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Purdue Beat Illinois 24-17 Behind Ryan Browne's 255 Passing Yards

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 3, 2026

Purdue Boilermakers24@Illinois Fighting Illini17

The Purdue Boilermakers defeated the Illinois Fighting Illini 24-17 at Gies Memorial Stadium in Champaign, IL on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in FBS college football Week 5 action.

Purdue led 13-7 at halftime.

Purdue moves to 2-3, while Illinois falls to 2-3.

Top performers

• Ryan Browne (PUR, QB): 18/27, 255 YDS, 1 TD
• Fame Ijeboi (PUR, RB): 19 CAR, 65 YDS
• Asaad Waseem (PUR, WR): 3 REC, 98 YDS
• Katin Houser (ILL, QB): 21/37, 225 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
• Aidan Laughery (ILL, RB): 12 CAR, 49 YDS
• Collin Dixon (ILL, WR): 10 REC, 116 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 6:48PURJacobo Echeverria Lozano 30 Yd Field Goal3-0
2. Q2 10:11PURJacobo Echeverria Lozano 34 Yd Field Goal6-0
3. Q2 4:16PURTra'Mar Harris 21 Yd pass from Ryan Browne13-0
4. Q2 0:21ILLCollin Dixon 7 Yd pass from Katin Houser13-7
5. Q3 6:05PURJacobo Echeverria Lozano 33 Yd Field Goal16-7
6. Q4 8:15ILLEthan Moczulski 54 Yd Field Goal16-10
7. Q4 4:29PURAntonio Harris 1 Yd Run24-10
8. Q4 1:26ILLTy Robinson 2 Yd pass from Katin Houser24-17

Team stats

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