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

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel became the all-time FBS leader in touchdowns with 179. With his second touchdown pass in Saturday’s matchup against Maryland, Gabriel surpassed Case Keenum, who previously set the record from 2007-11 at Houston.

Gabriel hit offensive lineman Gernorris Wilson for a three-yard score midway through the third quarter to take the top spot. Just before halftime, he tied Keenum on the all-time list with a nine-yard touchdown pass to Terrance Ferguson with 20 seconds remaining in the second quarter.

During his six college seasons, Gabriel has 146 passing touchdowns, 32 rushing scores and one receiving touchdown. Divided up among the three schools for which he’s played in his career, Gabriel threw for 70 TDs at UCF, 55 at Oklahoma and 21 thus far at Oregon. He rushed for eight TDs with the Knights, 18 for the Sooners and six with the Ducks. His lone receiving touchdown was with UCF during the 2021 season.

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