Purdue — Big Ten
HC
Barry Odom · Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN · 57,282 cap
PPA off / def
0.10 / 0.27
2025
Class rank
#55
class of 2026
Returning PPA
48%
returning production
vs Ohio State — OSU leads 44–15
| 2025 |
OSU W 34–10 | away |
| 2024 |
OSU W 45–0 | Columbus |
| 2023 |
OSU W 41–7 | away |
| 2021 |
OSU W 59–31 | Columbus |
| 2018 |
OSU L 20–49 | away |
| 2013 |
OSU W 56–0 | away |
| 2012 |
OSU W 29–22 | Columbus |
| 2011 |
OSU L 23–26 | away |
| 2010 |
OSU W 49–0 | Columbus |
| 2009 |
OSU L 18–26 | away |
| + 51 earlier meetings in archive |
2026 schedule
| Wk | Opponent | All-time series | Venue |
|---|
| wk1 | vs Indiana State | leads 7–0 · W7 | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| wk2 | vs Wake Forest | leads 4–1 | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| wk3 | at UCLA | UCLA leads 2–0–2 | Rose Bowl |
| wk4 | vs Notre Dame | Notre Dame leads 60–26–2 · L10 | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| wk5 | at Illinois | Illinois leads 47–46–6 · L2 | Memorial Stadium (Champaign, IL) |
| wk6 | vs Minnesota | Minnesota leads 42–34–3 | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| wk7 | vs Washington | Washington leads 8–2–1 | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| wk9 | at Penn State | Penn State leads 17–3–1 · L11 | Beaver Stadium |
| wk10 | vs Maryland | tied 2–2 · W2 | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| wk11 | at Iowa | leads 49–41–3 · L2 | Kinnick Stadium |
| wk12 | vs Wisconsin | Wisconsin leads 54–28–8 · L18 | Ross-Ade Stadium |
| wk13 | at Indiana | leads 74–44–6 · L2 | Memorial Stadium (Bloomington, IN) |
2025 results (2–10)
Statistical comps — 2025 Purdue's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (29 in / 24 out)
Origins
The Cradle of Quarterbacks: Griese, Len Dawson, Drew Brees. A program that specializes in ruining someone else's season — the Spoilermaker reputation is earned, most memorably against undefeated Ohio State in 2018.
Founded 1869 · Endowed by John Purdue to teach science and agriculture · first football 1887 · defined by Bob Griese
All-time record
All-time
633–614–48
1892–2025
Win %
50.7%
134 seasons played
Winning seasons
63
47% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 1979 | 10 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 1943 | 9 | 0 | Western |
| 1931 | 9 | 1 | Western |
| 1978 | 9 | 2 | Big Ten |
| 1966 | 9 | 2 | Big Ten |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1892 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 284 | 49% |
42% | 88 of 136 | 5.2 | 10% |
| 2nd down | 218 | 44% |
44% | 54 of 136 | 5.6 | 11% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 40 | 70% |
48% | — | 2.4 | 3% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 43 | 23% |
49% | — | 7.2 | 19% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 49 | 33% |
31% | — | 7.3 | 24% |
| 4th down | 21 | 67% |
57% | — | 4.9 | 5% |
129 drives · 30% ended in points · 7.4 plays and 39.5 yards per drive · 0.67 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 6 | Illinois |
Ryan Browne pass complete to Corey Smith for 60 yds for a TD (Spencer Porath KICK) |
60 | 5.88 |
| 7 | Minnesota |
Malachi Singleton run for 40 yds for a TD (Spencer Porath KICK) |
40 | 5.09 |
| 8 | Northwestern |
Malachi Singleton pass complete to Corey Smith for 48 yds Corey Smith fumbled, recovered b… |
48 | 4.30 |
| 1 | Ball State |
Ryan Browne pass complete to Arhmad Branch for 49 yds for a TD (Spencer Porath KICK) |
49 | 3.76 |
| 6 | Illinois |
Antonio Harris run for 41 yds for a TD (Spencer Porath KICK) |
41 | 3.73 |
| 14 | Indiana |
(05:09) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete deep middle to #13 E.Horton caught at IND45, fo… |
28 | 3.63 |
| 14 | Indiana |
(13:01) Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete short middle to #0 N.Tuggle caught at IND47, fo… |
19 | 3.55 |
| 9 | Rutgers |
(02:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Browne pass complete deep left to #24 M.Thomas caught at R… |
44 | 3.49 |