Anchorage’s Brett Denton had the game of his life on Nov. 18, 2006 when the Boise State University football team called on him to step up and step in for injured All-American running back Ian Johnson.
The former Dimond High star carried the ball 17 times, rushed for a career-high 125 yards and scored the game’s first two touchdowns in a 49-10 win over Utah State that moved Boise State to 11-0 on the season.
The 5-foot-9, 191-pound Alaskan started the game and scored on runs of 3 and 27 yards, giving him four touchdowns on the season.
His 125 yards are believed to be the second most for an Alaska player in a FBS game. In 1985, former Bartlett High star Coyle Permetter ran for 150 yards and three TDs for Hawaii against Colorado State.
Boise State went on to finish 13-0, capped by a stunning 43-42 OT upset win over No. 7 Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.
Denton finished second on Boise State with 348 rushing yards. He also made seven receptions for 76 yards.
He played in 27 games over his four-year career, producing 492 total yards and five TDs. He averaged 4.7 yards per carry.
Denton was part of a Boise State program that won 46 games and four straight WAC titles from 2003 to 2006.