Elijah Brown's 3 TD passes help Washington end 3-game skid with 38-26 victory over Purdue

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Ambrogi, M. (2026, October 17). Elijah Brown's 3 TD passes help Washington end 3-game skid with 38-26 victory over Purdue. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/elijah-brown-s-3-td-passes-help-washington-end-3-game-skid-with-38-26-victory-over-purdue/article_478524d1-fea2-562f-a995-c9b899085722.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-17 · by Mark Ambrogi

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Elijah Brown threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns to help Washington end a three-game losing streak with a 38-26 victory over Purdue on Friday night. Washington (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) took an early fourth-quarter lead of 31-20 after Brown’s touchdown pass to Dezmen Roebuck, and Trey Cooley sealed the win with a 53-yard run late in the game. The Huskies held a significant advantage in total yards, 488-371, despite Brown throwing three interceptions.
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📰 Elijah Brown Leads Washington To Victory
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🔮 It could have been bigger as he had a 63-yard TD run nullified by penalty.
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Boilermakers Huskies Purdue WEST LAFAYETTE Washington

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Huskies ORG · 7× Purdue ORG · 5× Washington ORG · 5× Boilermakers ORG · 4× Brown PERSON · 2× Elijah Brown PERSON · 2× Big Ten ORG · 1× Dezmen Roebuck PERSON · 1× Ind. GPE · 1× WEST LAFAYETTE GPE · 1×

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Elijah Brown threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns Friday night to help Washington break a three-game losing streak with a 38-26 victory over Purdue.
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Elijah Brown threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns Friday night to help Washington break a three-game losing streak with a 38-26 victory over Purdue. asserted
Washington → throw → Purdue
Washington (4-3, 1-3 Big Ten) took a 31-20 lead early in the fourth quarter on Brown’s 4-yard touchdown pass to Dezmen Roebuck. asserted
Washington → take → Roebuck
The Boilermakers (3-4, 2-2) narrowed the deficit to 31-26 on Ryan Browne’s 8-yard TD pass, but the 2-point conversion attempt failed. asserted
attempt → narrow → pass
Trey Cooley’s 53-yard touchdown run gave the Huskies a 38-26 edge with 10:30 left in the fourth quarter. asserted
run → give → quarter
Cooley finished with a team-high 113 yards on eight carries. asserted
Cooley → finish → carries
Helped by a crucial penalty, the Huskies had taken a 24-17 halftime lead. asserted
Huskies → help → lead
A roughing the passer call on an incomplete pass on third down-and-10 on Purdue’s 10-yard line gave the Huskies a first down. asserted
call → rough → down
Two plays later Brian Bonner Jr. scored on a 1-yard run with 27 seconds left that gave the Huskies the lead for good. asserted
that → score → lead
Elijah Brown suffered an interception on the first play from scrimmage, but the Boilermakers were not able to capitalize, which was pretty much the story of the game. asserted
which → suffer → game
The Huskies held a 488-371 advantage in total yards. asserted
Huskies → hold → yards
After running for 195 yards in the previous game against Minnesota, Fame Ijeboi was limited to 19 yards on 13 carries. asserted
Ijeboi → run → carries
Teammate Antonio Harris had 65 yards with most coming on 59-yard run. asserted
most → have → run
The Boilermakers must now win three of its last five games to become bowl eligible. asserted
Boilermakers → win → games
Purdue recovered the ball on the Washington 10 after a punt took a bounce and hit the back of the Huskies’ Dylan Robinson’s foot. asserted
punt → recover → foot
Ijeboi caught a 10-yard TD pass on first down to make it 17-all with 2:35 left before halftime. asserted
it → catch → halftime
Up next Washington: Following a bye week, the Huskies are at Nebraska Oct. 31. asserted
Huskies → follow → Nebraska
Purdue: After a bye week, the Boilermakers play at Penn State Oct. 31. asserted
Boilermakers → play → State
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