Dillon Gabriel, Oregon Wow CFB Fans in Win vs. Washington amid Push for No. 1 in CFP

Oregon remains on track to enter the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff as the No. 1 seed.

Dillon Gabriel and the Ducks defeated Washington 49-21 on Saturday night to finish the regular season with an undefeated record for the first time since 2010.

Oregon is now set to take on Penn State in the Big Ten Championship Game on Dec. 7. A win over the Nittany Lions would set up the Ducks for a first-round bye and an automatic trip to the CFP quarterfinals.

Gabriel led the Ducks down the field on the opening drive Saturday night, where Noah Whittington started things off by running in a touchdown.

But Oregon's next two drives ended in a punt and a fumble, and Washington came within one point of tying with a pair of field goals.

The Ducks made sure there would be no upset by closing out the half with three consecutive touchdown drives.

Oregon's defense then racked up 10 total sacks to hold Washington scoreless during the second half.

Jordan Burch recorded 2.5 sacks, while Matayo Uiagalelei contributed 2.0 sacks to help the Ducks tie a single-game program record.

The win marked the first time Oregon has defeated Washington since Dan Lanning took as head coach in 2022. The Ducks went 0-3 in the first three rivalry matchups of the Lanning era.

"I want to go win every game," Lanning said ahead of the game, per The Oregonian's Ryan Clarke. "Certainly, this game means something to a lot of people in this organization. It means something to a lot of people from an alumni standpoint. But it certainly means a lot to me."

The CFP selection committee is set to release their fifth rankings list on Tuesday at 7 p.m. With 12 straight wins, including two victories over ranked opponents in Ohio State and Illinois, the Ducks will expect to find themselves at the top of the list.