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Oregon senior Josh Huff leads the Ducks in receptions (57), receiving yards (1,036) and receiving touchdowns (11). He needs 88 yards and one touchdown to set school records for touchdowns and receiving yards in a season.

(Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian)

SAN ANTONIO -- If Josh Huff has what for him is an average game in Monday’s Alamo Bowl, he could cement his season as the best ever by an Oregon receiver.

And yet, the senior receiver from Houston only wants one statistic: A win.

“Records come and go,’’ Huff said. “But wins stay forever.’’

Huff needs 88 yards to break the Oregon single-season receiving mark that was established 43 years ago by Bob Newland. Huff, who has averaged 86.3 yards a game this season, enters the game against Texas with a team-leading 57 catches for 1,036 yards (18.2 average). In 1970, Newland had 67 catches for 1,123 yards (16.6 average).

Huff also needs one touchdown catch to tie the school record for touchdown receptions in a season. Jeff Maehl set the mark of 12 touchdowns in the 2010 season.

And if Huff eclipses 100 yards against the Longhorns, he will become the first Oregon receiver to record six 100-yard receiving games in a season. He currently shares the record of five with Jaison Williams (2006), Damon Griffin (1998) and Pat Johnson (1997).

Entering the game, Huff ranks eighth on the single-season receptions list with 57, while sophomore teammate Bralon Addison ranks ninth with 56 receptions. Huff would need 11 catches to tie Williams for third.

Huff says he is not much of a history buff when it comes to the Oregon record books. He said he knows of Williams, Maehl and Samie Parker, but he says he is only partially aware that he is nearing significant milestones.

“Someone sent me an article saying I was in the top 10 of all receivers at Oregon, and it kind of surprised me, because I never thought I would be in the position I am today,’’ Huff said. “Hopefully, I can finish it off and take over some of those records and hopefully next year Bralon can break those records.’’

Quarterback Marcus Mariota said there is a reason why Huff is etching himself as an all-time great at Oregon.

“First and foremost, Josh is an unbelievable athlete and he gets open,’’ Mariota said. “And once he gets the ball in his hands, he does special things with it. We try to get him the ball as much as we can because the guy is going to get touchdowns and first downs for us.’’

Offensive coordinator Scott Frost, who was the wide receivers coach for Huff’s first three seasons, said Huff could have been doing this his entire career had Huff stayed injury free.

“I think you would have seen this out of him the last two seasons,’’ Frost said. “He had some unfortunate bad luck with injuries that nagged and hampered him both his sophomore and junior years. If he hadn’t had those things happen, I think he would have had similar numbers both of those years, too. But it’s great to see him have this kind of year in his senior year on his way out.’’

Huff is coming off perhaps the best game of his career, when he had a career-high nine catches for 186 yards and three touchdowns against Oregon State. His 12-yard touchdown catch with 29 seconds left proved to be the winning play in the Ducks’ 36-35 victory.

Now, his teammates would like to see him go out not only with a victory, but with some records.

“Any time you can set a record for a school, it’s a big thing,’’ Addison said. “Josh has worked hard and has been able to overcome so many injuries during his time in the program, that any time you hear that he has a chance to break some records like that, it’s a huge deal.’’

Huff said he realized on Saturday morning that he was taking part in his final practice as an Oregon player. He found himself getting a little nostalgic. But just a little.

“I don’t think it is going to hit me until the clock hits 0:00 in the fourth quarter,’’ Huff said. “It hit me a little today with it being my last practice with the guys. It hit me, just a little bit. But I’m excited for the future, and I’m excited where this program can go.’’