The MRI
2026 · Week 2

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.

WkOpponentResult ExpectedPerf
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

WkOpponent ProjectedWin 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.

25ClassicMRI 2.0 1 150 2003: #22 of 117 (9-4)2004: #20 of 117 (7-5)2005: #53 of 119 (5-6)2006: #68 of 119 (8-6)2007: #43 of 120 (8-5)2008: #80 of 120 (4-8)2009: #65 of 120 (5-7)2010: #89 of 120 (4-8)2011: #70 of 120 (7-6)2012: #85 of 124 (6-7)2013: #116 of 126 (1-11)2014: #106 of 128 (3-9)2015: #112 of 128 (2-10)2016: #119 of 128 (3-9)2017: #35 of 130 (6-6)2018: #54 of 130 (6-7)2019: #94 of 130 (4-8)2020: #74 of 128 (2-4)2021: #28 of 130 (9-4)2022: #47 of 131 (8-6)2023: #68 of 133 (4-8)2024: #109 of 134 (1-11)2025: #92 of 136 (2-10) 2003 2025

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.

SeasonRankRec 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