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Purdue record book

The school’s records in every stat, career, season and game, and its record year by year, as Purdue’s Wikipedia lists give them from the school’s media guide. Names lead to each player’s page where he has one.

Passing

Passing yards

Career

  1. 11,792Drew Brees 1997–⁠00
  2. 11,163Curtis Painter 2005–⁠08
  3. 9,946Mark Herrmann 1977–⁠80
  4. 9,734David Blough 2015–⁠18
  5. 9,337Kyle Orton 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 3,985Curtis Painter 2006
  2. 3,983Drew Brees 1998
  3. 3,909Drew Brees 1999
  4. 3,846Curtis Painter 2007
  5. 3,712Aidan O’Connell 2021

Game

  1. 572David Blough 2018 vs. Missouri
  2. 546Curtis Painter 2007 vs. Central Michigan(Motor City Bowl)
  3. 536Aidan O’Connell 2021 vs. Michigan State
  4. 534Aidan O’Connell 2021 vs. Tennessee
  5. 522Drew Brees 1998 vs. Minnesota

Passing touchdowns

Career

  1. 90Drew Brees 1997–⁠00
  2. 71Mark Herrmann 1977–⁠80
  3. 69David Blough 2015–⁠18
  4. 67Curtis Painter 2005–⁠08
  5. 65Aidan O’Connell 2019–⁠22

Season

  1. 39Drew Brees 1998
  2. 31Kyle Orton 2004
  3. 29Curtis Painter 2007
  4. 28Aidan O’Connell 2021
  5. 26Drew Brees 2000

Game

  1. 6Drew Brees 1998 vs. Minnesota
  2. 6Drew Brees 1998 vs. Northwestern
  3. 6Kyle Orton 2004 vs. Indiana
  4. 6Curtis Painter 2007 vs. Eastern Illinois
  5. 5Mike Phipps 1969 vs. Stanford

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career

  1. 3,635Mike Alstott 1992–⁠95
  2. 3,341Kory Sheets 2005–⁠08
  3. 3,315Otis Armstrong 1970–⁠72
  4. 2,983Devin Mockobee 2022–⁠25
  5. 2,863Scott Dierking 1973–⁠76

Season

  1. 1,436Mike Alstott 1995
  2. 1,361Otis Armstrong 1972
  3. 1,188Mike Alstott 1994
  4. 1,131Kory Sheets 2008
  5. 1,115Joey Harris 2002

Game

  1. 276Otis Armstrong 1972 vs. Indiana
  2. 264Mike Alstott 1995 vs. Indiana
  3. 234Ralph Bolden 2009 vs. Toledo
  4. 233Otis Armstrong 1972 vs. Northwestern
  5. 227Edwin Watson 1996 vs. NC State

Rushing touchdowns

Career

  1. 48Kory Sheets 2005–⁠08
  2. 39Mike Alstott 1992–⁠95
  3. 36Jerod Void 2002–⁠05
  4. 30Perry Williams 1966–⁠68
  5. 29Leroy Keyes 1966–⁠68

Season

  1. 16Tony Butkovich 1943
  2. 16Kory Sheets 2008
  3. 14Leroy Keyes 1968
  4. 14Mike Alstott 1994
  5. 13Leroy Keyes 1967

Game

  1. 5Mike Northington 1973 vs. Iowa
  2. 4Perry Williams 1966 vs. SMU
  3. 4Leroy Keyes 1968 vs. Indiana
  4. 4Mike Alstott 1993 vs. Minnesota
  5. 4Mike Alstott 1994 vs. Ball State

Receiving

Receptions

Career

  1. 325Taylor Stubblefield 2001–⁠04
  2. 292Dorien Bryant 2004–⁠07
  3. 266John Standeford 2000–⁠03
  4. 232David Bell 2019–⁠21
  5. 204Tim Stratton 1998–⁠01

Season

  1. 121Chris Daniels 1999
  2. 114Rondale Moore 2018
  3. 110Charlie Jones 2022
  4. 98Rodney Carter 1985
  5. 93David Bell 2021

Game

  1. 21Chris Daniels 1999 vs. Michigan State
  2. 18Randall Lane 1998 vs. Wisconsin
  3. 16Taylor Stubblefield 2003 vs. Bowling Green
  4. 16Taylor Stubblefield 2003 vs. Wisconsin
  5. 16Dorien Bryant 2005 vs. Northwestern

