Big Ten · 2026

Purdue Boilermakers

Head coach Barry Odom · Ross-Ade Stadium
3-52-3 in conference
TDC Rank
#71
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
+0.4
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+3.1
49th in FBS
Defense
-2.7
87th in FBS
Schedule so far
+7.6
9th toughest
Projected
4.1-7.9
bowl-eligible 3%

Season Outlook

From the TDC Rating, updated after every game

Rating by week

+0.4 now, -5.4 preseason · up 14 spots since preseason
-50FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9#71

Final record odds

4.1-7.9 expected · most likely 4-8 (51%)
21%3-951%4-825%5-76-6

Schedule

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 4vsIndiana State FCSW 44–19 ›-7.6—BTN
2Sep 12vs14Wake ForestL 36–38 ›+10.5—FS1
3Sep 19@17UCLACONFL 38–52 ›+5.2—BTN
4Sep 26vs1Notre DameL 10–49 ›-6.0—Peacock
5Oct 3@42IllinoisCONFW 24–17 ›+18.0—BTN
6Oct 10vs52MinnesotaCONFW 41–13 ›+26.5—BTN
7Oct 16vs43WashingtonCONFL 26–38 ›-8.4—Fox
8—Bye
9Oct 31@26Penn StateCONFL 17–31 ›+2.1—BTN
10Nov 7vs79MarylandCONFPurdue −6.5 · o/u 60.0—67%BTN
11Nov 14@16IowaCONFIowa −19.3 · o/u 51.5—10%
12Nov 21vs33WisconsinCONFWisconsin −7.3 · o/u 51.4—31%
13Nov 28@6IndianaCONFIndiana −27.0 · o/u 53.1—4%

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
EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com)
EPA / play+0.18148th+0.258131st
Success rate43.2%60th46.9%127th
Explosiveness1.30545th1.345117th
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate43.8%53rd46.9%128th
Rushing success rate41.8%92nd47.9%125th
Passing success rate45.6%37th46.0%119th
Explosive run rate11.7%108th14.1%89th
Explosive pass rate10.9%57th13.1%130th
Line yards / carry2.79123rd3.33120th
Opportunity rate32.9%129th39.3%89th
Stuff rate17.8%85th13.2%124th
Sack rate4.4%49th4.5%99th
3rd-down conversion39.1%90th46.3%123rd
Red-zone TD rate61.3%77th67.9%106th
Havoc rate14.5%102nd11.8%112th
Box score · season totals
Points / game29.560th32.1125th
Yards / game379.973rd418.6124th
Yards / play5.6070th6.50131st
Pass yards / game263.429th243.6111th
Yards / pass att.8.0042nd8.29132nd
Completion %63.0%69th61.3%66th
Rush yards / game116.5117th175.0108th
Yards / carry3.60114th5.18128th
3rd-down conv. %40.6%61st46.1%125th
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.0035th1.2558th
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.1285th1.25114th
Penalty yards / game49.945th57.064th

Charting

Where the ball goes, read from the play-by-play: air yards, yards after the catch, run direction, pressure and tempo. Ranks run highest to lowest

Avg. depth of throw
8.9
62nd of 138
YAC per catch
6.4
24th of 138
Deep shots (20+)
14%
75th of 138
Shotgun
98%
29th of 138
No-huddle
56%
78th of 138
QB pressured
12%
81st of 138 (1st = most)
Defense: pressure rate
11%
118th of 138
Defense: YAC allowed
5.5
47th of 138 (1st = most)

