No. 8 Oregon dismantled No. 18 Liberty 45-6 in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday, and, in doing so, quarterback Bo Nix set an NCAA single-season completion percentage record to break Mac Jones’ record at Alabama.

Nix, the Alabama native and former Auburn quarterback, threw for 363 yards and five scores on 28 of 35 passing. He also broke Marcus Mariota’s Oregon single-season records for passing yards and touchdowns.

The quarterback connected on 77.44 percent of his passes, surpassing Jones, who had 77.36 percent accuracy for Alabama in 2020.

On Monday, Nix completed 24 of 27 at one point, including a stretch of 14 in a row. All five touchdown passes went to different receivers. Nix’s fifth passing touchdown — which tied a Fiesta Bowl record — came early in the third quarter on a trick play with a reverse and then a flea-flicker. The quarterback handed off to Tez Johnson, who handed off to Gary Bryant, who flipped back to Nix, who threw it to Johnson for a 24-yard touchdown.

The Ducks, who lost twice to Washington, missed out on the College Football Playoff, but that didn’t stop Nix from playing one more game.

“It’s meant the world to me,” he said right after the game. “It’s such a great opportunity for me to come out here and play with such an incredible team. The coaches we have. The year we had. I felt it would only be right to come out here and play one more time.

“I couldn’t wait for this game. To get out here and play one more time. I think it just summed everything up with my college career. I wouldn’t have been here without those guys, so it was the least I could do to show my appreciation.”

The Heisman Trophy finalist’s five-year college football career, which included three years at Auburn before two at Oregon, ended as one of the most productive.

Nix, 23, finishes with 15,352 career passing yards (fifth in FBS), trailing only Houston’s Case Keenum, Hawaii’s Timmy Chang, Oklahoma’s Landry Jones and Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell. His 16,965 total yards are second behind Keenum.

Nix spent three up-and-down seasons at Auburn. The Pinson native was the SEC’s Freshman of the Year in 2019, but struggled with consistency as the Tigers suffered through disappointing seasons in 2020 and 2021.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.