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2016 Purdue

3–⁠9 (1–⁠8 Big Ten), coached by Darrell Hazell, then Gerad Parker (interim, remainder of season).

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2016, game by game: won vs. Eastern Kentucky 45–24; lost vs. Cincinnati 20–38; won vs. Nevada 24–14; lost at Maryland 7–50; won at Illinois 34–31; lost vs. Iowa 35–49; lost at No. 8 Nebraska 14–27; lost vs. No. 24 Penn State 24–62; lost at Minnesota 31–44; lost vs. Northwestern 17–45; lost vs. No. 6 Wisconsin 20–49; lost at Indiana 24–26+21−43Won 45–24 vs. Eastern Kentucky+21Eastern KentuckyLost 20–38 vs. Cincinnati-18CincinnatiWon 24–14 vs. Nevada+10NevadaLost 7–50 at Maryland-43MarylandWon 34–31 at Illinois+3IllinoisLost 35–49 vs. Iowa-14IowaLost 14–27 at No. 8 Nebraska-13No. 8 NebraskaLost 24–62 vs. No. 24 Penn State-38No. 24 Penn StateLost 31–44 at Minnesota-13MinnesotaLost 17–45 vs. Northwestern-28NorthwesternLost 20–49 vs. No. 6 Wisconsin-29No. 6 WisconsinLost 24–26 at Indiana-2Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsEastern KentuckyW 45–⁠2463%
Sep 10vsCincinnatiL 20–⁠3839%
Sep 24vsNevadaW 24–⁠1440%
Oct 1atMarylandL 7–⁠5030%
Oct 8atIllinoisW 34–⁠3138%
Oct 15vsIowaL 35–⁠4928%
Oct 22at8NebraskaL 14–⁠2714%
Oct 29vs24Penn StateL 24–⁠6230%
Nov 5atMinnesotaL 31–⁠4417%
Nov 12vsNorthwesternL 17–⁠4527%
Nov 19vs6WisconsinL 20–⁠4912%
Nov 26atIndianaL 24–⁠2622%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 26–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 133rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠8 tied for 12th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠459
Coach
Darrell Hazell, then Gerad Parker (interim, remainder of season)
Elo
1323 −51 this season
SP+ rating
-11.0 No. 105 of 128; offense No. 91, defense No. 103, special teams No. 82
SRS
−12.1 No. 109 of 128 in FBS
Returning
69% of last season’s EPA, No. 59 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 80 roster talent No. 68 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Terry Malone
Defensive coordinators
Ross Els and Marcus Freeman
Captains
Ja’Whaun Bentley, DeAngelo Yancey, Jake Replogle and Jordan Roos
Offense
Single set back
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense120th of 128
  • Defense117th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted117th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted125th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0540%1.29120th of 128
Defense0.2346%1.31117th of 128
Opponent-adjusted-0.00 off
0.23 def		41% off
46% def		—117th off
125th 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
Offense2.9own 2916% allowed
Defense4.4own 3213% caused

CORE rating -18.1, 121st of 128 (offense -6.3, defense 11.8).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsDavid Blough QB3,352 yds
Passing touchdownsDavid Blough QB25 TD
Rushing yardsMarkell Jones RB616 yds
Rushing touchdownsDavid Blough QB4 TD
Receiving yardsDeAngelo Yancey WR951 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeAngelo Yancey WR10 TD
TacklesMarkus Bailey LB97 tkl
SacksEvan Panfil DE5 sacks
InterceptionsMarkus Bailey LB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Javonte Ferguson WR★★★No. 1230
Navon Mosley CB★★★No. 1255
Brandon Shuman CB★★★No. 1255
Terrance Landers Jr. WR★★★No. 1359
Jack Wegher RB★★★No. 1390

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

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.765
Running backs13.00.831
Receivers33.00.831
Offensive line22.50.799
Defensive line33.00.807
Linebackers23.00.818
Defensive backs43.00.830
Athletes and specialists32.70.794
Whole class192.80.813

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 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 5Deangelo Yancey WRGreen Bay Packers

Roster 109

The 2016 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2016 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2016 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2016 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ohio State8–⁠111–⁠26
Penn State8–⁠111–⁠37
Wisconsin7–⁠211–⁠39
Michigan7–⁠210–⁠310
Nebraska6–⁠39–⁠4
Iowa6–⁠38–⁠5
Minnesota5–⁠49–⁠4
Northwestern5–⁠47–⁠6
Indiana4–⁠56–⁠7
Maryland3–⁠66–⁠7
Illinois2–⁠73–⁠9
Michigan State1–⁠83–⁠9
Purdue1–⁠83–⁠9
Rutgers0–⁠92–⁠10

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