Jayden Denegal ran for a pair of second-quarter touchdowns and the San Diego State defense did the rest in a 17-7 victory over Boise State in a Mountain West Conference showdown. San Diego State (8-2, 5-1) took sole possession of first place with two games remaining and improved to 6-5 all time against Boise State (6-4, 4-2). Both schools will play in a revamped Pacific-12 Conference next season. Denegal scored on a 1-yard run 1: 45 into the second quarter for a 7-0 lead. Boise State used a 14-play, 75-yard drive to tie it 7-all, scoring on Dylan Riley’s 9-yard touchdown run. Denegal answered with an 8-yard touchdown run with 70 seconds left and the Aztecs took a 14-7 lead into halftime.