Big TenBoilermakers

Purdue

58th of 1304–8

Rank

58th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+1.2

90% range −9.0 to 11.4

Offense

30.4

45th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.2

70th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 30 · 9:30 PM ET at

Nevada L 31–34

Rating change−0.4

Wk 2Sep 7 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Vanderbilt W 42–24

Rating change+0.9

Wk 3Sep 14 · 7:30 PM ET vs

TCU L 13–34

Rating change−2.9

Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Minnesota L 31–38

Rating change−1.2

Wk 6Oct 5 · 12:00 PM ET at#6

Penn State L 7–35

Rating change−1.4

Wk 7Oct 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Maryland W 40–14

Rating change+3.1

Wk 8Oct 19 · 12:00 PM ET at#21

Iowa L 20–26

Rating change+1.3

Wk 9Oct 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Illinois L 6–24

Rating change−2.9

Wk 10Nov 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Nebraska W 31–27

Rating change+0.7

Wk 11Nov 9 · 12:00 PM ET at

Northwestern W 24–22

Rating change+0.2

Wk 13Nov 23 · 4:00 PM ET at#10

Wisconsin L 24–45

Rating change0.0

Wk 14Nov 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Indiana L 41–44

Rating change+1.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2018	Big Ten	58 of 130	2.6	33.1	30.5	6–7	—
2017	Big Ten	43 of 130	6.1	28.8	22.7	7–6	—
2016	Big Ten	100 of 128	−10.4	29.2	39.6	3–9	—
2015	Big Ten	99 of 128	−10.8	27.2	38.0	2–10	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

PUR offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles