EUGENE, Oregon — Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel He threw his 18th touchdown pass of the season against Illinois on Saturday, passing former Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore for the second-most passing touchdowns in FBS history with 143.

Gabriel, who had three touchdown passes and a rushing score in the first half of the game between No. 1 Oregon and No. 20 Illinois, concluded: Noah Whittington He completed a 2-yard touchdown pass near the end of the second half to give the Ducks a 35-3 lead.

Gabriel now trails former Houston quarterback Case Keenum for the most passing touchdowns in FBS history (155).

The 23-year-old sixth-year senior has been in college since 2019 and spent three seasons at UCF (70 passing touchdowns) and two seasons at Oklahoma (55) before transferring to Oregon this offseason. season. Gabriel has thrown more than 3,000 passes in four separate years and is on track to have another season above that threshold.