Big Ten · 2026
Purdue Boilermakers
Head coach Barry Odom · Ross-Ade Stadium
1-20-1 in conference
TDC Rank
#94
of 138 FBS teams
Rating
-3.4
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+4.0
26th in FBS
Defense
-7.4
136th in FBS
Schedule so far
-5.3
55th toughest
Projected
3.5-8.5
bowl-eligible 9%
Season Outlook
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Rating by week
-3.4 now, -3.3 preseason · up 9 spots since preseason
Final record odds
3.5-8.5 expected · most likely 3-9 (26%)
Team Leaders
Passing
Ryan Browne
QB · JR · 5th in FBS
1024yds
7 TD · 1 INT
Rushing
Fame Ijeboi
RB · SO · 40th in FBS
248yds
55 car · 6 TD
Receiving
Asaad Waseem
WR · 13th in FBS
321yds
20 rec · 1 TD
Tackles
John Slaughter
DB · SR · 110th in FBS
21tkl
0.5 TFL
Sacks
Jeremy Lewis
DE · JR · 116th in FBS
1.5sacks
1 hurries
Interceptions
Don Saunders
DB · SR · 35th in FBS
1INT
0 PD
Schedule
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4 | vs Indiana State FCS | W 44–19 | -2.9 | — | BTN |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs 51Wake Forest | L 36–38 | -2.5 | — | FS1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | @ 29UCLACONF | L 38–52 | -5.2 | — | BTN |
| 4 | Sep 26 | vs 1Notre Dame | Notre Dame −16.7 · o/u 59.8 | — | Peacock | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | @ 43IllinoisCONF | Illinois −9.9 · o/u 65.5 | — | BTN | |
| 6 | Oct 10 | vs 65MinnesotaCONF | Minnesota −1.0 · o/u 57.4 | — | ||
| 7 | Oct 16 | vs 50WashingtonCONF | Washington −3.1 · o/u 59.7 | — | FOX | |
| 8 | — | Bye | ||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @ 7Penn StateCONF | Penn State −18.7 · o/u 55.5 | — | ||
| 10 | Nov 7 | vs 37MarylandCONF | Maryland −4.9 · o/u 59.9 | — | ||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @ 24IowaCONF | Iowa −13.4 · o/u 51.4 | — | ||
| 12 | Nov 21 | vs 66WisconsinCONF | Wisconsin −0.8 · o/u 57.6 | — | ||
| 13 | Nov 28 | @ 2IndianaCONF | Indiana −21.8 · o/u 54.6 | — |
Team Stats
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.361 | 15th | +0.346 | 134th |
| Success rate | 49.0% | 34th | 48.1% | 127th |
| Explosiveness | 1.320 | 45th | 1.387 | 112th |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 50.3% | 31st | 48.6% | 129th |
| Rushing success rate | 41.4% | 96th | 53.5% | 135th |
| Passing success rate | 57.5% | 12th | 42.7% | 94th |
| Explosive run rate | 10.3% | 115th | 19.2% | 130th |
| Explosive pass rate | 13.0% | 47th | 13.2% | 117th |
| Line yards / carry | 3.01 | 91st | 3.54 | 129th |
| Opportunity rate | 33.3% | 118th | 46.5% | 133rd |
| Stuff rate | 16.1% | 77th | 13.1% | 112th |
| Sack rate | 5.7% | 94th | 7.3% | 36th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 43.8% | 57th | 54.3% | 132nd |
| Red-zone TD rate | 58.8% | 91st | 66.7% | 73rd |
| Havoc rate | 10.9% | 45th | 12.2% | 105th |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 39.3 | 34th | 36.3 | 128th |
| Yards / game | 488.7 | 27th | 446.7 | 126th |
| Yards / play | 6.60 | 37th | 6.70 | 129th |
| Pass yards / game | 366.7 | 3rd | 239.7 | 106th |
| Yards / pass att. | 10.30 | 13th | 8.88 | 129th |
| Completion % | 73.8% | 9th | 58.0% | 44th |
| Rush yards / game | 122.0 | 112th | 207.0 | 125th |
| Yards / carry | 3.40 | 122nd | 5.50 | 131st |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 45.7% | 48th | 54.0% | 135th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 1.00 | 48th | 0.33 | 129th |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 2.33 | 104th | 2.00 | 56th |
