Big Ten · FBS
Purdue 3-5
2026 season · Boilermakers
No. 15 toughest schedule of 138 — see full rankings
Purdue is 3-5 under head coach Barry Odom. Its eight opponents were a combined 18-11 before playing the Boilermakers and are 20-8 since. The best win was over Minnesota, which was 4-1 going in.
Next game: vs. Maryland,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Purdue, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Purdue.
Wk 1·
Indiana State
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W 44-19
- Before
- 0-1
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 2-7
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Indiana State
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W 44-19
0-1
2-5
2-7
Wk 1·
Indiana State
Home · MVFC · FCS
W 44-19
- Before
- 0-1
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 2-7
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Wk 1
Indiana State
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W 44-19
0-1
2-5
2-7
Wk 2·
L 36-38
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 5-1
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 2
L 36-38
1-0
5-1
7-1
Wk 2·
L 36-38
- Before
- 1-0
- After
- 5-1
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 2
L 36-38
1-0
5-1
7-1
Wk 4·
L 10-49
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 3-1
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 4
L 10-49
3-0
3-1
7-1
Wk 4·
L 10-49
- Before
- 3-0
- After
- 3-1
- Total
- 7-1
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Wk 4
L 10-49
3-0
3-1
7-1
Wk 7·
Home · Big Ten
L 26-38
- Before
- 3-3
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 7
L 26-38
3-3
1-0
5-3
Wk 7·
Home · Big Ten
L 26-38
- Before
- 3-3
- After
- 1-0
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 7
L 26-38
3-3
1-0
5-3
L 17-31
- Before
- 3-4
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 9
15 days rest
L 17-31
3-4
0-0
4-4
L 17-31
- Before
- 3-4
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 9
15 days rest
L 17-31
3-4
0-0
4-4
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Barry Odom
- Stadium
- Ross-Ade Stadium, seats 57,282, West Lafayette, Indiana
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Purdue is 0-3 vs. currently ranked teams, with 2 more on the schedule.
- Next up, Maryland. Against the 2 common opponents both have played, Purdue's average margin is −3.5 points; Maryland's is −27.0.
Combined opponents
Across 8 completed games · 4 upcoming left out
0-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing Purdue
18-11
62.1%
vs. Purdue
5-3
62.5%
After playing Purdue
20-8
71.4%
Total (including vs. Purdue)
43-22
66.2%
Teams we beat12-13total (48.0%)
Before playing Purdue 6-4 · after 6-6
Teams that beat us31-9total (77.5%)
Before playing Purdue 12-7 · after 14-2
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Purdue uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Purdue is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Purdue uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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