Receiving yards

Career

  1. 3,788John Standeford 2000–⁠03
  2. 3,629Taylor Stubblefield 2001–⁠04
  3. 3,548Dorien Bryant 2004–⁠07
  4. 3,029Brian Alford 1994–⁠97
  5. 2,946David Bell 2019–⁠21

Season

  1. 1,361Charlie Jones 2022
  2. 1,307John Standeford 2002
  3. 1,286David Bell 2021
  4. 1,258Rondale Moore 2018
  5. 1,236Chris Daniels 1999

Game

  1. 301Chris Daniels 1999 vs. Michigan State
  2. 240David Bell 2021 vs. Iowa
  3. 238Selwyn Lymon 2006 vs. Notre Dame
  4. 220Rondale Moore 2019 vs. Vanderbilt
  5. 217David Bell 2021 vs. Michigan State

Receiving touchdowns

Career

  1. 31Brian Alford 1994–⁠97
  2. 27Dave Young 1977–⁠80
  3. 27John Standeford 2000–⁠03
  4. 25Vinny Sutherland 1997–⁠00
  5. 21Taylor Stubblefield 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 16Taylor Stubblefield 2004
  2. 13Vinny Sutherland 2000
  3. 13John Standeford 2002
  4. 12Brian Alford 1996
  5. 12Rondale Moore 2018

Game

  1. 4Reggie Arnold 1977 vs. Iowa
  2. 316 times by 14 players 2022 vs. Most recent:Charlie Jones, vs. Indiana State

Total offense

Total offense yards

Career

  1. 12,692Drew Brees 1997–⁠00
  2. 11,511Curtis Painter 2005–⁠08
  3. 9,996David Blough 2015–⁠18
  4. 9,653Kyle Orton 2001–⁠04
  5. 9,134Mark Herrmann 1977–⁠80

Season

  1. 4,189Drew Brees 2000
  2. 4,176Drew Brees 1998
  3. 4,092Curtis Painter 2006
  4. 4,086Drew Brees 1999
  5. 3,826Curtis Painter 2007

Game

  1. 590David Blough 2018 vs. Missouri
  2. 540Curtis Painter 2007 vs. Central Michigan(Motor City Bowl)
  3. 530Kyle Orton 2004 vs. Indiana
  4. 525Aidan O’Connell 2021 vs. Tennessee
  5. 524Drew Brees 1998 vs. Minnesota

Touchdowns responsible for

Career

  1. 104Drew Brees 1997–⁠00
  2. 82David Blough 2015–⁠18
  3. 80Curtis Painter 2005–⁠08
  4. 73Mark Herrmann 1977–⁠80
  5. 69Kyle Orton 2001–⁠04

Season

  1. 42Drew Brees 1998
  2. 34Kyle Orton 2004
  3. 32Curtis Painter 2007
  4. 31Mike Phipps 1969
  5. 31Drew Brees 2000

Game

  1. 6Drew Brees 1998 vs. Minnesota
  2. 6Drew Brees 1998 vs. Northwestern
  3. 6Kyle Orton 2004 vs. Ball State
  4. 6Kyle Orton 2004 vs. Indiana
  5. 6Curtis Painter 2007 vs. Eastern Illinois

Defense

Interceptions

Career

  1. 17Stuart Schweigert 2000–⁠03
  2. 13Ricardo Allen 2010–⁠13
  3. 13Cam Allen 2019–⁠23
  4. 11Bob Corby 1965–⁠67
  5. 11Don Anderson 1981–⁠84

Season

  1. 7Phil Mateja 1952
  2. 7Bill Kay 1979
  3. 6Bob Corby 1967
  4. 6Marc Foster 1988
  5. 6Jimmy Young 1991

Game

  1. 4Paul Beery 1976 vs. Wisconsin
  2. 3Jack Brown 1939 vs. Iowa
  3. 3Phil Mateja 1952 vs. Notre Dame
  4. 3Ross Fichtner 1959 vs. Minnesota
  5. 3Chuck Kyle 1968 vs. Iowa

Tackles

Career

  1. 520Kevin Motts 1976–⁠79
  2. 479Fred Strickland 1984–⁠87
  3. 448Eric Beatty 1989–⁠92
  4. 445Rod Woodson 1983–⁠86
  5. 384Brock Spack 1980–⁠83

Season

  1. 209Mark Brown 1982
  2. 182Fred Arrington 1977
  3. 180James Looney 1980
  4. 175Eric Beatty 1992
  5. 168Fred Strickland 1987

