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Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel becomes FBS all-time leader with 179 touchdowns
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Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel becomes FBS all-time leader with 179 touchdowns

ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 2: Oregon's Dillon Gabriel #8 walks off the field after a game between the University of Oregon and the University of Michigan at Michigan Stadium on November 2, 2024 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel overtook Case Keenum as the all-time touchdown leader in FBS. (Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images)

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel became the FBS all-time leader in touchdowns on Saturday with 179. With his second touchdown pass in a 39-18 win over Maryland, Gabriel surpassed Case Keenum, who scored 178 touchdowns in Houston from 2007 to 2011.

Gabriel hit offensive lineman Gernorris Wilson for a three-yard score midway through the third quarter to capture first place. Just before halftime, he put Keenum on the all-time scoring list with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Ferguson with 20 seconds left in the second quarter.

The Ducks QB threw a third TD pass and connected with Evan Stewart on a 17-yard score late in the fourth quarter. Gabriel finished with 183 yards and three touchdowns on 23 of 34 passing and rushed for another 28 yards on four carries.

With the win over Maryland, No. 1 Oregon improved to 10-0 (7-0 Big Ten). Matchups with Wisconsin (5-4) and Washington (5-5) remain on the regular season schedule before a likely spot in the Big Ten championship game.

Through his six college seasons, Gabriel has 146 passing touchdowns, 32 rushing scores and one receiving touchdown.

Across the three schools he has played for in his career, Gabriel has thrown for 70 TDs at UCF, 55 at Oklahoma and 21 so far at Oregon. He rushed for eight TDs for the Knights, 18 for the Sooners and six for the Ducks. His only receiving touchdown came at UCF during the 2021 season.

The most TD passes Gabriel threw in a season was 32 as a sophomore in 2020. He rushed for 12 touchdowns as a senior in 2023.

Keenum threw for 155 touchdowns for the Cougars, while rushing for 23 more scores. He twice had 44 touchdown passes in a season and threw 48 as a senior. His highest season total for rushing TDs came as a freshman when he scored nine during the 2007 season.

Rounding out the top five on the all-time FBS touchdown list are Sam Hartman (154), Baker Mayfield (153) and Bo Nix (152).