| Penalty yards / game | 60.0 | 83rd | 73.3 | 16th |
Roster
100 players · Head coach Barry Odom
100 players
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evans Chuba | QB | SO | 6' 4" | 220 | Montreal, Canada |
| 7 | Garyt Odom | QB | FR | 6' 2" | 195 | Fayetteville, AR |
| 14 | Corin Berry | QB | FR | 6' 3" | 200 | Covina, CA |
| 15 | Ryan Browne | QB | JR | 6' 4" | 220 | Clarkston, MI |
| 18 | Bennett Meredith | QB | SR | 6' 3" | 200 | Hoover, AL |
| 2 | Fame Ijeboi | RB | SO | 6' 0" | 210 | Folcroft, PA |
| 4 | Jerrick Gibson | RB | SO | 5' 10" | 215 | Gainesville, FL |
| 22 | Antonio Harris | RB | JR | 6' 1" | 215 | Chandler, IN |
| 31 | Carter Holsworth | RB | SO | 6' 0" | 218 | Jasper, IN |
| 0 | Jaylan Hornsby | WR | SO | 6' 3" | 215 | Winslow, NJ |
| 5 | Chauncey Magwood | WR | SR | 6' 0" | 200 | Albany, GA |
| 8 | De'Nylon Morrissette | WR | SR | 6' 1" | 205 | Stone Mountain, GA |
| 9 | Jalil Hall | WR | FR | 6' 4" | 210 | Drexel Hill, PA |
| 11 | Tra'Mar Harris | WR | SO | 6' 1" | 200 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 12 | Corey Smith | WR | JR | 6' 1" | 190 | Brownsburg, IN |
| 13 | Ricky Sampson Jr. | WR | JR | 6' 4" | 210 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 17 | Bisi Owens | WR | SR | 6' 4" | 215 | Cooksville, MD |
| 33 | Quinn Rosenkranz | WR | FR | 5' 8" | 175 | Anaheim, CA |
| 80 | Brandon Kinsey | WR | FR | 6' 1" | 200 | Miami, FL |
| 83 | Andrew Adkison | WR | JR | 6' 0" | 205 | Mountain View, CA |
| 84 | Nolan Buckman | WR | JR | 5' 11" | 195 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 88 | Jojo Johnson | WR | FR | 6' 4" | 180 | Goochland, VA |
| 16 | Kylan Fox | TE | JR | 6' 4" | 235 | Valdosta, GA |
| 41 | Jon Grimmett | TE | FR | 6' 5" | 235 | Pauls Valley, OK |
| 43 | Jackson Berryman | TE | SO | 6' 8" | 260 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 81 | George Burhenn | TE | JR | 6' 5" | 245 | McCordsville, IN |
| 85 | Luca Puccinelli | TE | SO | 6' 6" | 265 | Glen Allen, VA |
| 87 | Cooper McCutchan | TE | FR | 6' 4" | 245 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 94 | Luke Shorter | TE | FR | 6' 7" | 250 | Elmhurst, IL |
| 50 | Boaz Stanley | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 315 | Bogart, GA |
| 52 | Rocco Daly | OL | SO | 6' 0" | 275 | Park City, UT |
| 56 | Marques Easley | OL | SO | 6' 6" | 320 | Kankakee, IL |
| 57 | Tom Ewing | OL | JR | 6' 2" | 300 | Westfield, IN |
| 59 | Micah Banuelos | OL | JR | 6' 2" | 315 | Auburn, WA |
| 65 | Brock Brownfield | OL | FR | 6' 4" | 280 | New Palestine, IN |
| 68 | Nuku Mafi | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 330 | Rose Park, UT |
| 70 | Max Parrott | OL | SO | 6' 5" | 315 | Centennial, CO |
| 71 | Terrell Berryhill Jr. | OL | FR | 6' 5" | 275 | St. Louis, MO |
| 72 | Jude McCoskey | OL | SR | 6' 8" | 320 | Terre Haute, IN |
| 73 | Makai Saina | OL | SO | 6' 4" | 300 | Arlington, TX |
| 75 | Rico Schrieber | OL | FR | 6' 8" | 330 | Chicago, IL |
| 77 | Jatavius Shivers | OL | JR | 6' 6" | 330 | Villa Rica, GA |
| 9 | TJ Lindsey | DL | SO | 6' 3" | 310 | Little Rock, AR |
| 40 | Ian Jeffries | DL | JR | 6' 4" | 303 | Southaven, MS |
| 44 | Kobe Cherry | DL | FR | 6' 5" | 310 | Greenwood, IN |
| 90 | Elijah St. John | DL | SR | 6' 2" | 300 | Ottawa, Canada |
| 92 | Curt Neal | DL | SR | 6' 0" | 310 | Cornelius, NC |
| 94 | Rodney Lora | DL | JR | 6' 3" | 310 | North Arlington, NJ |
| 96 | Jordan Cree | DL | SR | 6' 1" | 300 | Remington, IN |
| 97 | Wisdom Simms | DL | SR | 6' 4" | 320 | Kannapolis, NC |
| 98 | Drake Carlson | DL | JR | 6' 3" | 302 | Nashville, TN |
| 99 | Josiah Hope | DL | FR | 6' 3" | 300 | Radcliff, KY |
| 8 | CJ Madden | DE | SR | 6' 4" | 270 | Ellenwood, GA |
| 11 | Keyshawn Burgos | DE | SR | 6' 5" | 270 | Chesterfield, VA |
| 18 | Elo Modozie | DE | SR | 6' 4" | 250 | Saint Augustine, FL |
| 19 | Landon Brooks | DE | FR | 6' 6" | 265 | Albany, IN |
| 23 | Trey Smith | DE | JR | 6' 4" | 265 | Apopka, FL |
| 31 | Finn Goodman | DE | FR | 6' 4" | 245 | Lake Forest, IL |
| 33 | Jeremy Lewis | DE | JR | 6' 4" | 255 | St. Louis, MO |
| 41 | Mason Alnutt | DE | FR | 6' 4" | 260 | East Amherst, NY |
| 58 | Breeon Ishmail | DE | JR | 6' 4" | 265 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 84 | Maximilian Carmicle | DE | FR | 6' 8" | 255 | Hazel Crest, IL |
| 91 | Aiden Solecki | DE | FR | 6' 5" | 265 | Downers Grove, IL |
| 93 | Sam Goellner | DE | SO | 6' 3" | 250 | St. Louis, MO |
| 0 | Jojo Hayden | LB | JR | 6' 2" | 245 | East St. Louis, IL |
| 5 | Charles Correa | LB | JR | 6' 3" | 230 | Kuli'ou'ou, HI |
| 16 | Anthony Speca | LB | JR | 6' 2" | 230 | Bridgeville, PA |
| 20 | Winston Berglund | LB | JR | 6' 2" | 230 | Carmel, IN |
| 25 | Hudson Miller | LB | SR | 6' 0" | 235 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 30 | Parker Meese | LB | FR | 6' 2" | 235 | Dallas, TX |
| 42 | Brayden Sweeney | LB | FR | 6' 2" | 230 | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 47 | Tre Moore | LB | SR | 6' 5" | 225 | Chandler, AZ |
| 51 | Jaxon Ott | LB | FR | 6' 4" | 240 | Marion, IN |
| 1 | Smiley Bradford | DB | JR | 6' 0" | 195 | St. Louis, MO |
| 2 | Jaden Mangham | DB | SR | 6' 2" | 195 | Birmingham, MI |
| 3 | Jett Goldsberry | DB | FR | 6' 0" | 205 | Lincoln City, IN |
| 4 | Hudauri Hines | DB | JR | 6' 1" | 200 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 6 | Mister Clark | DB | JR | 6' 0" | 190 | Opa Locka, FL |
| 7 | Don Saunders | DB | SR | 6' 4" | 197 | San Diego, CA |
| 10 | Ta'Vari Hampton | DB | SO | 6' 0" | 185 | Sanford, FL |
| 13 | John Slaughter | DB | SR | 6' 2" | 200 | Clarksdale, MS |
| 14 | Emoni Smith | DB | FR | 6' 1" | 190 | Hilltop, OH |
| 15 | Vi'Naz Cobb | DB | SO | 6' 1" | 200 | St. Louis, MO |
| 21 | Justin Denson | DB | SO | 6' 2" | 200 | Providence, RI |
| 22 | Maxwell Barbee | DB | FR | 6' 2" | 195 | Long Beach, CA |
| 24 | Raderrion Daniels | DB | FR | 6' 1" | 185 | Memphis, TN |
| 26 | Dax Noles | DB | SO | 6' 0" | 205 | Norman, OK |
| 28 | Dana Greenhow | DB | FR | 6' 0" | 185 | Riverdale, GA |
| 29 | Dee Newsome | DB | JR | 6' 3" | 185 | Tuscumbia, AL |
| 32 | D'mon Marable | DB | JR | 6' 0" | 205 | Knoxville, TN |
| 35 | DJ Greene | DB | FR | 6' 3" | 200 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 36 | Kaleb Richmond | DB | JR | 5' 11" | 195 | Detroit, MI |
| 38 | Zyntreacs Otey | DB | FR | 5' 11" | 185 | Franklin, TN |
| 39 | Isaiah Needam | DB | SO | 6' 0" | 195 | Indianapolis, IN |
| 47 | Braden Brown | DB | FR | 6' 1" | 195 | Fountaintown, IN |
| 92 | Jacobo Echeverria Lozano | PK | FR | 5' 10" | 170 | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 42 | Dylan Drennan | P | SO | 6' 2" | 205 | Dallas, TX |
| 95 | Sam Dubwig | P | SO | 6' 4" | 215 | Cabot, AR |
| 46 | Luke Raab | LS | SO | 6' 2" | 230 | Brentwood, TN |
| 89 | Luke Klare | LS | SO | 6' 6" | 235 | Guilford, IN |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 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 →