No. 23 Illinois outlasts Purdue 50-49 in overtime on sack on 2-point conversion
Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant (13) Declan Duley (31) and Devin Hale (53) celebrate with the Purdue cannon after the team's 50-49 overtime win over Purdue in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Charles Rex Arbogast]
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Luke Altmyer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime to Pat Bryant, and Dylan Rosiek sacked Purdue’s Ryan Browne on a 2-point conversion attempt to give No. 23 Illinois a 50-49 victory Saturday. Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) had lost four straight and seven of its last eight against Purdue (1-5, 0-3). The Illini hadn’t beaten the Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium since 2010. Illinois’ David Alano made a 38-yard field goal as time expired to tie it at 43. Ahrmad Branch, on his only carry of the day, scored on a 3-yard run in OT for the Boilermakers. Altmyer completed 20 of 34 passes for 379 yards and three touchdowns.
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Purdue quarterback Ryan Browne lays on the ground after being sacked on a two-point conversion giving Illinois a 50-49 win in overtime during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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