Purdue Boilermakers FBS College Football Ratings & Rankings

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Marginal

C+ Overall Grade 77

Brutal Schedule

Punchless

3-6 Record

33.3% Win %

#80 FBS Rank#98 nat'l

29.4 Pts / Game

L 3 Streak

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Performance Rankings: FBS (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	77 C+	80 (98)
Power	82 B-	59 (59)
Offensive	87 B+	43 (43)
Defensive	80 B-	69 (69)
Schedule (Current)	92 A-	26 (26)
Schedule (Full Season)	95 A	16 (16)
Record (Current)	79 C+	72
Record (Full Season)	82 B-	60

Records

Overall	3-6 (33.3%)
Versus FBS Top 25	0-3 (0%)
Versus > .500 Teams	2-5 (28.6%)
Versus < .500 Teams	1-1 (50%)
Last 5 Games	2-3 (40%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#30 Illinois
Worst Loss	#152 Maryland
Largest MOV	28 pts, #46 Minnesota
Largest MOD	39 pts, #7 Notre Dame

Other Statistics

Points per Game	29.4
Points Against	32.3
Opponent Record	51-31
Average Opponent Rank	81.1
Long Streak	L 3
Current Streak	L 3

Purdue Boilermakers Program History

Purdue Boilermakers has been rated by Versus for 20 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

Winning season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	8-5	61.5%	—
2008-09	4-8	33.3%	—
2009-10	5-7	41.7%	—
2010-11	4-8	33.3%	#78
2011-12	7-6	53.8%	#63
2012-13	6-7	46.2%	#61
2013-14	1-11	8.3%	#108
2014-15	3-9	25.0%	#90
2015-16	2-10	16.7%	#89
2016-17	3-9	25.0%	#103
2017-18	7-6	53.8%	#37
2018-19	6-7	46.2%	#50
2019-20	4-8	33.3%	#82
2020-21	2-4	33.3%	#81
2021-22	9-4	69.2%	#13
2022-23	8-6	57.1%	#32
2023-24	4-8	33.3%	#73
2024-25	1-11	8.3%	#113
2025-26	2-10	16.7%	#92
2026-27	3-6	33.3%	#80

Big Ten

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
3	UCLA	9	0	2
13	Indiana	8	1	3
17	Oregon	6	3	7
21	Iowa	7	2
22	Southern Cal	7	2	2
24	Ohio State	6	3	9
27	Wisconsin	6	3	3
29	Northwestern	6	3	1
30	Illinois	6	3	12
46	Minnesota	5	4	12
48	Michigan	5	4	15
52	Penn State	5	4	7
58	Nebraska	5	4	6
65	Washington	5	4	26
73	Michigan St	3	6	30
98	Purdue	3	6	32
152	Maryland	3	6	57
181	Rutgers	2	7

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Fri Sep 4	vs Indiana St (2-8) (FCS) MVFC · FCS	W44-19
Sat Sep 12	vs #20 Wake Forest (8-1) (#20 nationally) ACC	L36-38
Sat Sep 19	at #3 UCLA (9-0) (#3 nationally) Big Ten	L38-52
Sat Sep 26	vs #7 Notre Dame (8-1) (#7 nationally) FBS Independents	L10-49
Sat Oct 3	at Illinois (6-3) Big Ten	W24-17
Sat Oct 10	vs Minnesota (5-4) Big Ten	W41-13
Fri Oct 16	vs Washington (5-4) Big Ten	L26-38
Sat Oct 31	at Penn State (5-4) Big Ten	L17-31
Sat Nov 7	vs Maryland (3-6) Big Ten	L29-34

Ranking History

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 1	106	0	0
1	Aug 31	107	0	0	1
2	Sep 8	99	1	0	8
3	Sep 13	119	1	1	20
4	Sep 20	135	1	2	16
5	Sep 27	119	1	3	16
6	Oct 4	66	2	3	53
7	Oct 11	34	3	3	32
8	Oct 18	51	3	4	17
9	Oct 25	45	3	4	6
10	Nov 1	66	3	5	21
11	Nov 8	98	3	6	32

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