Tennessee Tech 14
Oregon 63
Saturday, September 15, 2012 03:00 PM
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Recap: Oregon 63, Tennessee Tech 14
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 15, 2012
No. 4 Oregon 63, Tennessee Tech 14: Marcus Mariota passed for 308 yards and four touchdowns and Byron Marshall rushed for 125 yards and a score as No. 4 Oregon walloped visiting Tennessee Tech.
De’Anthony Thomas scored touchdowns on a 59-yard run and a 16-yard reception as the Ducks (3-0) jumped out to a 35-7 halftime lead and cruised past the FCS Golden Eagles (2-1), who are winless in 28 games against FBS schools.
Backup quarterback Bryan Bennett rushed for two third-quarter touchdowns and Oregon racked up 652 yards of total offense – 328 passing and 324 on the ground – while limiting Tennessee Tech to 177.
Mariota threw three first-half touchdowns and left after throwing a 3-yard scoring pass to Keanon Lowe two-plus minutes into the third quarter.
Tennessee Tech scored first when Tennessee transfer Da’Rick Rogers caught a 23-yard pass from Tre Lamb. Oregon scored the next 49 points before the Golden Eagles tallied a third-quarter touchdown on Darian Stone’s 6-yard pass to Doug Page.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Thomas touched the ball just six times on offense and had 62 yards on three rushes and 73 yards on three receptions. He also returned four punts for 87 yards. … Tennessee Tech went 1-for-17 on third-down conversions. … The 35-7 halftime lead is Oregon’s smallest of the season thus far. The Ducks led Arkansas State by 40 at halftime and Fresno State by 29 in their first two games.
Sep 15, 2012
No. 4 Oregon 63, Tennessee Tech 14: Marcus Mariota passed for 308 yards and four touchdowns and Byron Marshall rushed for 125 yards and a score as No. 4 Oregon walloped visiting Tennessee Tech.
De’Anthony Thomas scored touchdowns on a 59-yard run and a 16-yard reception as the Ducks (3-0) jumped out to a 35-7 halftime lead and cruised past the FCS Golden Eagles (2-1), who are winless in 28 games against FBS schools.
Backup quarterback Bryan Bennett rushed for two third-quarter touchdowns and Oregon racked up 652 yards of total offense – 328 passing and 324 on the ground – while limiting Tennessee Tech to 177.
Mariota threw three first-half touchdowns and left after throwing a 3-yard scoring pass to Keanon Lowe two-plus minutes into the third quarter.
Tennessee Tech scored first when Tennessee transfer Da’Rick Rogers caught a 23-yard pass from Tre Lamb. Oregon scored the next 49 points before the Golden Eagles tallied a third-quarter touchdown on Darian Stone’s 6-yard pass to Doug Page.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Thomas touched the ball just six times on offense and had 62 yards on three rushes and 73 yards on three receptions. He also returned four punts for 87 yards. … Tennessee Tech went 1-for-17 on third-down conversions. … The 35-7 halftime lead is Oregon’s smallest of the season thus far. The Ducks led Arkansas State by 40 at halftime and Fresno State by 29 in their first two games.
