Oregon football quarterback Dillon Gabriel's record-breaking season in Eugene continued Saturday evening at Autzen Stadium against Maryland.

The sixth-year quarterback tossed his second touchdown pass of the game to reserve lineman Gernorris Wilson with 7:48 left in the third quarter to set the all-time NCAA record for touchdowns responsible for with 179. The record of 178 total touchdowns was previously held by Houston's Case Keenum, who played from 2007-11.

After a fake punt helped Oregon drive all the way to the goal line, Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein dialed up a trick play, with lineman Wilson lining up at tight end in a jumbo package and leaking out for the touchdown catch. It gave the Ducks a 29-10 lead midway through the third quarter against the Terrapins .

Gabriel has vaulted himself into the Heisman Trophy conversation late in his last collegiate season with Oregon, entering the game Saturday with 2,665 passing yards and 25 total touchdowns while leading the Ducks to a perfect record.

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