters who produce the Bowl Championship Series pairings.

“Utah's been playing great football. I think they deserve it. And I think we deserve it,” Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore (17-of-23, 213 yards, two touchdowns) said of another undefeated champion of a non-BCS conference.

The Utes are ranked sixth in the BCS standings, three places ahead of the Broncos. The series is required to only select one non-BCS team ranked in its top 12 – the higher-rated one.

“The system is what the system is. It's taken care of us before. We have no complaints about it,” said Johnson, who proposed to his girlfriend on national TV immediately after that shocking upset of the Sooners in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl.

“We just want to play in a game we deserve.”

The Broncos (12-0) did get something tangible Friday night other than BCS assurances: the trophy for their sixth WAC championship that they had clinched a week earlier.

High above, the BCS bowl reps perhaps were pondering whether to choose Boise State, ranked ninth in the BCS standings, over one-loss Southern California or two-loss Ohio State for a final at-large spot to be announced Dec. 7.

Coach Chris Petersen knows the odds of his team becoming a second BCS outsider to make the series are remote.

“I'd probably say our record speaks for itself,” Petersen said. “And people have to make a decision.”

Most of the orange sea that was a thrilled and chilled record crowd ran onto the funky blue home turf to celebrate a third undefeated regular season since 2004. The fans stayed there for almost an hour, beneath signs of “Obama: Bring Change Soon” and “Boycott the BCS” at the bottom of the second deck.

The Broncos trailed for only the third time all season early and were up just 13-10 after halftime before Jeremy Avery ran for a 43-yard touchdown three minutes into the third quarter. Then came a stampede: three more touchdowns in a 3½-minute span.

“Just goes to show you how stacked this team is,” Johnson said, peering from beneath his new white “WAC Champions” cap.

The deluge left Fresno State coach Pat Hill grumpy, but awed.

“I've never been in a game where it got that out of control (that quickly),” said Hill, who has been coaching in college and the pros since 1977.

“I think they should (be in a BCS bowl). I think they are a heck of a football team. They are definitely deserving of a bid.”

Tom Brandstater was 23-for-36 with 212 yards passing before re-injuring his left ankle late for Fresno State (7-5), which was outscored 61-3 after taking the lead on Damion Owens' 68-yard interception return. The Bulldogs cemented their ninth bowl berth in 10 years last week by beating San Jose State.

Good thing, because the Broncos romped them – after a surprising start.

Bush Hamdan started at quarterback instead of Moore, the freshman who entered 13th in the nation in passing, because Petersen wanted to give the senior the start. Hamdan's first pass was thrown way behind Jeremy Childs. Owens intercepted it and easily ran the other way for a touchdown 3½ minutes into the game.

The crowd of 32,412 sat stunned as the jubilant Bulldogs defense formed a pile in the end zone. That earned a 15-yard penalty for celebration – something opposing teams almost never do here. Boise State had won 63 of 65 homes games coming in.

But then Moore entered and the rout was on.