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2015 Purdue

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Big Ten), coached by Darrell Hazell.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2015, game by game: lost at Marshall 31–41; won vs. Indiana State 38–14; lost vs. Virginia Tech 24–51; lost vs. Bowling Green 28–35; lost at No. 2 Michigan State 21–24; lost vs. Minnesota 13–41; lost at Wisconsin 7–24; won vs. Nebraska 55–45; lost vs. Illinois 14–48; lost at No. 24 Northwestern 14–21; lost at No. 6 Iowa 20–40; lost vs. Indiana 36–54+24−34Lost 31–41 at Marshall-10MarshallWon 38–14 vs. Indiana State+24Indiana StateLost 24–51 vs. Virginia Tech-27Virginia TechLost 28–35 vs. Bowling Green-7Bowling GreenLost 21–24 at No. 2 Michigan State-3No. 2 Michigan StateLost 13–41 vs. Minnesota-28MinnesotaLost 7–24 at Wisconsin-17WisconsinWon 55–45 vs. Nebraska+10NebraskaLost 14–48 vs. Illinois-34IllinoisLost 14–21 at No. 24 Northwestern-7No. 24 NorthwesternLost 20–40 at No. 6 Iowa-20No. 6 IowaLost 36–54 vs. Indiana-18Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6atMarshallL 31–⁠4114%
Sep 12vsIndiana StateW 38–⁠1462%
Sep 19vsVirginia TechL 24–⁠5140%
Sep 26vsBowling GreenL 28–⁠3542%
Oct 3at2Michigan StateL 21–⁠248%
Oct 10vsMinnesotaL 13–⁠4133%
Oct 17atWisconsinL 7–⁠2412%
Oct 31vsNebraskaW 55–⁠4525%
Nov 7vsIllinoisL 14–⁠4849%
Nov 14at24NorthwesternL 14–⁠2117%
Nov 21at6IowaL 20–⁠409%
Nov 28vsIndianaL 36–⁠5439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 54–⁠36; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 12th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
301–⁠438
Coach
Darrell Hazell
Elo
1311 −82 this season
SP+ rating
-7.4 No. 96 of 128; offense No. 82, defense No. 103, special teams No. 81
SRS
−7.2 No. 95 of 128 in FBS
Returning
54% of last season’s EPA, No. 74 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 67 roster talent No. 59 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
John Shoop
Defensive coordinator
Greg Hudson
Captains
Robert Kugler, Danny Anthrop, Frankie Williams and Ja’Whaun Bentley
Offense
Pro-style/Single back
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense112th of 128
  • Defense90th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted108th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted86th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0539%1.14112th of 128
Defense0.1446%1.2090th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.00 off
0.12 def		41% off
45% def		—108th off
86th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 293% allowed
Defense3.8own 332% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDavid Blough QB1,574 yds
Passing touchdownsDavid Blough QB10 TD
Rushing yardsMarkell Jones RB875 yds
Rushing touchdownsMarkell Jones RB10 TD
Receiving yardsDeAngelo Yancey WR700 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeAngelo Yancey WR5 TD
InterceptionsAnthony Brown CB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Wyatt Cook ILB★★★No. 882
Markell Jones RB★★★No. 1306
Chazmyn Turner SDE★★★No. 1535
Tario Fuller RB★★★No. 1632
Tim Faison OLB★★★No. 1840

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.829
Receivers22.50.797
Offensive line22.50.782
Defensive line22.50.803
Linebackers23.00.832
Defensive backs23.00.803
Athletes and specialists22.00.779
Whole class142.60.804

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 6Anthony Brown CBDallas Cowboys

Roster 112

The 2015 roster

112 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Iowa8–⁠012–⁠29
Ohio State7–⁠112–⁠14
Michigan State7–⁠112–⁠26
Northwestern6–⁠210–⁠323
Wisconsin6–⁠210–⁠321
Michigan6–⁠210–⁠312
Penn State4–⁠47–⁠6
Nebraska3–⁠56–⁠7
Minnesota2–⁠66–⁠7
Indiana2–⁠66–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠65–⁠7
Rutgers1–⁠74–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠73–⁠9
Purdue1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.