Ducks’ Gabriel now second in FBS history in pass TDs

• Paolo Uggetti, ESPNOct 26, 2024, 06:04 PM ET

EUGENE, Oregon– Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel tossed his 18th touchdown of the season Saturday against Illinois, passing former Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore for the second-most touchdown passes thrown in FBS history with 143.

Gabriel, who had 3 touchdown passes and a hurrying score– all in the first half– in No. 1 Oregon’s 38-9 win over No. 20 Illinois, found Noah Whittington with a 2-yard shovel pass towards the end of the second half for a rating that put the Ducks up 35-3.

Gabriel now trails previous Houston quarterback Case Keenum (155) for the most passing touchdowns in FBS history.The 23-year-old sixth-year senior has remained in college given that 2019 and spent three seasons at UCF( 70 passing goals)and 2 seasons at Oklahoma(55) before moving this offseason to Oregon, where he has actually assembled a Heisman-contending season. Gabriel has actually thrown for more than 3,000 passing backyards in 4 separate seasons and is well on his way to another season over that limit.