Purdue
Big Ten · 1–1 · MRI Classic #68
Power-7.9#90 of 138
Résumé-0.55#161 · wins above average
Movement-2down from #88 last week
Best winIndiana State (44–19)
Worst lossWake Forest (36–38)
Schedule faced-16.1 avg opponent
Schedule ahead+13.8 avg opponent
Results
Expected is the margin the model's ratings imply for that matchup and site. Perf is how far the actual margin beat it — the number that moves a rating, rather than the win or loss alone.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Expected | Perf | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs | Indiana State FCS | W 44–19 | +31.0 | -6.0 |
| 2 | vs | Wake Forest | L 36–38 | -6.1 | +4.1 |
Remaining schedule
| Wk | Opponent | Projected | Win prob | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | at | UCLA | -17.8 | 14% |
| 4 | vs | Notre Dame | -36.0 | 2% |
| 5 | at | Illinois | -20.2 | 11% |
| 6 | vs | Minnesota | -1.9 | 45% |
| 7 | vs | Washington | -16.0 | 17% |
| 9 | at | Penn State | -34.2 | 2% |
| 10 | vs | Maryland | -11.2 | 25% |
| 11 | at | Iowa | -29.6 | 4% |
Season by season
Best finish: #20 in 2004. 23 rated seasons. Two ratings appear here and their numbers are not comparable; the rank is. Season links open that year's game log.
Finishing rank, best at the top, on an axis running to 150 — this team's own range, not the size of the field. Each row below says what its rank was out of. Hover a point for the season.
| Season | Rank | Rec | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 of 136 | 2–10 | -6.65 | Power |
| 2024 | 109 of 134 | 1–11 | -12.01 | Power |
| 2023 | 68 of 133 | 4–8 | -0.24 | Power |
| 2022 | 47 of 131 | 8–6 | 6.37 | Power |
| 2021 | 28 of 130 | 9–4 | 10.63 | Power |
| 2020 | 74 of 128 | 2–4 | -0.48 | Power |
| 2019 | 94 of 130 | 4–8 | -2.30 | MRI |
| 2018 | 54 of 130 | 6–7 | 28.43 | MRI |
| 2017 | 35 of 130 | 6–6 | 45.11 | MRI |
| 2016 | 119 of 128 | 3–9 | -36.71 | MRI |
| 2015 | 112 of 128 | 2–10 | -30.58 | MRI |
| 2014 | 106 of 128 | 3–9 | -19.56 | MRI |
| 2013 | 116 of 126 | 1–11 | -49.70 | MRI |
| 2012 | 85 of 124 | 6–7 | -0.12 | MRI |
| 2011 | 70 of 120 | 7–6 | 15.96 | MRI |
| 2010 | 89 of 120 | 4–8 | -3.72 | MRI |
| 2009 | 65 of 120 | 5–7 | 20.39 | MRI |
| 2008 | 80 of 120 | 4–8 | 8.25 | MRI |
| 2007 | 43 of 120 | 8–5 | 43.84 | MRI |
| 2006 | 68 of 119 | 8–6 | 11.87 | MRI |
| 2005 | 53 of 119 | 5–6 | 33.38 | MRI |
| 2004 | 20 of 117 | 7–5 | 70.25 | MRI |
| 2003 | 22 of 117 | 9–4 | 67.36 | MRI |