Boston's Big Day Leads UW Past No. 23 Illinois 42-25

Saturday, October 25

Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium

12:30 p.m. PT

University of Washington

6-2 , 3-2

Illinois

5-3 , 2-3

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Illinois

Washington

Denzel Boston and Demond Williams Jr. celebrate a TD

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SEATTLE (AP) -- Denzel Boston threw and caught a touchdown pass, and finished with career highs of 10 catches and 153 receiving yards to lead Washington to a 42-25 victory over No. 23 Illinois on Saturday at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium.

Boston, who entered the game 10th in the Big Ten in receiving yards, put the Huskies (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) up for good at 21-17 with a 12-yard TD pass to Jonah Coleman on a trick play with 40 seconds remaining in the first half.

Demond Williams Jr., who tossed four touchdown passes, threw a backward pass to Boston. The junior wideout promptly threw the ball across the field to a wide-open Coleman, allowing Washington to head into halftime with a lead it would not relinquish.

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The Huskies led 14-3 after the first quarter thanks to a pair of 13-yard receiving touchdowns by Dezmen Roebuck.

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The Fighting Illini (5-3, 2-3) struck twice in the second quarter and took a 17-14 lead on a 5-yard touchdown pass. After that, though, Washington outscored Illinois 28-10.

Tacario Davis and Rahshawn Clark each intercepted Illinois' quarterback in the second half. Clark's interception was the first of his career.

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Coleman, the nation's top-scoring running back, added a rushing touchdown in the third quarter.

UW's sixth victory of the season matched the Huskies' total number of wins from the 2024 campaign, which was coach Jedd Fisch's first at Washington.

It was also the Huskies' second win against a Top 25 team under Fisch's reign; Washington beat No. 10 Michigan 27-17 at home last season.

The Huskies scored on all six of their red zone opportunities, and just two of their eight drives did not end in a touchdown.

The Dawgs converted nine of 11 third-down opportunities on Saturday.

UW enters a bye week before traveling to Wisconsin for a Nov. 8 tilt against the Badgers.

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