Anne M. Peterson

Harkening back to the days of Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, Hawaii-born Dillon Gabriel has led the undefeated Ducks into Saturday's Big Ten championship game against Penn State with dual-threat flair.

Dillon Gabriel threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and No. 1 Oregon closed out an undefeated regular season with a 49-21 victory over Washington.

With a 55-yard field goal to cap a wild back-and-fourth game, Oregon State emerged as this season's de facto Pac-12 champions.

Dillon Gabriel broke the NCAA record for total career touchdowns and the top-ranked Oregon Ducks remained undefeated with a 39-18 victory over Maryland.

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. 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.

Gabriel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another late score, helping third-ranked Oregon outlast No. 2 Ohio State 32-31 on Saturday night.

Johnson had 10 catches for 84 yards and a touchdown last weekend in a 31-10 victory over Michigan State, his third game this season with 10 catches or more.

With another win in hand, sixth-ranked Oregon can now look toward Ohio State and one of the most anticipated games of the Ducks' first season in the Big Ten.