Offense: where it throws256 throws charted

63% comp8.9 avg. depth6.4 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds12–5 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 15 throws (6%), 13 caught (87%), 97 yds, 6.5 per throw1587% · 97yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 27 throws (11%), 21 caught (78%), 113 yds, 4.2 per throw2778% · 113yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 15 throws (6%), 7 caught (47%), 102 yds, 6.8 per throw1547% · 102yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 1 caught (20%), 17 yds, 3.4 per throw520% · 17yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 7 caught (78%), 148 yds, 16.4 per throw978% · 148yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 4 caught (40%), 96 yds, 9.6 per throw1040% · 96yLeft, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (2%), 1 caught (17%), 49 yds, 8.2 per throw617% · 49yMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 throws (0%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per throw1100% · 1yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 13 throws (5%), 11 caught (85%), 78 yds, 6.0 per throw1385% · 78yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 21 throws (8%), 15 caught (71%), 234 yds, 11.1 per throw2171% · 234yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 6 caught (60%), 114 yds, 11.4 per throw1060% · 114yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 8 throws (3%), 7 caught (88%), 118 yds, 14.8 per throw888% · 118yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 throws (0%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 23 throws (9%), 18 caught (78%), 185 yds, 8.0 per throw2378% · 185yRight, 0–4 air yards: 29 throws (11%), 22 caught (76%), 166 yds, 5.7 per throw2976% · 166yRight, 5–9 air yards: 22 throws (9%), 12 caught (55%), 132 yds, 6.0 per throw2255% · 132yRight, 10–14 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 4 caught (40%), 54 yds, 5.4 per throw1040% · 54yRight, 15–19 air yards: 13 throws (5%), 6 caught (46%), 116 yds, 8.9 per throw1346% · 116yRight, 20–29 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 3 caught (30%), 86 yds, 8.6 per throw1030% · 86yRight, 30+ air yards: 7 throws (3%), 4 caught (57%), 166 yds, 23.7 per throw757% · 166y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Defense: where it's thrown on227 throws charted

61% comp10.3 avg. depth5.5 YAC/catch17% 20+ air yds16–7 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 14 throws (6%), 11 caught (79%), 58 yds, 4.1 per throw1479% · 58yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 14 throws (6%), 12 caught (86%), 131 yds, 9.4 per throw1486% · 131yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 13 throws (6%), 4 caught (31%), 43 yds, 3.3 per throw1331% · 43yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 9 throws (4%), 5 caught (56%), 98 yds, 10.9 per throw956% · 98yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 5 caught (50%), 92 yds, 9.2 per throw1050% · 92yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 2 caught (29%), 53 yds, 7.6 per throw729% · 53yLeft, 30+ air yards: 4 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw40% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (1%), 3 caught (100%), 35 yds, 11.7 per throw3100% · 35yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (2%), 1 caught (20%), 14 yds, 2.8 per throw520% · 14yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 10 throws (4%), 4 caught (40%), 80 yds, 8.0 per throw1040% · 80yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 17 throws (7%), 12 caught (71%), 209 yds, 12.3 per throw1771% · 209yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 4 caught (67%), 81 yds, 13.5 per throw667% · 81yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 7 caught (88%), 198 yds, 24.8 per throw888% · 198yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (2%), 3 caught (60%), 143 yds, 28.6 per throw560% · 143yRight, Behind air yards: 23 throws (10%), 20 caught (87%), 89 yds, 3.9 per throw2387% · 89yRight, 0–4 air yards: 24 throws (11%), 19 caught (79%), 126 yds, 5.3 per throw2479% · 126yRight, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (6%), 12 caught (86%), 106 yds, 7.6 per throw1486% · 106yRight, 10–14 air yards: 12 throws (5%), 3 caught (25%), 43 yds, 3.6 per throw1225% · 43yRight, 15–19 air yards: 16 throws (7%), 11 caught (69%), 209 yds, 13.1 per throw1669% · 209yRight, 20–29 air yards: 7 throws (3%), 3 caught (43%), 84 yds, 12.0 per throw743% · 84yRight, 30+ air yards: 6 throws (3%), 1 caught (17%), 31 yds, 5.2 per throw617% · 31y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Offense: run direction235 carries

Left
28%
7.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
52%
3.5 YPC · 35% succ.
Right
20%
3.2 YPC · 38% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Defense: runs faced250 carries

Left
27%
6.4 YPC · 49% succ.
Middle
55%
5.5 YPC · 43% succ.
Right
18%
6.1 YPC · 49% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Pressure = the QB was hurried or sacked, as the play-by-play records it (it misses some, so compare teams rather than reading it as an exact rate). Every snap counts, including garbage time and FCS games.

