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Purdue

Boilermakers · Big Ten

GIE rank
#97
of 138 FBS
Rating
1465
2026 Week 11
Record
3-5
2026 season
Proj record
4-8
12-game season

Head coach Barry Odom Year 2 with Purdue

Year-2 HCs (2015-2024) averaged +0.09 W vs. preseason expectation

Season projection

2026 W11 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
4.3
1.3 more wins in 4 left
Win range (90%)
3 to 6
Final rank (90%)
#99 (82–113)
Make playoff
0%
Win conference
0%

Path to glory

No remaining game changes Purdue's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Sep 4 vs Indiana State Non-FBS Win, 44-19 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 vs Wake Forest ACC Loss, 36-38 Final
Wk 3 Sep 20 at UCLA Big Ten Loss, 38-52 Final
Wk 4 Sep 26 vs Notre Dame FBS Independents Loss, 10-49 Final
Wk 5 Oct 3 at Illinois Big Ten Win, 24-17 Final
Wk 6 Oct 11 vs Minnesota Big Ten Win, 41-13 Final
Wk 7 Oct 17 vs Washington Big Ten Loss, 26-38 Final
Wk 8 Bye
Wk 9 Oct 31 at Penn State Big Ten Loss, 17-31 Final
Wk 10 Nov 7 vs Maryland Big Ten Win probability: 65%
Wk 11 Nov 14 at Iowa Big Ten Win probability: 14%
Wk 12 Nov 21 vs Wisconsin Big Ten Win probability: 32%
Wk 13 Nov 28 at Indiana Big Ten Win probability: 4%

Latest stories

  • Recap

    Purdue: 2026 Week 11 recap

    Purdue remains at 69th overall after absorbing a 31–17 loss at Penn State in Week 9, with no rating movement despite the two-week span. The Boilermakers sit 3–5 and project to win around 4 games on the season, with zero realistic paths to…

  • Recap

    Purdue: 2026 Week 7 recap

    Purdue sits at 2–3 after a road win at Illinois in Week 5, but the rating hasn't budged—GIE still has them at –6.4, ranked 94th. The Boilermakers are converting just 40% on third down and a concerning 13% of red-zone drives into…

  • Recap

    Purdue: 2026 Week 3 recap

    Purdue sits at 1–0 after dismantling Indiana State 44–19 in Week 1, but GIE's rating remains flat at −2.2, placing them 78th nationally. That disconnect matters: the blowout win masks underlying inefficiency. Their red-zone TD rate of…

In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

Returning production · 2026

48 score

  • Quarterback 79% (4/5)
  • Offensive line 55% (11/20) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 24% (17/34)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 34% (17/31)
  • Secondary 37% (12/24)
  • Special teams 1% (4/7)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

+0.7 rating

29 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Purdue incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Mister ClarkDB From Florida International Florida International 203
Asaad WaseemWR From Florida Atlantic Florida Atlantic 131
Fame IjeboiRB From Minnesota Minnesota 69
Bisi OwensWR From Pennsylvania Pennsylvania 63
Rodney LoraDL From UCF UCF 60
John SlaughterDB From Colorado Colorado 57

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 40.3%
    71th — strong
  • Red-zone TD rate 13.4%
    35th — below avg
  • 4th-down aggression 34.8%
    42th — below avg
  • Late & close 4.5 yds/play
    31th — below avg

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.