Joey Aguilar threw for 204 yards and Desean Bishop rushed for 80 yards to lead No. 23 Tennessee to a 42-9 nonconference win over New Mexico State Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.

The Volunteers (7-3) led 21-3 and halftime and outscored the Aggies (3-7) 21-0 in the third quarter to cruise to the win.

Quarterback Logan Fife completed 23 of 34 passes for 166 yards for the Conference USA school.

The Volunteers outgained the Aggies 413-340.

Tennessee used quick strikes to build the big lead at halftime.

The Aggies won the time of possession battle 19:06-10:54, but the Volunteers dominated the first half. The Aggies had the ball for 35:39 compared to 24:21 for the Volunteers.

Aguilar completed 9 of 13 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw two interceptions in the first half.

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