Friday football finals: Tulane takeaways, Brown’s three TDs and two comebacks

Tulane won with takeaways, Washington found enough offense to survive its own turnovers, and Appalachian State came back from 10 points down. Friday’s three FBS games finished with Tulane beating Memphis 31-17, Washington winning 38-26 at Purdue and App State edging Coastal Carolina 35-32.

Tulane 31, Memphis 17

The Green Wave forced six turnovers at Yulman Stadium, overcoming a 488-325 disadvantage in total yards. TJ Smith returned an interception 76 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half, giving Tulane a 23-10 lead.

Memphis eventually closed to 23-17. Johnnie Daniels then broke a fourth-and-1 run for a 48-yard touchdown with 1:34 remaining, and Tulane added the two-point conversion.

Freshman Trace Johnson threw for 165 yards and a touchdown. Tulane moves to 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the American Conference; Memphis falls to 5-2 and 2-1.

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Washington 38, Purdue 26

Elijah Brown’s three touchdown passes helped Washington earn its first Big Ten win of the season. Brown completed 21 of 27 passes for 302 yards, though he also threw three interceptions as the Huskies committed five turnovers.

His 4-yard touchdown pass to Dezmen Roebuck made it 31-20 early in the fourth quarter.

Purdue cut the deficit to five on Ryan Browne’s touchdown run, but Trey Cooley answered with a 53-yard score. Cooley finished with 113 yards on eight carries. Washington is 4-3 overall and 1-3 in conference play; Purdue is 3-4 and 2-2.

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App State 35, Coastal Carolina 32

Jaquari Lewis scored four rushing touchdowns as the Mountaineers erased a 24-14 halftime deficit. His two third-quarter scores put App State ahead before Henry Hasselbeck’s 31-yard touchdown pass to Sam Pickett III extended the lead to 35-24.

Hasselbeck ran for 125 yards and passed for another 112.

Coastal scored with 3:11 remaining and added a two-point conversion, but App State ran out the clock. The Mountaineers improve to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the Sun Belt. Coastal falls to 2-5 and 1-2.

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Columbia 28, Penn 27

Bryce Coleman caught three touchdown passes as Columbia recovered from a 24-7 deficit at Franklin Field. His 9-yard catch with 6:41 remaining gave the Lions their first lead. Penn still had one last chance, but Mason Walters missed a 51-yard field goal as time expired.

Columbia improves to 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the Ivy League. Penn falls to 2-3 and 0-2. The game finished after midnight.

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