Mariota passed for four touchdowns and rushed for another as Oregon (3-0) scored 59 consecutive points after spotting Tennessee a 7-0 lead. John Mundt had two scoring receptions while Josh Huff and Daryle Hawkins had one apiece.

The Volunteers (2-1) allowed only 20 points over their first two games but were no match for the high-powered Ducks. Oregon rolled up 687 yards and has won its first three games by a cumulative score of 184-27.

The Ducks took a 10-7 lead on Mariota’s 16-yard scoring pass to Mundt in the first quarter and added four touchdowns in the second stanza. Mariota scored on a 9-yard run and threw scoring passes of 54 yards to Huff and 45 to Hawkins before De’Anthony Thomas scored on a 28-yard jaunt to make it 38-7.

Mariota connected with Mundt on a 17-yard scoring aerial with 11:30 left in the third quarter and Byron Marshall scampered in from 11 yards out and Thomas Tyner added a 2-yard run late in the quarter to make it 59-7. Tennessee’s touchdowns came on Justin Worley’s 4-yard pass to Jason Croom six minutes into the game and Alden Hill’s 8-yard run with 7:14 remaining.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Huff had six receptions for 125 yards and Mundt caught five passes for 121 yards. … Tennessee DE Maurice Couch was ruled ineligible for the game by school officials after reports surfaced that identified him as one of five SEC players to receive improper benefits. … The longest scoring drive of Oregon’s eight touchdowns was 2:18. The Ducks have used less than two minutes to score 21 of their 25 touchdowns.