Roster

100 players · Head coach Barry Odom

100 players
#PlayerPos▲ClassHtWtHometown
1Evans ChubaQBSO6' 4"220Montreal, Canada
7Garyt OdomQBFR6' 2"195Fayetteville, AR
14Corin BerryQBFR6' 3"200Covina, CA
15Ryan BrowneQBJR6' 4"220Clarkston, MI
18Bennett MeredithQBSR6' 3"200Hoover, AL
2Fame IjeboiRBSO6' 0"210Folcroft, PA
4Jerrick GibsonRBSO5' 10"215Gainesville, FL
22Antonio HarrisRBJR6' 1"215Chandler, IN
31Carter HolsworthRBSO6' 0"218Jasper, IN
0Jaylan HornsbyWRSO6' 3"215Winslow, NJ
5Chauncey MagwoodWRSR6' 0"200Albany, GA
8De'Nylon MorrissetteWRSR6' 1"205Stone Mountain, GA
9Jalil HallWRFR6' 4"210Drexel Hill, PA
11Tra'Mar HarrisWRSO6' 1"200Cincinnati, OH
12Corey SmithWRJR6' 1"190Brownsburg, IN
13Ricky Sampson Jr.WRJR6' 4"210Las Vegas, NV
17Bisi OwensWRSR6' 4"215Cooksville, MD
33Quinn RosenkranzWRFR5' 8"175Anaheim, CA
80Brandon KinseyWRFR6' 1"200Miami, FL
83Andrew AdkisonWRJR6' 0"205Mountain View, CA
84Nolan BuckmanWRJR5' 11"195Indianapolis, IN
88Jojo JohnsonWRFR6' 4"180Goochland, VA
16Kylan FoxTEJR6' 4"235Valdosta, GA
41Jon GrimmettTEFR6' 5"235Pauls Valley, OK
43Jackson BerrymanTESO6' 8"260Fort Worth, TX
81George BurhennTEJR6' 5"245McCordsville, IN
85Luca PuccinelliTESO6' 6"265Glen Allen, VA
87Cooper McCutchanTEFR6' 4"245Cincinnati, OH
94Luke ShorterTEFR6' 7"250Elmhurst, IL
50Boaz StanleyOLSR6' 4"315Bogart, GA
52Rocco DalyOLSO6' 0"275Park City, UT
56Marques EasleyOLSO6' 6"320Kankakee, IL
57Tom EwingOLJR6' 2"300Westfield, IN
59Micah BanuelosOLJR6' 2"315Auburn, WA
65Brock BrownfieldOLFR6' 4"280New Palestine, IN
68Nuku MafiOLSO6' 4"330Rose Park, UT
70Max ParrottOLSO6' 5"315Centennial, CO
71Terrell Berryhill Jr.OLFR6' 5"275St. Louis, MO
72Jude McCoskeyOLSR6' 8"320Terre Haute, IN
73Makai SainaOLSO6' 4"300Arlington, TX
75Rico SchrieberOLFR6' 8"330Chicago, IL
77Jatavius ShiversOLJR6' 6"330Villa Rica, GA
9TJ LindseyDLSO6' 3"310Little Rock, AR
40Ian JeffriesDLJR6' 4"303Southaven, MS
44Kobe CherryDLFR6' 5"310Greenwood, IN
90Elijah St. JohnDLSR6' 2"300Ottawa, Canada
92Curt NealDLSR6' 0"310Cornelius, NC
94Rodney LoraDLJR6' 3"310North Arlington, NJ
96Jordan CreeDLSR6' 1"300Remington, IN
97Wisdom SimmsDLSR6' 4"320Kannapolis, NC
98Drake CarlsonDLJR6' 3"302Nashville, TN
99Josiah HopeDLFR6' 3"300Radcliff, KY
8CJ MaddenDESR6' 4"270Ellenwood, GA
11Keyshawn BurgosDESR6' 5"270Chesterfield, VA
18Elo ModozieDESR6' 4"250Saint Augustine, FL
19Landon BrooksDEFR6' 6"265Albany, IN
23Trey SmithDEJR6' 4"265Apopka, FL
31Finn GoodmanDEFR6' 4"245Lake Forest, IL
33Jeremy LewisDEJR6' 4"255St. Louis, MO
