Big Ten · 2021 · Final

Purdue Boilermakers 2021

9-46-3 in conference
Final TDC rank
#33
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
+6.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+2.3
45th in FBS
Defense
+3.7
27th in FBS
Schedule
+3.0
10th toughest
Preseason
-1.5
rating going in

2021 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+6.0 now, -1.5 preseason · up 50 spots since preseason
0+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#33

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 4vs57Oregon StateW 30–21+9.2—FS1
2Sep 11@129UConnW 49–0+15.8—CBSSN
3Sep 18@6Notre DameL 13–27+1.4—NBC
4Sep 25vs73IllinoisCONFW 13–9+0.4—BTN
5Oct 2vs29MinnesotaCONFL 13–20-2.8—BTN
6—Bye
7Oct 16@32IowaCONFW 24–7+25.5—ABC
8Oct 23vs13WisconsinCONFL 13–30-9.6—BTN
9Oct 30@44NebraskaCONFW 28–23+11.9—ESPN2
10Nov 6vs23Michigan StateCONFW 40–29+16.2—ABC
11Nov 13@3Ohio StateCONFL 31–59-6.0—ABC
12Nov 20vs107NorthwesternCONFNEUTRALW 32–14+10.8—BTN
13Nov 27vs103IndianaCONFW 44–7+19.9—FS1
BowlsDec 30vs37TennesseeNEUTRALW 48–45+8.3—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate47.8%30th41.0%40th
Rushing success rate46.0%60th43.1%51st
Passing success rate48.9%17th38.7%28th
Explosive run rate6.8%130th11.4%20th
Explosive pass rate9.6%90th11.3%85th
Line yards / carry2.81118th3.0357th
Opportunity rate34.1%113th34.5%20th
Stuff rate18.3%96th15.7%76th
Sack rate4.6%31st6.1%65th
3rd-down conversion45.3%28th36.3%26th
Red-zone TD rate46.2%121st59.0%62nd
Havoc rate7.3%25th9.4%49th
Box score · season totals
Points / game29.162nd22.433rd
Yards / game439.633rd341.531st
Yards / play5.7361st5.2964th
Pass yards / game355.45th180.925th
Yards / pass att.8.0244th7.0549th
Completion %70.7%2nd59.2%50th
Rush yards / game84.2127th146.957th
Yards / carry2.79130th4.2076th
3rd-down conv. %43.6%32nd——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.4676th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.2364th1.9283rd
Penalty yards / game42.921st——

Players

67 players who recorded a stat in 2021 (from box scores)

67 players

Final ratings for 2021, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2021 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2021 power rankings →