ATLANTA — Kellen Moore and those BCS Busters from Boise State are off and running again, coming into the heart of mighty SEC country to beat up Georgia.

Moore threw for three touchdowns — giving him 102 in his career — and the No. 5 Broncos romped past the 19th-ranked Bulldogs 35-21 Saturday night, boosting their hopes of making another run to a major bowl while dealing a huge blow to embattled Georgia coach Mark Richt.

Moore, the nation’s top-rated passer last season and expected to be a leading Heisman contender, carved up Georgia’s 3-4 defense after a sluggish start. He completed 28 of 34 for 261 yards, with his first scoring pass — a 17-yarder to freshman Matt Miller — giving him 100 for his brilliant career.

He had two more before the night was done to lead the Broncos to yet another marquee opening victory.

In the past three seasons, Boise State has started the season with victories against Oregon, Virginia Tech and now Georgia.

“We’ve got some good players who have played a lot of football,” Broncos coach Chris Petersen said. “They like to play on these stages. In some ways, that helps us. They don’t get to play on this stage every day. They appreciate playing against a program like Georgia. They really do.”

In other games on Saturday:

No. 2 Alabama 48

Kent State 7

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — AJ McCarron stepped up in Alabama’s quarterback race, throwing for a touchdown and 226 yards for the Crimson Tide.

No. 6 Florida State 34

Louisiana-Monroe 0

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — EJ Manuel threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns and backup quarterback Clint Trickett threw a touchdown pass on his first college play for Florida State.

No. 9 Oklahoma State 61

Louisiana-Lafayette 34

STILLWATER, Okla. — Joseph Randle rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Blackmon had 144 yards receiving and Oklahoma State picked up where it left off last season on offense, beating Louisiana-Lafayette.

No. 10 Nebraska 40

Chattanooga 7

LINCOLN, Neb. — Taylor Martinez ran for 135 yards and three touchdowns out of Nebraska’s new no-huddle offense and the Cornhuskers won their first game as Big Ten members.

No. 12 South Carolina 56

East Carolina 37

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fifth-year senior Stephen Garcia came off the bench to run for two touchdowns and throw for another as he rallied the Gamecocks past East Carolina.

No. 13 Virginia Tech 66

Appalachian State 13

BLACKSBURG, Va. — David Wilson ran for 162 yards and three touchdowns, and Virginia Tech routed Appalachian State.

No. 15 Arkansas 51

Missouri State 7

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Tyler Wilson threw for 260 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Jarius Wright, Joe Adams tied a Southeastern Conference record with two punt returns for touchdowns and Arkansas defeated Missouri State.

South Florida 23

No. 16 Notre Dame 20

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kayvon Webster returned a fumble 96 yards for an early touchdown as South Florida came to Notre Dame for the first time and stunned the Irish in a game disrupted for hours because of storms.

No. 18 Ohio State 42

Akron 0

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Starting his first game at quarterback for Ohio State, Joe Bauserman ran for a touchdown and threw three TD passes to tight end Jake Stoneburner to lead the Buckeyes in a sweltering season opener.

No. 21 Missouri 17

Miami, Ohio 6

COLUMBIA, Mo. — James Franklin ran for one touchdown and passed for the clinching score in his first career start, helping Missouri open with a victory over stubborn Miami of the MAC.

No. 23 Auburn 42

Utah State 38

AUBURN, Ala. — Mike Dyer bulled through the line for a game-saving touchdown with 30 seconds left and defending national champion Auburn escaped against Utah State.

No. 22 Florida 41

Florida Atlantic 3

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — John Brantley looked comfortable in Florida’s new offense, Chris Rainey scored three different ways and the Gators opened the Will Muschamp era by beating Florida Atlantic.

Portland State 52

Southern Oregon 0

PORTLAND — Former Sisters High School graduate Cory McCaffrey ran for three first-quarter touchdowns and quarterback Connor Kavanaugh added another scoring run in the opening period as Portland State cruised to a victory over Southern Oregon.