Washington shakes off key absences in rout of Purdue

Adam Mohammed rushed for three first-half touchdowns as Washington defeated Purdue 49-13 Saturday in a Big Ten Conference game in Seattle.

Jordan Washington added a 68-yard touchdown run for the Huskies (7-3 overall, 4-3 Big Ten), who played without leading rusher Jonah Coleman and leading receiver Denzel Boston due to injuries.

Washington rushed for a game-high 108 yards on just five carries and Mohammed added 59 yards on 17 attempts. Demond Williams Jr. completed 16 of 19 passes for 257 yards and two touchdowns.

The Boilermakers (2-8, 0-8) have lost nine straight games.

Quarterback Malachi Singleton came off the bench for Purdue and completed 16 of 28 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. Starter Ryan Browne was 1-of-6 for 17 yards with an interception.

Singleton threw a 9-yard scoring strike to EJ Horton Jr. with 7:11 remaining after Spencer Porath kicked 41- and 53-yard field goals.

Washington took a 28-0 halftime lead.

The Huskies' first two scoring drives came after their defense stopped the Boilermakers on fourth-and-1 plays in Washington territory, with Mohammed capping both with 1-yard runs. The third was after an interception by Zaydrius Rainey-Sale, with Washington sprinting around the right end and down the sideline on the next play.

Mohammed added a 5-yard TD run with 55 seconds left in the half.

Williams connected with Audric Harris on a 61-yard scoring strike on the Huskies' opening possession of the second half to make it 35-0.

Williams then hit Dezmen Roebuck from 2 yards out late in the third to give the Huskies a 42-3 lead.

Washington backup QB Kai Horton's 2-yard keeper with 1:54 left completed the scoring.

The Huskies' Raiden Vines-Bright was taken off the field on a stretcher and loaded into an ambulance early in the second quarter after getting hit in the head following a reception. The freshman was responsive and moving his extremities, according to a UW spokesperson.

--Field Level Media