Washington Beats Purdue 38-26 as Backup QB Brown Throws for 302 Yards, Three TDs in First Start
The Washington Huskies beat Purdue 38-26 on Friday night, Oct. 16, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, snapping a three-game skid and earning their first Big Ten win of the season. Backup quarterback Elijah Brown, a Stanford transfer starting in place of the injured Demond Williams Jr., made his first Washington start and threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns on 21-of-27 passing, overcoming an interception on the game's first play and three picks overall as Washington outgained Purdue 488-371.
Running back Trey Cooley carried eight times for 113 yards, including a 53-yard touchdown run with 10:30 left that made it 38-26. Brian Bonner Jr.'s 1-yard touchdown run with 27 seconds left in the first half gave Washington a 24-17 lead it never gave back, and Dezmen Roebuck caught five passes for 97 yards with a 4-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.
Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne threw for 273 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions and added a rushing score, but the Boilermakers fell to 3-4 despite intercepting Brown three times. Washington improved to 4-3 (1-3 Big Ten). (GSM, based on reporting by the Associated Press and NBC Sports)
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