Dillon Gabriel threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and top-ranked Oregon routed No. 20 Illinois 38-9 to remain undefeated this season
Dillon Gabriel threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and top-ranked Oregon routed No. 20 Illinois 38-9 on Saturday to remain undefeated. Gabriel finished 18-of-26 for 291 yards and Oregon racked up 527 yards of total offense. Tez Johnson caught six of Gabriel's passes for 102 yards and a score. The Ducks haven't started a season with eight straight wins since 2013. It was Oregon's third win over a ranked team this season.
Case Keenum holds the record with 19,217. Gabriel scored on a 7-yard keeper to make it 21-3 before Noah Whittington ran up the middle for 18 yards, knocking down a defender in the process, for another score. Whittington caught a 2-yard TD to make it 35-3 at halftime. Illinois got to the Oregon 2 to open the third quarter but turned the ball over on downs with an incomplete pass. But later in the quarter, Ca'Lil Valentine's touchdown run made it 35-9.
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