Washington Beats Purdue 38-26 Despite Five Turnovers
Five turnovers. Three interceptions and two lost fumbles, and Washington still beat Purdue 38-26. Purdue threw two interceptions of its own, and it still never found a way to lead.
Washington never trailed. Elijah Brown threw a two-yard touchdown to Decker DeGraaf in the first quarter, Purdue kicked a field goal, and Washington answered with a field goal of its own. Antonio Harris tied it 10-10 with a one-yard run, Brian Bonner Jr. caught a 25-yard touchdown, Fame Ijeboi caught a 10-yarder from Ryan Browne to tie it 17-17, and Bonner ran in from the one with 27 seconds left in the half for a 24-17 lead.
It was 24-20 going into the fourth after a Purdue field goal in the third. Brown then found Dezmen Roebuck from four yards out at 14:12 to make it 31-20. Browne ran one in from eight yards, the two-point pass failed, and it was 31-26 with 11:18 to play. Trey Cooley's 53-yard run 48 seconds later made it 38-26, and neither team scored again.
Washington also had the edge in yardage. It gained 490 yards (302 passing, 188 rushing) on just 32 rushing attempts, against 371 for Purdue. Purdue's Browne threw it 41 times, completing 21, for 273 yards, and Washington is 4-3 while Purdue falls to 3-4.
Fantasy owners had plenty of options on this one. Brown led everyone with 28.5 points despite the three interceptions, Browne was next with 24.4, and Bonner, the Washington back, scored a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown for 22.9.