BOISE — Sometimes even the potent Boise State offense needs a little help from its friends.

On Saturday at Bronco Stadium against the San Jose State Spartans, the Broncos got two big, game-altering plays from the defense in a 45-7 victory.

Defensive back Jason Robinson forced a fumble deep in San Jose State territory late in the first half that led to a Bronco touchdown, and cornerback Kyle Wilson scored on a 27-yard interception in the third quarter. After going two games without a takeaway, the Broncos have forced eight turnovers in the last two games.

"Those are killer situations where you get a couple turnovers in a row and you get some points out of them and that can sway the game really quickly," Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore said.

No. 6 Boise State (8-0, 3-0 WAC) held a 10-7 lead with two minutes to go in the first half, but an efficient six-play, 45-yard drive that lasted just 51 seconds ended with an 18-yard touchdown from  Moore to Mitch Burroughs with 44 seconds left until halftime, making it 17-7.

On the next play from scrimmage, San Jose State (1-6, 0-3 WAC) running back Lamon Muldrow was stuffed at the line and Robinson stripped the ball, recovering it at the Spartans' 22. Four plays later, Moore scored on a 1-yard run with 3 seconds before the half put BSU up 24-7.

"I think we have a lot of tough, competitive-type people and when they feel an opening, they're going to take full advantage," Boise State coach Chris Petersen said. "... I think that (play) gave us a lot of confidence."

Moore hit Austin Pettis for an 8-yard touchdown on the Broncos' first drive of the second half, and Wilson sealed the deal with his interception of Jordan La Secla, who was pulled from the game after the score with 9:26 left in the third, capping a Boise State 28-point run over 6:18.

"It's definitely a great feeling," Wilson said of his first interception this season. "I gotta thank all my teammates for blocking, it's another turnover for the Broncos and hopefully we can keep it rolling."

The Broncos' offense still picked up 430 yards in the win, but it didn't feel like the typical Boise State offensive assault.

Boise State ran for 140 yards, but 67 of those came in the fourth quarter. It was a much different Spartan defense than the first six games — San Jose State came into the game 118th in the nation in rush defense, giving up 259.8 yards per game.

"I just think they played more physical than us early on," Petersen said.

It was the Broncos' third-lowest rushing total of the season.

"We played better today, but you gotta stop the whole attack, you can't just stop the run and then give up a lot of passes," San Jose State coach Dick Tomey said.

Being unable to orchestrate much of a rushing attack, the Broncos relied on the golden arm of Moore, who continued his Heisman-like play this season, completing 21-of-33 passes for 278 yards and three touchdowns without an interception.

Moore started the scoring with a bang, finding his brother Kirby, a freshman receiver, for a 61-yard touchdown 5:28 into the game. Moore didn't play in the fourth quarter, giving way to Mike Coughlin.

"I think it was a big play-type game, it wasn't your 15-play, grind it out-type drives," Kellen Moore said. "A lot of quick, big plays, get touchdowns out of it, maybe at other times we were sputtering a little bit, but you can score 40 points in a lot of ways."

The Broncos have won their last two games by a combined 99-16, and have scored 44 points off turnovers.

"The more it happens, the more we want to do it, because it's helping the team," Robinson said.