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2025 Purdue

2–⁠10 (0–⁠9 Big Ten), coached by Barry Odom.

Schedule and results

Purdue in 2025, game by game: won vs. Ball State 31–0; won vs. Southern Illinois 34–17; lost vs. USC 17–33; lost at No. 24 Notre Dame 30–56; lost vs. No. 22 Illinois 27–43; lost at Minnesota 20–27; lost at Northwestern 0–19; lost vs. Rutgers 24–27; lost at No. 21 Michigan 16–21; lost vs. No. 1 Ohio State 10–34; lost at Washington 13–49; lost vs. No. 2 Indiana 3–56+31−53Won 31–0 vs. Ball State+31Ball StateWon 34–17 vs. Southern Illinois+17Southern Illino…Lost 17–33 vs. USC-16USCLost 30–56 at No. 24 Notre Dame-26No. 24 Notre DameLost 27–43 vs. No. 22 Illinois-16No. 22 IllinoisLost 20–27 at Minnesota-7MinnesotaLost 0–19 at Northwestern-19NorthwesternLost 24–27 vs. Rutgers-3RutgersLost 16–21 at No. 21 Michigan-5No. 21 MichiganLost 10–34 vs. No. 1 Ohio State-24No. 1 Ohio StateLost 13–49 at Washington-36WashingtonLost 3–56 vs. No. 2 Indiana-53No. 2 Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsBall StateW 31–⁠058%
Sep 6vsSouthern IllinoisW 34–⁠1773%
Sep 13vsUSCL 17–⁠3334%
Sep 20at24Notre DameL 30–⁠5613%
Oct 4vs22IllinoisL 27–⁠4330%
Oct 11atMinnesotaL 20–⁠2721%
Oct 18atNorthwesternL 0–⁠1927%
Oct 25vsRutgersL 24–⁠2740%
Nov 1at21MichiganL 16–⁠2111%
Nov 8vs1Ohio StateL 10–⁠347%
Nov 15atWashingtonL 13–⁠4913%
Nov 28vs2IndianaL 3–⁠5611%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 56–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 18th in the Big Ten.

In program history: The 128th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠9 18th in Big Ten
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠382
Coach
Barry Odom
Elo
1339 −55 this season
SP+ rating
-6.1 No. 90 of 136; offense No. 104, defense No. 90, special teams No. 4
SRS
−1.5 No. 76 of 136 in FBS
Returning
20% of last season’s EPA, No. 99 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 99 roster talent No. 54 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Josh Henson
Defensive coordinator
Michael Scherer
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense101st of 136
  • Defense130th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted80th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted106th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0241%1.25101st of 136
Defense0.2548%1.25130th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.16 def		42% off
44% def		—80th off
106th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense44%9.0 yds13%3.0018%
Defense52%10.6 yds22%3.4016%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.1own 2816% allowed
Defense4.0own 2815% caused

CORE rating -9.3, 98th of 136 (offense -2.4, defense 7.0).

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 yardsRyan Browne QB2,153 yds
Passing touchdownsRyan Browne QB9 TD
Rushing yardsDevin Mockobee RB521 yds
Rushing touchdownsDevin Mockobee RB4 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Jackson III WR570 yds
Receiving touchdownsNitro Tuggle WR4 TD
TacklesMani Powell LB110 tkl
SacksC.J. Nunnally DL5 sacks
InterceptionsC.J. Nunnally DL1 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jalil Hall WR★★★★No. 424
Maxwell Barbee ATH★★★No. 645
Zyntreacs Otey CB★★★No. 717
Jaron Thomas RB★★★No. 968
Rashad Jones DE★★★No. 1173

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.833
Running backs23.00.866
Receivers23.50.874
Offensive line13.00.805
Defensive line42.80.829
Linebackers23.00.833
Defensive backs33.00.857
Athletes and specialists22.50.835
Whole class172.90.843

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.

Roster 121

The 2025 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 51

The 2025 portal
Miles Mitchell DE★★★from Monmouth
Ryan Turner CB★★★from Boston College
Tyrell Green OL★★★from Eastern Kentucky
Bradyn Joiner OL★★★from Auburn
Breylon Charles DL★★★from North Texas
Malachi Singleton QB★★★from Arkansas
Marques Easley OL★★★from Georgia
Nitro Tuggle WR★★★from Georgia
Tony Grimes CB★★★from UNLV
Breeon Ishmail DE★★★from Michigan
Chad Brown CB★★★from Nevada
Corey Smith WR★★★from Tulsa

And 39 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 56

Max Klare TE★★★★to Ohio State
D.J. Wingfield OL★★★★to USC
Dillon Thieneman S★★★★to Oregon
Will Heldt DE★★★★to Clemson
Nyland Green CB★★★to Arizona State
Cole Brevard DL★★★to Texas
Jeffrey M’Ba DL★★★to SMU
Mahamane Moussa OL★★★to Louisville
Drew Biber TE★★★to Minnesota
Jahmal Edrine WR★★★to Virginia
Marcos Davila QB★★★to Nebraska
Markevious Brown CB★★★no new school on file

And 44 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big Ten

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Big Ten standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Indiana9–⁠016–⁠01
Ohio State9–⁠012–⁠25
Oregon8–⁠113–⁠24
Michigan7–⁠29–⁠421
USC7–⁠29–⁠420
Iowa6–⁠39–⁠417
Illinois5–⁠49–⁠4
Washington5–⁠49–⁠4
Minnesota5–⁠48–⁠5
Nebraska4–⁠57–⁠6
Northwestern4–⁠57–⁠6
Penn State3–⁠67–⁠6
UCLA3–⁠63–⁠9
Rutgers2–⁠75–⁠7
Wisconsin2–⁠74–⁠8
Michigan State1–⁠84–⁠8
Maryland1–⁠84–⁠8
Purdue0–⁠92–⁠10

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