College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Oregon 39, Maryland 18
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 9, 2024
Where: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
Temperature: 58°
Head Official: Larry Smith
Attendance: 59245

Dillon Gabriel set an NCAA record with his 179th career touchdown and No. 1 Oregon shook off a slow start to defeat Maryland 39-18 on Saturday in Eugene, Ore.

Gabriel was 23 for 34 for 183 yards passing with three touchdowns and no interceptions for the Ducks (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten), who led 14-10 before scoring 25 of the game's final 33 points.

His record-setting touchdown came on a 3-yard toss to left tackle Gernorris Wilson that put Oregon up 29-10 midway through the third quarter.

Gabriel surpassed former Houston quarterback Case Keenum, who accounted for 155 passing touchdowns and 23 rushing scores for the Cougars from 2007-11.

Billy Edwards Jr. completed 22 for 44 passes for 206 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for the Terrapins (4-5, 1-5), who have lost two straight games.

Jordan James ran up the middle for a 3-yard touchdown to give Oregon the lead for good, 7-3, with 2:21 to play in the first quarter. The score was set up by a 26-yard pass from Gabriel to James one play after the Ducks converted a fourth-and-1.

Oregon made it 14-3 early in the second quarter with a defensive touchdown. Defensive lineman Jordan Burch stripped the ball from Edwards and Brandon Johnson returned the fumble 62 yards.

Maryland made it 14-10 on Roman Hemby's 1-yard touchdown run, which capped off a nine-play drive with 3:17 left in the first half.

That left enough time for Gabriel to engineer a 12-play, 75-yard drive that culminated with a 9-yard scoring pass to tight end Terrance Ferguson 20 seconds before halftime.

Oregon used a fake punt to extend its lead in the third quarter. Facing fourth-and-3 at its own 22-yard line, Burch took the direct snap on a fake punt and rumbled 36 yards.

Five plays later, Gabriel tossed his record-setting touchdown and Josh Conerly Jr. ran in the two-point conversion to make it 29-10.

The Terrapins took advantage of several Ducks defensive penalties to sustain drives. They pulled within 29-18 on Octavian Smith's 3-yard touchdown reception and Edwards' run on a two-point conversion with 11:27 left in the fourth quarter, but got no closer.

Atticus Sappington hit a 20-yard field goal with 5:47 left before Gabriel found Evan Stewart for a 17-yard score with 3:45 to go.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Maryland   Oregon
Roman Hemby Player Noah Whittington
11 Attempts 13
34 Yards 77
3.1 Avg Yards 5.9
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Maryland   Oregon
Tai Felton Player Evan Stewart
7 Receptions 6
72 Yards 55
10.3 Avg Yards 9.2
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Maryland 289 83 206 2 1 0 0.0 0
Oregon 363 180 183 5 1 2 2.0 1