41Mason AlnuttDEFR6' 4"260East Amherst, NY
58Breeon IshmailDEJR6' 4"265Cincinnati, OH
84Maximilian CarmicleDEFR6' 8"255Hazel Crest, IL
91Aiden SoleckiDEFR6' 5"265Downers Grove, IL
93Sam GoellnerDESO6' 3"250St. Louis, MO
0Jojo HaydenLBJR6' 2"245East St. Louis, IL
5Charles CorreaLBJR6' 3"230Kuli'ou'ou, HI
16Anthony SpecaLBJR6' 2"230Bridgeville, PA
20Winston BerglundLBJR6' 2"230Carmel, IN
25Hudson MillerLBSR6' 0"235Indianapolis, IN
30Parker MeeseLBFR6' 2"235Dallas, TX
42Brayden SweeneyLBFR6' 2"230Grand Rapids, MI
47Tre MooreLBSR6' 5"225Chandler, AZ
51Jaxon OttLBFR6' 4"240Marion, IN
1Smiley BradfordDBJR6' 0"195St. Louis, MO
2Jaden ManghamDBSR6' 2"195Birmingham, MI
3Jett GoldsberryDBFR6' 0"205Lincoln City, IN
4Hudauri HinesDBJR6' 1"200Indianapolis, IN
6Mister ClarkDBJR6' 0"190Opa Locka, FL
7Don SaundersDBSR6' 4"197San Diego, CA
10Ta'Vari HamptonDBSO6' 0"185Sanford, FL
13John SlaughterDBSR6' 2"200Clarksdale, MS
14Emoni SmithDBFR6' 1"190Hilltop, OH
15Vi'Naz CobbDBSO6' 1"200St. Louis, MO
21Justin DensonDBSO6' 2"200Providence, RI
22Maxwell BarbeeDBFR6' 2"195Long Beach, CA
24Raderrion DanielsDBFR6' 1"185Memphis, TN
26Dax NolesDBSO6' 0"205Norman, OK
28Dana GreenhowDBFR6' 0"185Riverdale, GA
29Dee NewsomeDBJR6' 3"185Tuscumbia, AL
32D'mon MarableDBJR6' 0"205Knoxville, TN
35DJ GreeneDBFR6' 3"200Indianapolis, IN
36Kaleb RichmondDBJR5' 11"195Detroit, MI
38Zyntreacs OteyDBFR5' 11"185Franklin, TN
39Isaiah NeedamDBSO6' 0"195Indianapolis, IN
47Braden BrownDBFR6' 1"195Fountaintown, IN
92Jacobo Echeverria LozanoPKFR5' 10"170Pittsburgh, PA
42Dylan DrennanPSO6' 2"205Dallas, TX
95Sam DubwigPSO6' 4"215Cabot, AR
46Luke RaabLSSO6' 2"230Brentwood, TN
89Luke KlareLSSO6' 6"235Guilford, IN

Program History

Final TDC rating, rank and record for every season since 2014

Final rating by season

Best: 2021 (+6.0, #33) · worst: 2016 (-10.8, #115)
-10-50+5FBS avg201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#100
SeasonRecordConfRankRatingOffDef
2026 so far3-52-3#71+0.4+3.1-2.7
20252-100-9#100-6.0-3.6-2.3
20241-110-9#122-10.3-5.8-4.4
20234-83-6#79-2.5+1.6-4.0
20228-66-3#60+2.0+1.9+0.2
20219-46-3#33+6.0+2.3+3.7
20202-42-4#80-1.9+1.0-2.8
20194-83-6#74-1.5+1.7-3.3
20186-75-4#37+5.2+3.9+1.3
20177-64-5#35+5.1-0.7+5.8
20163-91-8#115-10.8-1.6-9.2
20152-101-7#99-7.8-0.9-6.9
20143-91-7#101-7.9-4.1-3.8

Purdue's past seasons use the same rating model as this one. Click a season to see its full page.

Updated Nov 3, 12:25 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →