Purdue

2026 season

Big Ten

2026 preseason report

Historical preseason snapshot from 2026-07-29, including roster context and illustrative season projections. This is not a live injury feed.

What every system says

Purdue's rank in each system (1 = best). Middle rank 78.5 across 8 systems; best 55, worst 103, so they disagree by 48 places.

Lab EPA: #79; Through week 92026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
Lab SRS: #66; no change2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 9 · built 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.
SP+: #78; down 92026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 10 · captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.
Elo: #83; up 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
FPI: #60; down 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CORE: #103; down 12 · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:002026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9 · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
CFBD SRS: #55; down 22026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.
WEPA: #80; down 32026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Event cutoff not supplied · captured 2026-11-06T12:01:15.459089+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

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FPI context

ESPN FPI via CFBD · 2026

Résumé and schedule

Results earned and schedule difficulty

Strength of record: #62 of 138
Schedule strength: #17 of 138
Remaining schedule strength: #27 of 138
Game control: #51 of 138

Unit efficiency

Performance by unit

Overall: #67 of 138
Offense: #33 of 138
Defense: #110 of 138
Special teams: #19 of 138

Ranks calculated among rated FBS teams; ties share rank. #1 means strongest résumé, hardest schedule, best game control or highest efficiency. These are separate measures, not a combined forecast. Captured Nov 6, 2026, 06:01:15 CST. FPI supplies no results-through week; capture time records when we received it.

Why the ratings disagree

Purdue · 2026. Each system answers a different question. The cards show each source's rank (published or computed here) and coverage, so a rank gap can also reflect which teams have data.

Record

3-5 wins–losses

No rank assigned

Results earned. Wins and losses do not account for opponent strength or victory margin.

2026, provider Week 10; captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00

SP+ workbook record

Descriptive EPA

-0.031 net EPA/play

#79

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams · Through week 9. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

Observed per-play efficiency after opponent adjustment. FBS-vs-FBS plays; no preseason strength prior. Sparse schedules can produce sharp early movement.

2026, through CFBD Week 9; opponent adjusted ridge

Lab EPA from CFBD plays

Local predictive SRS

1.01 points

#66 · Rank unchanged since the previous CFBD cutoff

2026 · 138 FBS roster teams, including prior-only teams · Through week 9 · built 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings take separate places, ordered by team name.

This season's 8 games, with recent games counting a bit more: average margin -2.98 (with blowouts capped at 35 points and overtime games counted as a 1-point result, then 2.5 points of home field removed) against opponents averaging +5.22, schedule #9 of 138 (#1 = toughest); 1 FCS opponent counts at −25; FBS opponents alone average +8.89. That is worth +2.24 on its own; the preseason prior of -3.18 still carries 23% of the weight, giving +1.01.

How each game enters this SRS rating

Purdue · 2026, through CFBD Week 9. Margins are team minus opponent. The fit caps margins and treats overtime as a one-point result before adjusting for venue. Recent games carry more weight; the fit share includes the preseason prior in its denominator.

Game	Raw margin → transformed	Venue adjustment	Recency weight	Fit share	Opponent rating	Margin term	Opponent term	Total term
Week 1 · Indiana State home · 2026-09-04 · ID 401858435	+25.00 → +25.00	-2.50	0.7349	8.36%	-25.00 (fixed lower division)	1.881	-2.090	-0.209
Week 2 · Wake Forest home · 2026-09-12 · ID 401858224	-2.00 → -1.00 (OT)	-2.50	0.7637	8.69%	+14.40	-0.304	1.251	0.947
Week 3 · UCLA away · 2026-09-20 · ID 401858458	-14.00 → -14.00	+2.50	0.7937	9.03%	+12.24	-1.038	1.105	0.067
Week 4 · Notre Dame home · 2026-09-26 · ID 401858467	-39.00 → -35.00	-2.50	0.8249	9.38%	+19.45	-3.519	1.825	-1.693
Week 5 · Illinois away · 2026-10-03 · ID 401858472	+7.00 → +7.00	+2.50	0.8572	9.75%	+3.32	0.926	0.324	1.250
Week 6 · Minnesota home · 2026-10-11 · ID 401858486	+28.00 → +28.00	-2.50	0.8909	10.13%	+2.17	2.584	0.220	2.804
Week 7 · Washington home · 2026-10-17 · ID 401858493	-12.00 → -12.00	-2.50	0.9259	10.53%	+4.99	-1.527	0.525	-1.002
Week 9 · Penn State away · 2026-10-31 · ID 401858506	-14.00 → -14.00	+2.50	1.0000	11.38%	+7.69	-1.308	0.875	-0.433

Game terms +1.73 points; prior term -0.72 points. Their unrounded sum is the fitted rating +1.01 points. The preseason prior is -3.18 with 22.75% of the fit weight. Displayed values are rounded; the producer checks the unrounded identity within 0.00000001 points.

These are additive terms of the current fit, not the effect of removing a game. Opponent ratings already reflect the connected schedule. Lower-division opponents use the fixed anchor, not an individually fitted rating. The rating's model-based 95% band is ±8.8 points; this decomposition does not reduce uncertainty or assign causal effects.

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Estimated strength from schedule-adjusted scoring margins, margin caps, home-field adjustment and recency weighting. Half of prior-season strength, including postseason, carries forward with two games of weight. SRS includes FCS opponents under a fixed strength assumption. 8 current games; prior available.

2026, through CFBD Week 9; generated 2026-11-06T12:26:24.430328+00:00

Lab SRS from CFBD scores

External SP+

-1.6 SP+ points

#78 · Down 9 places

2026 · 138 published SP+ teams · Provider week 10 · captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Published provider ranks; tie handling is not documented in this snapshot.

Bill Connelly's published predictive strength estimate. Its method and scale differ from local SRS.

2026, provider Week 10; captured 2026-11-02T14:10:13.208713+00:00

Bill Connelly SP+ workbook

External CORE

-8.86 net points per 100 offensive + 100 defensive plays

#103 of 138 by overall (ranked here; CORE publishes no rank)

2026 · 138 rated FBS teams in this CORE board · 2026, through regular Week 9; model core-v1; captured 2026-11-06T12:03:20.826325+00:00. Rank 1 is best; lower rank numbers are better. Higher rating values are better. Equal ratings share the best tied rank; the next rank skips places.

CFBD's context- and opponent-relative efficiency. Offense is higher-better; defense is points allowed above average, so lower is better; overall is offense minus defense. It counts only pass and rush plays from FBS-vs-FBS games, with no special teams, overtime or garbage time; early-week values are pulled toward average but are still uncertain, and it is not a résumé ranking. Its scale is not comparable to EPA, SRS or SP+. Offense 5.85 on 397 plays; defense 14.70 on 410 plays.

2026, through regular Week 9; model core-v1; captured 2026-11-06T12:03:20.826325+00:00

CFBD CORE rating CORE board: offense vs defense

EPA ranks Purdue 13 places lower than local SRS at the matched cutoff. This identifies a disagreement; it does not isolate its cause. SP+ movement compares provider weeks 9 and 10. Provider weeks may differ from CFBD weeks, so no cross-provider rank gap is calculated. CORE reports its own inclusive cutoff and is shown beside these systems for comparison only; it is an external research rating and is never blended into the lab's opponent-adjusted EPA, local SRS or any pick.

Team ratings and rank gaps are not matchup spreads or win probabilities. Matchup context and a calibrated forecast mapping are required. Do not average EPA, SRS, SP+ and CORE values across their different scales.

Read local SRS assumptions and forecast evidence

Program context

2026 · CFBD records, polls, recruiting, coaches

Record: 3-5 · conf 2-3 · home 2-3 · away 1-2 · expected wins 3.6
Polls (Week 10): unranked
CFP latest: unranked · 2026 regular Week 10 · captured 2026-11-06
CFP final: not published
Against the spread: 2026: 3-5 ATS (+0.9 avg) · 2025: 5-7 ATS (-3.3 avg)
Head coach: Barry Odom · hired 2024-12-10 · 2-10 over 2 captured seasons
Recruiting classes: 2024 #29 (218 pts) · 2025 #99 (147 pts) · 2026 #55 (203 pts)
Returning: 48% of production · 49% of usage
Passing, receiving and rushing detail
Category Production Usage
Passing 97% 84%
Receiving 22% 23%
Rushing 61% 34%
Shares of prior-season PPA and usage returning in each category. Missing values are unavailable.

Category	Production	Usage
Passing	97%	84%
Receiving	22%	23%
Rushing	61%	34%

Provider values from CFBD captures dated 2026-09-22, 2026-11-06. head coach for the season; tenure counts cover only the captured seasons, hire date is the provider's. Returning usage carries no signal beyond returning production in this repo's research; neither is a model input.

Recruiting by position group

2023–2026 classes · High school · CFBD · captured 2026-11-06 UTC

Position group	Commits	Avg. stars	Avg. rating	Total rating
Defensive Back	17	3.12	0.8751	14.88
Defensive Line	16	2.94	0.8585	13.74
Linebacker	4	3.00	0.8405	3.36
Offensive Line	11	2.82	0.8402	9.24
Quarterback	4	3.25	0.8656	3.46
Receiver	17	3.12	0.8647	14.70
Running Back	3	3.00	0.8708	2.61
Special Teams	8	3.00	0.8526	6.82

Recruiting class aggregates, not current roster strength. Commits count recruits across the window; total rating also reflects class size. JUCO, prep-school and transfer ratings are excluded. These values do not enter the prediction model.

Player efficiency and usage

2026 · observed 2026-11-06 UTC

Passing and rushing WEPA adjust efficiency for opponents. Kicker PAAR measures points added above replacement. Higher is better within each metric. Metric rows are ordered by sample size, followed by usage-only players. Usage is the share of team plays involving the player within each category; categories overlap and should not be added. CFBD definitions

Player / history	Metric	Value	Plays / attempts	Overall usage	Usage detail	Recruiting
Ryan Browne · QB CFBD athlete 5104738. Purdue (2023–2026)	Passing WEPA	0.390	236	53.9%	Pass 93.5% · Rush 12.2% 1st 49.0% · 2nd 50.6% · 3rd 71.3% Standard downs 47.2% · Passing downs 69.1%	2023: 3★ · 0.8633
Fame Ijeboi · RB CFBD athlete 5218961. Minnesota (2024–2025); Purdue (2026–2026)	Rushing WEPA	0.187	135	29.9%	Pass 8.0% · Rush 56.1% 1st 35.0% · 2nd 31.3% · 3rd 17.8% Standard downs 34.8% · Passing downs 18.8%	2024: 3★ · 0.8718
Jacobo Echeverria Lozano · PK CFBD athlete 5296700. Purdue (2026–2026)	Kicker PAAR	8.140	17	—	Pass — · Rush — 1st — · 2nd — · 3rd — Standard downs — · Passing downs —	2026: 3★ · 0.8211
Antonio Harris · RB CFBD athlete 5219089. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	7.1%	Pass 2.2% · Rush 12.9% 1st 6.3% · 2nd 7.5% · 3rd 5.8% Standard downs 8.2% · Passing downs 4.8%	Not linked
Ar'mari Towns · TE CFBD athlete 5276670. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.2%	Pass 4.1% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.9% · 2nd 1.3% · 3rd 2.3% Standard downs 2.4% · Passing downs 1.7%	Not linked
Asaad Waseem · WR CFBD athlete 4871062. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	11.6%	Pass 22.2% · Rush 0.4% 1st 10.7% · 2nd 11.4% · 3rd 13.9% Standard downs 10.0% · Passing downs 15.2%	Not linked
Bisi Owens · WR CFBD athlete 5084408. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.1%	Pass 5.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.8% · 2nd 4.5% · 3rd 3.4% Standard downs 2.2% · Passing downs 4.9%	Not linked
Chauncey Magwood · WR CFBD athlete 4431647. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	6.9%	Pass 13.1% · Rush 0.4% 1st 6.6% · 2nd 6.3% · 3rd 9.9% Standard downs 5.9% · Passing downs 9.1%	Not linked
Cooper McCutchan · TE CFBD athlete 5281268. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.9%	Pass 4.8% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 4.5% · 3rd 5.6% Standard downs 0.0% · Passing downs 9.1%	Not linked
De'Nylon Morrissette · WR CFBD athlete 4702561. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.3%	Pass 6.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 1.8% · 2nd 3.7% · 3rd 5.6% Standard downs 2.6% · Passing downs 4.8%	Not linked
Evans Chuba · QB CFBD athlete 5149006. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	9.7%	Pass 16.8% · Rush 3.6% 1st 8.1% · 2nd 9.9% · 3rd 12.2% Standard downs 7.8% · Passing downs 14.3%	Not linked
George Burhenn · TE CFBD athlete 5075912. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.2%	Pass 6.4% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.2% · 2nd 2.6% · 3rd 3.6% Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 4.9%	Not linked
Jaylan Hornsby · WR CFBD athlete 5084905. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	2.2%	Pass 4.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.6% · 2nd 1.8% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 1.8%	Not linked
Jerrick Gibson · RB CFBD athlete 5079410. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	5.5%	Pass 0.6% · Rush 11.3% 1st 5.6% · 2nd 6.0% · 3rd 4.7% Standard downs 6.8% · Passing downs 2.0%	Not linked
Jesse Watson · WR CFBD athlete 5142753. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	3.5%	Pass 6.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 3.1% · 2nd 2.2% · 3rd 6.9% Standard downs 2.0% · Passing downs 7.3%	Not linked
Luca Puccinelli · TE CFBD athlete 5079569. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.2%	Pass 2.2% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.6% · 2nd 0.0% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 1.5% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Quinn Rosenkranz · WR CFBD athlete 5296047. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	1.4%	Pass 2.9% · Rush 0.0% 1st 0.0% · 2nd 4.2% · 3rd 0.0% Standard downs 1.8% · Passing downs 0.0%	Not linked
Tra'Mar Harris · WR CFBD athlete 5146739. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	4.2%	Pass 8.5% · Rush 0.0% 1st 2.7% · 2nd 6.9% · 3rd 2.7% Standard downs 2.5% · Passing downs 7.8%	Not linked
Travis Terrell Jr. · RB CFBD athlete 5227400. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	8.3%	Pass 2.7% · Rush 15.0% 1st 9.6% · 2nd 9.7% · 3rd 2.9% Standard downs 8.1% · Passing downs 8.8%	Not linked
Xavier Townsend · WR CFBD athlete 4808767. Team attribution from the captured season usage record.	Not available	—	—	10.3%	Pass 19.6% · Rush 0.4% 1st 9.1% · 2nd 10.8% · 3rd 12.9% Standard downs 10.8% · Passing downs 9.1%	Not linked

Transfers

Incoming · 29 reported

Player	From	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Anthony Speca · LB	Penn State	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Asaad Waseem · WR	Florida Atlantic	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Bisi Owens · WR	Pennsylvania	2026-01-12	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Boaz Stanley · IOL	South Carolina	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
Curt Neal · DL	Illinois	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Dee Newsome · CB	Samford	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Don Saunders · CB	Utah	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Dylan Drennan · P	Buffalo	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Elo Modozie · EDGE	Georgia	2026-01-19	4★ / 0.9000	Immediate
Fame Ijeboi · RB	Minnesota	2026-01-09	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Hudson Miller · LB	Toledo	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jaden Mangham · S	Michigan	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Jatavius Shivers · OT	South Carolina	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Jaylan Hornsby · WR	Syracuse	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jerrick Gibson · RB	Texas	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
John Slaughter · S	Colorado	2026-01-16	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jojo Hayden · LB	Illinois	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Justin Denson Jr. · S	Michigan State	2026-01-15	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Keyshawn Burgos · EDGE	Virginia Tech	2026-01-13	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Kylan Fox · TE	UCF	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Makai Saina · IOL	USC	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Micah Banuelos · IOL	USC	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Mister Clark · S	Florida International	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Nuku Mafi · OT	Oklahoma State	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Rodney Lora · DL	UCF	2026-01-08	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Travis Terrell Jr. · RB	Jackson State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Tre Moore · EDGE	San Diego	2026-01-23	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Wisdom Simms · DL	North Carolina Central	2026-01-04	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Xavier Townsend · WR	Iowa State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate

Outgoing · 24 reported

Player	To	Date	Stars / rating	Eligibility
Alex Sanford Jr. · LB	Pittsburgh	2026-01-14	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Arhmad Branch · WR	South Florida	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8800	Immediate
BJ Mayes · LB	Not reported	2026-01-09	— / —	Immediate
Bradyn Joiner · IOL	Florida State	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Carson Dean · LB	Not reported	2025-12-10	3★ / —	Immediate
D'Mon Marable · S	Not reported	2026-01-05	3★ / —	Withdrawn
Demeco Kennedy · DL	Louisville	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Hank Purvis · IOL	South Carolina	2026-01-06	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jaheim Merriweather · RB	Troy	2026-01-17	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Jamarrion Harkless · DL	Kentucky	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Jaron Thomas · RB	Minnesota	2026-01-03	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Jimmy Johnsen · IOL	Not reported	2025-12-29	— / —	Immediate
John Randle Jr. · OT	Utah State	2026-01-11	3★ / 0.8400	Immediate
Justin Schmidt · LS	Pittsburgh	2026-01-09	2★ / —	Immediate
Malachi Singleton · QB	App State	2026-01-07	3★ / 0.8500	Immediate
Marcus Moore Jr. · DL	Miami (OH)	2026-01-10	3★ / —	Immediate
Nitro Tuggle · WR	South Carolina	2026-01-10	3★ / 0.8700	Immediate
Richard Toney Jr. · S	Not reported	2026-01-02	2★ / —	Immediate
Rico Walker · TE	California	2026-01-23	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Sanders Ellis · LB	Bowling Green	2026-01-08	— / —	Immediate
Smiley Bradford · CB	Not reported	2026-01-05	3★ / —	Withdrawn
Sterling Smith · S	Not reported	2025-12-03	2★ / —	Immediate
Tyrell Green · IOL	Not reported	2025-11-26	3★ / 0.8600	Immediate
Winston Berglund · LB	Not reported	2026-01-05	3★ / 0.8500	Withdrawn

Transfer observations can include unresolved destinations. CFBD supplies no timezone for transfer dates and no athlete ID linking these records to the efficiency table. These observations do not establish current roster membership or game availability.

Descriptive context only; no player or transfer value enters the prediction model. Adjusted metrics require unambiguous season/team history. Usage-only rows use the captured athlete ID and team; conflicting usage identities are omitted. Missing values are unavailable, not zero. Provider coverage is incomplete.

Coaching eras

Continuous appointments at Purdue. Records are CFBD-attributed results; active tenures and the current season may be incomplete.

Barry Odom · career 47–43 across 8 seasons and 3 schools

Tenure timeline · 39 appointments

2025–present · Barry Odom · active at capture
2–10 · 12 attributed games · 2 seasons
Hired 2024-12-10. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2023–2024 · Ryan Walters
5–19 · 24 attributed games · 2 seasons
Hired 2022-12-13. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2022–2022 · Brian Brohm · interim
0–1 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2022-12-08. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2017–2022 · Jeff Brohm
36–34 · 70 attributed games · 6 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2016-12-05. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2016–2016 · Gerad Parker
0–6 · 6 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2016-10-16. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2013–2016 · Darrell Hazell
9–33 · 42 attributed games · 4 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2012-12-05. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2012–2012 · Patrick Higgins
0–1 · 1 attributed games · 1 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2012-11-25. Exact effective dates unavailable.
2009–2012 · Danny Hope
19–24 · 49 attributed games · 4 seasons · incomplete attribution
Hired 2008-01-07. Exact effective dates unavailable.
1997–2008 · Joe Tiller
87–62 · 149 attributed games · 12 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1991–1996 · Jim Colletto
20–43–3 · 66 attributed games · 6 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1987–1990 · Fred Akers
12–31–1 · 44 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1982–1986 · Leon Burtnett
21–34–1 · 56 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1977–1981 · Jim Young
38–19–1 · 58 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1973–1976 · Alex Agase
18–25–1 · 44 attributed games · 4 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1970–1972 · Bob DeMoss
13–18 · 31 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1956–1969 · Jack Mollenkopf
84–39–9 · 132 attributed games · 14 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1947–1955 · Stuart Holcomb
35–42–4 · 81 attributed games · 9 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1944–1946 · Cecil Isbell
14–14–1 · 29 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1942–1943 · Elmer Burnham
10–8 · 18 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1937–1941 · Mal Elward
16–18–6 · 40 attributed games · 5 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1930–1936 · Noble Kizer
42–13–3 · 58 attributed games · 7 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1922–1929 · James Phelan
35–22–5 · 62 attributed games · 8 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1921–1921 · William Dietz
1–6 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1918–1920 · Butch Scanlon
7–12–1 · 20 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1916–1917 · Cleo O'Donnell
5–8–1 · 14 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1913–1915 · Andy Smith
12–6–3 · 21 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1910–1912 · M.H. Horr
8–11–1 · 20 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1908–1909 · Frederick Speik
6–8 · 14 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1907–1907 · L.C. Turner
0–5 · 5 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1906–1906 · M.E. Witham
0–5 · 5 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1905–1905 · A.E. Hernstein
6–1–1 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1903–1904 · Oliver Cutts
13–5 · 18 attributed games · 2 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1902–1902 · Charles Best
7–2–1 · 10 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1901–1901 · D.M. Balliet
4–4–1 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1898–1900 · Alpha Jamison
11–11–1 · 23 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1897–1897 · Bill Church
5–3–1 · 9 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1896–1896 · S.M. Hammond
4–2–1 · 7 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1893–1895 · D.M. Balliet
18–6–1 · 25 attributed games · 3 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.
1892–1892 · Knowlton Ames
8–0 · 8 attributed games · 1 seasons
Exact effective dates unavailable.

Season résumé · 2015–2026

Coach-attributed records appear beside team-season ratings, recruiting and poll context. Shared seasons appear once per coach; rows are not assigned to individual stints. Ratings describe team performance, not a causal coaching effect.

Season / coach	Record	Conference	Postseason	SP+	SRS	Recruiting rank	Final poll
2026 · Barry Odom · incomplete attribution	0–0	—	—	-0.1	4.7	55	—
2025 · Barry Odom	2–10	0–9	0–0	-6.1	-1.6	99	—
2024 · Ryan Walters	1–11	0–9	0–0	-16.2	-8	29	—
2023 · Ryan Walters	4–8	3–6	0–0	-7.3	-1.9	68	—
2022 · Jeff Brohm · incomplete attribution	8–5	—	—	7.7	5.1	38	—
2022 · Brian Brohm · incomplete attribution	0–1	—	—	7.7	5.1	38	—
2021 · Jeff Brohm	9–4	6–3	1–0	10.3	7.9	72	—
2020 · Jeff Brohm	2–4	2–4	0–0	5.9	-0.4	33	—
2019 · Jeff Brohm	4–8	3–6	0–0	-0.7	-0.5	25	—
2018 · Jeff Brohm	6–7	5–4	0–1	6.5	7.6	52	—
2017 · Jeff Brohm	7–6	4–5	1–0	5.8	10.8	72	—
2016 · Darrell Hazell · incomplete attribution	3–3	—	—	-11	-12.7	80	—
2016 · Gerad Parker · incomplete attribution	0–6	—	—	-11	-12.7	80	—
2015 · Darrell Hazell	2–10	1–7	0–0	-7.4	-9.2	67	—

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Source: CFBD · captured 2026-10-26T02:02:59.394463+00:00 UTC. Season résumé covers 2015–2026; timeline spans all returned tenures. — means unavailable. Career summaries cover active coaches at capture. This snapshot is descriptive and is not a pregame cutoff.

CFBD season overview

2026 stored season snapshot, including postseason and garbage time. Raw CFBD PPA is not opponent-adjusted EPA or player WEPA. No week cutoff; these values do not enter our forecasts.

Captured 2026-11-02 13:51:41.272114 UTC · Source data

Stat rankings

CFBD FBS ranks · source updated 2026-11-01 14:09:29 UTC · calculated 2026-11-02 13:47:25 UTC · provider cache expiry 2026-11-02 13:57:25 UTC. Rank 1 is best; percentiles use CFBD’s 0–100 scale.

Statistic	Offense rank / population	Percentile	Defense rank / population	Percentile
PPA / play	54 / 138	61.3	132 / 138	4.4
Success rate	62 / 138	55.5	128 / 138	7.3
Explosiveness	49 / 138	65.0	126 / 138	8.8
Standard-down success	82 / 138	40.9	T115 / 138	16.1
Passing-down success	37 / 138	73.7	131 / 138	5.1
Pass PPA	41 / 138	70.8	136 / 138	1.5
Rush PPA	85 / 138	38.7	132 / 138	4.4
Pass explosiveness	95 / 138	31.4	128 / 138	7.3
Rush explosiveness	42 / 138	70.1	105 / 138	24.1
Line yards	120 / 138	13.1	T120 / 138	12.8
Second-level yards	117 / 138	15.3	109 / 138	21.2
Open-field yards	108 / 138	21.9	125 / 138	9.5
Stuff rate	69 / 138	50.4	119 / 138	13.9
Power success	T81 / 138	41.2	T117 / 138	15.0
Havoc	T79 / 138	42.7	115 / 138	16.8
Front-seven havoc	T63 / 138	51.8	T121 / 138	12.0
DB havoc	T97 / 138	29.2	T74 / 138	45.6
Points / opportunity	69 / 138	50.4	128 / 138	7.3
Average field position	T66 / 138	51.1	T41 / 138	69.7
Field-position expected points	T79 / 138	42.7	49 / 138	65.0

Player PPA and usage

Ordered by overall usage. Open a player for pass, rush, down and situation splits. Usage is the provider’s share of team plays in each situation; PPA is the provider’s average or total for that player. Missing values stay blank (—); play counts are not supplied here. Standard downs are 1st down, 2nd-and-7 or shorter, and 3rd/4th-and-4 or shorter; other situations are passing downs.

Ryan Browne · QBUsage 53.9% · Avg PPA 0.288 · Total 83.271

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.288	83.271	53.9%
Pass	0.289	74.148	93.5%
Rush	0.560	16.809	12.2%
1st down	0.149	17.700	49.0%
2nd down	0.332	29.535	50.6%
3rd down	0.500	36.003	71.3%
Standard downs	0.129	22.502	47.2%
Passing downs	0.533	60.769	69.1%

Fame Ijeboi · RBUsage 29.9% · Avg PPA 0.085 · Total 13.531

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.085	13.531	29.9%
Pass	0.183	4.028	8.0%
Rush	0.069	9.503	56.1%
1st down	-0.062	-5.284	35.0%
2nd down	0.257	14.111	31.3%
3rd down	0.348	6.263	17.8%
Standard downs	0.093	11.965	34.8%
Passing downs	0.051	1.567	18.8%

Asaad Waseem · WRUsage 11.6% · Avg PPA 0.522 · Total 32.365

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.522	32.365	11.6%
Pass	0.538	32.812	22.2%
Rush	-0.447	-0.447	0.4%
1st down	0.411	10.696	10.7%
2nd down	0.375	7.502	11.4%
3rd down	1.022	14.303	13.9%
Standard downs	0.272	10.050	10.0%
Passing downs	0.893	22.315	15.2%

Xavier Townsend · WRUsage 10.3% · Avg PPA 0.408 · Total 22.442

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.408	22.442	10.3%
Pass	0.413	22.325	19.6%
Rush	0.117	0.117	0.4%
1st down	0.586	12.897	9.1%
2nd down	0.168	3.201	10.8%
3rd down	0.349	4.543	12.9%
Standard downs	0.417	16.690	10.8%
Passing downs	0.383	5.752	9.1%

Evans Chuba · QBUsage 9.7% · Avg PPA 0.105 · Total 2.211

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.105	2.211	9.7%
Pass	0.123	2.092	16.8%
Rush	0.030	0.118	3.6%
1st down	0.182	1.458	8.1%
2nd down	0.355	2.482	9.9%
3rd down	0.531	2.656	12.2%
Standard downs	0.101	1.214	7.8%
Passing downs	0.111	0.996	14.3%

Travis Terrell Jr. · RBUsage 8.3% · Avg PPA -0.060 · Total -1.081

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.060	-1.081	8.3%
Pass	0.579	1.738	2.7%
Rush	-0.188	-2.818	15.0%
1st down	-0.107	-1.065	9.6%
2nd down	-0.002	-0.014	9.7%
3rd down	-0.001	-0.001	2.9%
Standard downs	-0.063	-0.818	8.1%
Passing downs	-0.053	-0.263	8.8%

Antonio Harris · RBUsage 7.1% · Avg PPA 0.124 · Total 3.960

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.124	3.960	7.1%
Pass	1.099	5.493	2.2%
Rush	-0.057	-1.532	12.9%
1st down	-0.094	-1.219	6.3%
2nd down	0.555	6.108	7.5%
3rd down	0.830	4.150	5.8%
Standard downs	-0.098	-2.438	8.2%
Passing downs	0.914	6.398	4.8%

Chauncey Magwood · WRUsage 6.9% · Avg PPA 0.398 · Total 14.716

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.398	14.716	6.9%
Pass	0.373	13.441	13.1%
Rush	1.276	1.276	0.4%
1st down	0.271	4.335	6.6%
2nd down	0.784	8.621	6.3%
3rd down	0.176	1.760	9.9%
Standard downs	0.214	4.703	5.9%
Passing downs	0.668	10.013	9.1%

Jerrick Gibson · RBUsage 5.5% · Avg PPA -0.135 · Total -2.564

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.135	-2.564	5.5%
Pass	0.680	0.680	0.6%
Rush	-0.180	-3.244	11.3%
1st down	-0.188	-1.692	5.6%
2nd down	-0.244	-1.708	6.0%
3rd down	0.279	0.837	4.7%
Standard downs	-0.189	-3.215	6.8%
Passing downs	0.326	0.651	2.0%

Tra'Mar Harris · WRUsage 4.2% · Avg PPA 0.542 · Total 9.221

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.542	9.221	4.2%
Pass	0.542	9.221	8.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	1.222	6.109	2.7%
2nd down	0.701	6.307	6.9%
3rd down	0.064	0.129	2.7%
Standard downs	1.291	9.038	2.5%
Passing downs	0.018	0.183	7.8%

Jesse Watson · WRUsage 3.5% · Avg PPA 0.970 · Total 4.849

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.970	4.849	3.5%
Pass	0.970	4.849	6.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.298	0.596	3.1%
2nd down	0.029	0.029	2.2%
3rd down	2.112	4.223	6.9%
Standard downs	0.298	0.596	2.0%
Passing downs	1.417	4.252	7.3%

De'Nylon Morrissette · WRUsage 3.3% · Avg PPA 0.392 · Total 6.265

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.392	6.265	3.3%
Pass	0.392	6.265	6.5%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.213	0.852	1.8%
2nd down	0.810	4.861	3.7%
3rd down	-0.570	-2.849	5.6%
Standard downs	0.391	3.522	2.6%
Passing downs	0.392	2.743	4.8%

George Burhenn · TEUsage 3.2% · Avg PPA 0.768 · Total 11.527

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.768	11.527	3.2%
Pass	0.768	11.527	6.4%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.507	3.546	3.2%
2nd down	0.708	2.832	2.6%
3rd down	0.624	1.873	3.6%
Standard downs	0.311	2.487	2.5%
Passing downs	1.291	9.039	4.9%

Bisi Owens · WRUsage 3.1% · Avg PPA 0.866 · Total 3.465

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.866	3.465	3.1%
Pass	0.866	3.465	5.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.932	0.932	1.8%
2nd down	-0.308	-0.617	4.5%
3rd down	3.150	3.150	3.4%
Standard downs	-0.008	-0.016	2.2%
Passing downs	1.740	3.481	4.9%

Cooper McCutchan · TEUsage 2.9% · Avg PPA -0.043 · Total -0.086

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.043	-0.086	2.9%
Pass	-0.043	-0.086	4.8%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	-0.165	-0.165	4.5%
3rd down	0.079	0.079	5.6%
Standard downs	—	0.000	0.0%
Passing downs	-0.043	-0.086	9.1%

Ar'mari Towns · TEUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA 0.180 · Total 0.899

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.180	0.899	2.2%
Pass	0.180	0.899	4.1%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.434	1.303	2.9%
2nd down	-0.456	-0.456	1.3%
3rd down	0.052	0.052	2.3%
Standard downs	0.212	0.847	2.4%
Passing downs	0.052	0.052	1.7%

Jaylan Hornsby · WRUsage 2.2% · Avg PPA -0.382 · Total -1.526

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	-0.382	-1.526	2.2%
Pass	-0.382	-1.526	4.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	-0.713	-2.140	3.6%
2nd down	0.613	0.613	1.8%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	-0.713	-2.140	2.5%
Passing downs	0.613	0.613	1.8%

Quinn Rosenkranz · WRUsage 1.4% · Avg PPA 1.196 · Total 1.196

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	1.196	1.196	1.4%
Pass	1.196	1.196	2.9%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	—	0.000	0.0%
2nd down	1.196	1.196	4.2%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	1.196	1.196	1.8%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Luca Puccinelli · TEUsage 1.2% · Avg PPA 0.447 · Total 0.447

Split	Average PPA	Total PPA	Usage
Overall	0.447	0.447	1.2%
Pass	0.447	0.447	2.2%
Rush	—	0.000	0.0%
1st down	0.447	0.447	2.6%
2nd down	—	0.000	0.0%
3rd down	—	0.000	0.0%
Standard downs	0.447	0.447	1.5%
Passing downs	—	0.000	0.0%

Where Purdue sits · 2026 FBS distributions138 teams · raw PPA

2026 · Through provider Week 9. Each metric uses only published FBS teams with a numeric value. Higher percentile is better; tied values receive the midpoint of their positions, rounded to a whole percentile. Missing values are unranked.

Values and percentiles

Purdue metric values with FBS percentiles, 2026
Metric	Value	Percentile	Better
Offense PPA/play	0.161	61st138 teams	higher
Offense success rate	0.429	55th138 teams	higher
Offense explosiveness	1.269	65th138 teams	higher
Offense pass PPA/play	0.293	71st138 teams	higher
Offense rush PPA/play	0.064	39th138 teams	higher
Defense PPA/play	0.248	4th138 teams	lower
Defense success rate	0.464	7th138 teams	lower
Defense explosiveness	1.367	9th138 teams	lower
Defense havoc created	0.133	17th138 teams	higher

Passing profile

2026 · CFBD passing family · raw PPA

Captured 2026-11-06. Offense: 99% of 265 attempts charted. Average depth of target 8.5 yards (43rd percentile of FBS). Yards after catch 6.9 per completion. Completion 63.0%, 8.0 yards per attempt, pass PPA 0.34.

Completion percentage over expected (CPOE)
Side	Actual	Expected	CPOE (pp)	Qualifying / all attempts
Offense	60.3%	60.8%	-0.5	229 / 265
Defense allowed	61.3%	58.0%	+3.3	212 / 236

Actual and expected use the same qualifying attempts, which can be fewer than all passes. CPOE is their difference in percentage points (pp); higher is better on offense, lower allowed is better on defense. CFBD models FBS-vs-FBS passes, excluding spikes, throwaways, intentional grounding and attempts without air yards. — means unavailable; small samples have fewer than 40 qualifying attempts.

Depth of target vs yards after catch, FBS offenses

138 teams with at least 40 charted attempts. The highlighted point is Purdue.

Target mix by zone, Purdue offense

Highlighted bars are deep zones. Shares are of located attempts only.

Defense and rushing detail

Purdue passing defense and rushing profile, 2026
Side	Attempts	Charted	ADOT	YAC	Comp %	PPA	CPOE	CPOE att
Passing offense	265	99%	8.5	6.9	63.0%	0.34	-0.5 pp	229
Passing defense	236	99%	10.3	5.5	61.0%	0.40	+3.3 pp	212

Rushing production

Side	Attempts	Yards / carry	Success	PPA	Line yards / rush	Second-level yards / rush	Open-field yards / rush	Stuff rate	Power success
Offense	261	3.4	42.1%	0.09	2.80	0.90	0.70	15.4%	71.4%
Defense allowed	270	5.0	46.9%	0.23	3.30	1.10	1.60	13.0%	80.0%

Second-level yards are gained 5–10 yards past the line; open-field yards are beyond 10. These are provider per-rush averages, not totals. Power success measures success with two or fewer yards needed. Exact line-metric and power-success denominators are not supplied in this feed.

Rushing sample and attribution

Side	Yards recorded	Individual	Unattributed	Sacks	Kneels	Team rushes	Multiple carriers	Direction located / eligible
Offense	253 / 261	249	12	17	3	4	0	237 / 240 · 98.8%
Defense allowed	267 / 270	261	9	10	4	6	0	252 / 254 · 99.2%

Counts are attempts. Team totals include sacks, kneels, team-only rushes and unresolved attribution; these categories can overlap and must not be summed. Direction coverage uses ordinary direction-eligible rushes, not all attempts. Missing fields in older captures remain unavailable.

Raw provider values, no opponent adjustment; not model inputs. CFBD metric definitions.

Game-by-game passing and rushing

MetricSide

2026 · Passing CPOE · percentage points. Dashed line: season -0.5 pp. 7 of 8 captured games have this metric. Missing observations break the line.

CPOE is completion percentage over expected on qualifying FBS-vs-FBS attempts; positive means more completions than expected. PPA is raw provider PPA. These are game observations, not opponent-adjusted forecasts. P labels postseason weeks.

Game log and attempt coverage

Week	Opponent	Pass att	CPOE att	Comp %*	Expected %*	CPOE	ADOT	Pass PPA	Rush att	Rush yds/carry	Rush PPA
W1	Indiana State	34	0	—	—	—	6.7	0.81	40	4.4	0.17
W2	Wake Forest	42	41	75.6%	64.8%	+10.8 pp	4.9	0.52	40	3.2	0.18
W3	UCLA	31	31	64.5%	56.7%	+7.8 pp	11.5	0.89	28	2.3	0.06
W4	Notre Dame	37	36	66.7%	66.4%	+0.3 pp	5.3	0.07	31	1.3	-0.14
W5	Illinois	27	27	66.7%	59.6%	+7.1 pp	10.3	0.55	33	2.5	0.11
W6	Minnesota	24	24	58.3%	60.3%	-1.9 pp	9.1	0.27	47	6.5	0.29
W7	Washington	41	41	51.2%	58.2%	-7.0 pp	9.7	-0.06	27	1.8	-0.12
W9	Penn State	29	29	34.5%	57.7%	-23.2 pp	12.7	-0.23	15	2.2	-0.21

*Completion and expected rates use the same CPOE-eligible attempts. ADOT uses available air-yard attempts; a game needs at least one. No missing family is filled with the other family’s data.

Punting and returns

2026 season to date · CFBD · captured 2026-11-06T12:25:52.746993+00:00. Descriptive totals, including postseason when present.

Our punts

25 punts · 45.2 gross yards/punt · 41.6 net yards/punt

8 inside the 20 · 1 touchbacks · 0 blocked

Known gross yards: 25/25 punts. Known net yards: 19/25 punts.

Our punt returns

8 returns · 9.3 yards/return · 1 touchdowns

0 muffs · 2 opponent punts blocked

Known return yards: 8/8 returns. Return totals include team-only and unattributed plays.

Recent games

Game	Punts	Gross yd/punt	Net yd/punt	Known net yards
Week 9 · Penn State	5	38.2	35.5	4/5
Week 7 · Washington	3	43.3	43.3	3/3
Week 6 · Minnesota	3	40.7	35.7	3/3
Week 5 · Illinois	3	49.0	43.5	2/3
Week 4 · Notre Dame	6	52.2	45.4	5/6

Team style

Rating history