The 2026 Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Barry Odom, the Boilermakers play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. After 2 years of going winless in conference and Power 4 play, Purdue snapped an 18 game conference losing streak with a win over Illinois on October 3rd, 2026.
Offseason Departures CB Chad Brown DL Breylon Charles S An'Darius Coffey OL Bakyne Coly DL Jamarius Dinkins TE Christian Earls DB Tony Grimes WR Michael Jackson III P Jack McCallister DB Hershey McLaurin RB Devin Mockobee DB Tahj Ra-El DB Myles Slusher OL Jalen St. John RB Malachi Thomas DB T.D. Williams
NFL draft
Name Pos. Team Round Pick WR Indianapolis Colts UDFA DL Atlanta Falcons UDFA LB Tennessee Titans UDFA
CFL draft
Name Pos. Team Round Pick OL Ottawa Redblacks 1 1
Outgoing transfers Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school 0 WR 6'1" 195 SO Goshen, IN South Carolina 1 DB 6'0" 195 SO St Louis, MO Withdrew/remained at Purdue 2 DB 6'0" 195 SR Arlington, TX 3 QB 6'1" 235 SO Kennesaw, GA Appalachian State 3 DB 6'1" 198 JR Indianapolis, IN Ball State 6 WR 6'0" 185 SO Festus, MO South Florida 6 LB 6'2 240 SO Nashville, TN Bowling Green 10 LB 6'1" 232 JR Oxford, MS Pitt 11 LB 6'4" 235 SO Frisco, TX Harding 17 TE 6'3" 250 JR Hickory, NC California 18 DL 6'2" 305 SO Lexington, KY Louisville 20 LB 6'2" 230 SO Carmel, IN Withdrew/remained at Purdue 20 RB 6'0" 210 FR Elkhart, IN Minnesota 23 RB 6'2" 215 SO Jackson, TN Troy 28 DB 5'11" 190 FR Starke, FL 32 DB 6'0" 207 SO Knoxville, TN Withdrew/remained at Purdue 35 K 5'11" 200 SO Brownsburg, IN Notre Dame 37 LB 6'0" 225 SO Tucson, AZ Texas State 47 LB 6'0" 205 RS-SO Aurora, IL 50 OL 6'4" 293 FR Horn Lake, MS Utah State 52 DL 6'1" 310 SO Massillon, OH Miami (OH) 55 OL 6'2" 310 SO Anniston, AL Florida State 56 OL 6'5" 360 SO Toledo, OH 58 OL 6'5" 360 SO Wichita, KS South Carolina 59 LS 6'1" 233 FR Pittsburgh, PA Pitt 63 OL 6'4" 320 FR Crown Point, IN 97 DL 6'3" 345 SO Lexington, KY Kentucky Source
Retirements
Coaching departures Name Previous position New position Michael Scherer Defensive coordinator / Linebackers UNLV – Linebackers Vance Vice Offensive line coach None Lamar Conard Running backs coach Ohio – Assistant head coach / Running backs coach
Acquisitions Incoming transfers Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school 59 OL 6'2" 310 SO Auburn, WA USC 11 DL 6'5" 260 SR Chesterfield, VA Virginia Tech 6 DB 6'0" 185 SO Opa Locka, FL Florida International 21 DB 6'2" 194 SO Providence, RI Michigan State 42 P 6'2" 205 FR Dallas, TX Buffalo 16 TE 6'4" 229 SO Valdosta, GA UCF 4 RB 5'10" 206 SO Gainesville, FL Texas 10 DB 6'0" 185 SO Sanford, FL Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 0 LB 6'2" 220 SO East St. Louis, IL Illinois 0 WR 6'3" 215 FR Winslow, NJ Syracuse 2 RB 6'0" 210 FR Folcroft, PA Minnesota 33 DE 6'4" 255 JR St. Louis, MO Iowa Western 94 DT 6'3" 300 SO North Arlington, NJ UCF 68 OL 6'4" 325 FR Rose Park, UT Oklahoma State 2 S 6'2" 195 SR Birmingham, MI Michigan 25 LB 6'0" 235 JR Indianapolis, IN Toledo 18 EDGE 6'4" 248 JR Saint Augustine, FL Georgia 47 EDGE 6'5" 210 SR Chandler, AZ San Diego 92 DL 6'0" 300 JR Cornelius, NC Illinois 29 CB 6'3" 170 SO Tuscumbia, AL Samford 17 WR 6'4" 215 SR Cooksville, MD Pennsylvania 73 OL 6'4" 310 FR Arlington, TX USC 13 WR 6'4" 210 JR Las Vegas, NV Victor Valley 7 CB 6'4" 195 JR San Diego, CA Utah 77 OT 6'6" 265 SO Villa Rica, GA South Carolina 97 DL 6'4" 315 JR Kannapolis, NC North Carolina Central 13 S 6'2" 200 SO Clarksdale, MS Colorado 16 LB 6'1" 227 FR Bridgeville, PA Penn State 50 OL 6'3" 325 JR Bogart, GA South Carolina 20 RB 5'8" 170 SO Atlanta, GA Jackson State 3 WR 5'11" 195 JR Tampa, FL Iowa State 19 WR 5'11" 175 SO Apopka, FL Florida Atlantic Source
Recruiting class
New walk-ons
Coaches acquisitions Name Previous position New position Kevin Kane Minnesota – Outside backers / nickels coach Defensive coordinator / Linebackers Zach Crabtree Fresno State – Offensive line coach Offensive line coach Bilal Marshall Purdue – Offensive analyst Wide receivers coach
Preseason
Spring game The annual spring game took place at Ross-Ade Stadium on April 11, 2026.
Big Ten media days
Schedule
Game summaries vs Indiana State (FCS)
Statistics INSTPUR First downs 12 28 Plays–yards 46–284 74–523 Rushes–yards 24–66 40–177 Passing yards 218 346 Passing: –– 12–22–1 27–34–0 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 22:38 37:22 Team Category Player Statistics Indiana State Passing Brady Allen 3/5, 117 yards, TD, INT Rushing Elijah Owens 11 carries, 60 yards Receiving Jayden Reed 5 receptions, 73 yards, TD Purdue Passing Ryan Browne 23/29, 317 yards, 3 TD Rushing Fame Ijeboi 11 carries, 87 yards, TD Receiving Asaad Waseem 6 receptions, 107 yards, TD
vs Wake Forest
Statistics WAKEPUR First downs 25 29 Plays–yards 68–411 82–455 Rushes–yards 41–186 40–126 Passing yards 225 329 Passing: –– 16–27–0 32–42–0 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 27:48 32:12 Team Category Player Statistics Wake Forest Passing Gio Lopez 16/27, 225 yards, TD Rushing Gio Lopez 13 carries, 59 yards, 2 TD Receiving Carlos Hernandez 6 receptions, 88 yards Purdue Passing Ryan Browne 32/42, 329 yards, TD Rushing Fame Ijeboi 27 carries, 114 yards, 3 TD Receiving Chauncey Magwood 5 receptions, 77 yards
at UCLA
Statistics PURUCLA First downs 23 35 Plays–yards 59–488 80–645 Rushes–yards 28–63 48–369 Passing yards 425 276 Passing: –– 20–31–1 19–32–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 23:50 36:10 Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Ryan Browne 19/30, 378 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Fame Ijeboi 17 carries, 47 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Townsend 6 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD UCLA Passing Nico Iamaleava 19/31, 276 yards, 3 TD Rushing Wayne Knight 18 carries, 177 yards, 2 TD Receiving Semaj Morgan 4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD
vs No. 3 Notre Dame (rivalry)
Statistics NDPUR First downs 19 16 Plays–yards 58–444 68–218 Rushes–yards 32–177 31–40 Passing yards 267 178 Passing: –– 16–26–1 25–37–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 24:44 35:16 Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing CJ Carr 14/22, 237 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Aneyas Williams 14 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD Receiving Micah Gilbert 2 receptions, 83 yards, 1 TD Purdue Passing Ryan Browne 18/28, 111 yards Rushing Fame Ijeboi 12 carries, 41 yards Receiving Tra'Mar Harris 3 receptions, 36 yards
at Illinois
Statistics PURILL First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving Illinois Passing Rushing Receiving
vs Minnesota
Statistics MINNPUR First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Minnesota Passing Rushing Receiving Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving
vs Washington
Statistics WASHPUR First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Washington Passing Rushing Receiving Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving
at Penn State
Statistics PURPSU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving Penn State Passing Rushing Receiving
vs Maryland
Statistics MDPUR First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Maryland Passing Rushing Receiving Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving
at Iowa
Statistics PURIOWA First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving Iowa Passing Rushing Receiving
vs Wisconsin
Statistics WISPUR First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Wisconsin Passing Rushing Receiving Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving
at Indiana
Statistics PURIU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: –– Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Rushing Receiving Indiana Passing Rushing Receiving
Personnel Roster
Statistics
Team Individual leaders Offense Passing statistics # NAME POS CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD INT LONG TOTALS OPPONENTS
Rushing statistics # NAME POS ATT YDS AVG LNG TD TOTALS OPPONENTS
Receiving statistics # NAME POS REC YDS AVG LNG TD TOTALS OPPONENTS
Defense Defensive statistics # NAME POS SOLO AST CMB TFL SCK INT PD FF FR TD TOTALS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 OPPONENTS 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Special teams Kicking statistics # NAME POS XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA FG% LNG OPPONENTS
Punting statistics # NAME POS PUNTS YDS AVG LNG BLK TB I–20 TOTALS OPPONENTS
Kick return statistics # NAME POS RET YDS AVG LNG TD TOTALS OPPONENTS
Punt return statistics # NAME POS RET YDS AVG LNG TD TOTALS OPPONENTS
References