Big TenBoilermakers

Purdue

Next: at Penn StateOct 31

Rank

68th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

+0.8

90% range −6.6 to 8.3

Offense

28.8

54th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.9

81st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–4

4.3–7.7 projected over the regular season

Playoff

chance to make the field

12 games, 3–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Indiana State W 44–19

Rating change−0.5

Wk 2Sep 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Wake Forest L 36–38

Rating change+0.1

Wk 3Sep 19 · 11:00 PM ET at

UCLA L 38–52

Rating change+0.3

Wk 4Sep 26 · 2:00 PM ET vs#3

Notre Dame L 10–49

Rating change−1.0

Wk 5Oct 3 · 4:15 PM ET at

Illinois W 24–17

Rating change+2.3

Wk 6Oct 10 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Minnesota W 41–13

Rating change+3.9

Wk 7Oct 16 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Washington L 26–38

Rating change−2.1

Wk 9Oct 31 · Time TBD at

Penn State Est. 23%

Wk 10Nov 7 · Time TBD vs

Maryland Est. 58%

Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD at#15

Iowa Est. 11%

Wk 12Nov 21 · Time TBD vs

Wisconsin Est. 35%

Wk 13Nov 28 · Time TBD at#8

Indiana Est. 6%

This season, simulated

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record: 4.3–7.7
Conference record: 3.3–5.7

Make the playoff: 0%
First-round bye: 0%
Conference title game: 0%
Win the conference: 0%
Reach the quarterfinal: 0%
Reach the semifinal: 0%
Reach the final: 0%
Win it all: 0%

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating this season

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
2025	Big Ten	81 of 136	−3.7	24.7	28.3	2–10	—
2024	Big Ten	105 of 134	−10.9	22.6	33.6	1–11	—
2023	Big Ten	55 of 133	2.3	29.7	27.4	4–8	—
2022	Big Ten	57 of 131	2.3	29.1	26.8	8–6	—
2021	Big Ten	21 of 130	10.7	34.1	23.4	9–4	—
2020	Big Ten	38 of 127	6.2	33.0	26.8	2–4	—
2019	Big Ten	58 of 130	1.2	30.4	29.2	4–8	—
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