Washington beat Purdue 38-26 at Ross-Ade Stadium on Friday night.
Backup Elijah Brown started for injured Demond Williams Jr. He threw three touchdown passes.
Brown threw a touchdown pass to Decker DeGraaf. Washington led 7-0 early.
The teams scored 31 points in the second quarter. Washington led 24-17 at halftime.
A roughing the passer penalty kept a Washington drive alive. Bonner scored two plays later.
Purdue took the ball away five times. It scored only 13 points from those chances.
Fame Ijeboi ran for 195 yards last week. Washington held him to 19 yards on Friday.
Ryan Walters used to coach Purdue. Now he runs the Washington defense that stopped his old team.
Trey Cooley broke free for a 53-yard touchdown run. That made it 38-26 with 10:30 left.
Purdue is 3-4. It must win three of its last five games to reach a bowl game.
Both teams get a week off. Purdue plays at Penn State on October 31.
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