Game

  1. 27Chuck Kyle 1968 vs. Indiana
  2. 26Darrin Trieb 1990 vs. Michigan
  3. 23Rick Schavietello 1971 vs. Washington
  4. 23Fred Arrington 1977 vs. Indiana
  5. 23James Looney 1980 vs. Michigan

Sacks

Career

  1. 35.0Rosevelt Colvin 1995–⁠98
  2. 33.5Shaun Phillips 2000–⁠03
  3. 33.5Ryan Kerrigan 2007–⁠10
  4. 29.0Jeff Zgonina 1989–⁠92
  5. 29.0Akin Ayodele 1999–⁠01

Season

  1. 15.0Rosevelt Colvin 1998
  2. 14.5Shaun Phillips 2003
  3. 14.0Rosevelt Colvin 1997
  4. 13.0Jeff Zgonina 1992
  5. 13.0Ryan Kerrigan 2009

Game

  1. 4.0Tom Kingsbury 1980 vs. Northwestern
  2. 4.0Rob Ninkovich 2004 vs. Indiana
  3. 4.0Rob Ninkovich 2005 vs. Indiana
  4. 4.0Ryan Kerrigan 2010 vs. Michigan
  5. 3.5Don Delvy 1992 vs. Iowa

Kicking

Field goals made

Career

  1. 68Travis Dorsch 1998–⁠01
  2. 56Carson Wiggs 2008–⁠11
  3. 43Ben Jones 2003–⁠05
  4. 42Mitchell Fineran 2021–⁠22
  5. 40J.D. Dellinger 2016–⁠20

Game

  1. 5Rick Anderson 1980 vs. Michigan State
  2. 5Mitchell Fineran 2022 vs. MichiganBig Ten Championship
  3. 413 times by 8 players 2021 vs. Most recent:Mitchell Fineran, vs. Tennessee (Music City Bowl)

Field goal percentage

Career

  1. 79.2%Mitchell Fineran 2021–⁠22
  2. 78.6%Spencer Porath 2024–⁠25
  3. 74.3%Spencer Evans 2017–⁠18
  4. 74.1%J.D. Dellinger 2016–⁠20
  5. 73.7%Carson Wiggs 2008–⁠11

Season

  1. 88.2%Spencer Porath 2025
  2. 83.3%Ben Jones 2003
  3. 82.8%Mitchell Fineran 2021
  4. 81.8%Chris Summers 2007
  5. 81.5%Travis Dorsch 2001

Season by season

138 seasons; 1 differ from our games on file (marked)
SeasonCoachRecordConferenceBowlAP
2025Barry Odom2–⁠100–⁠9, 18th
2024Ryan Walters1–⁠110–⁠9, 18th
2023Ryan Walters4–⁠83–⁠6, T–4th (West)
2022Jeff Brohm8–⁠66–⁠3, 1st (West), division championsCitrus L
2021Jeff Brohm9–⁠46–⁠3, T–2nd (West)Music City W
2020Jeff Brohm2–⁠42–⁠4, 6th (West)
2019Jeff Brohm4–⁠83–⁠6, T–5th (West)
2018Jeff Brohm6–⁠75–⁠4, T–2nd (West)Music City L
2017Jeff Brohm7–⁠64–⁠5, T–3rd (West)Foster Farms W
2016Darrell Hazell3–⁠91–⁠8, 7th (West)
2015Darrell Hazell2–⁠101–⁠7, 7th (West)
2014Darrell Hazell3–⁠91–⁠7, 7th (West)
2013Darrell Hazell1–⁠110–⁠8, 6th (Leaders)
2012Danny Hope6–⁠73–⁠5, 4th (Leaders)Heart of Dallas L
2011Danny Hope7–⁠64–⁠4, 3rd (Leaders)Little Caesars Pizza W
2010Danny Hope4–⁠82–⁠6, T–9th
2009Danny Hope5–⁠74–⁠4, T–6th
2008Joe Tiller4–⁠82–⁠6, T–9th
2007Joe Tiller8–⁠53–⁠5, T–7thMotor City W
2006Joe Tiller8–⁠65–⁠3, T–4thChamps Sports L
2005Joe Tiller5–⁠63–⁠5, 8th
2004Joe Tiller7–⁠54–⁠4, T–5thSun L
2003Joe Tiller9–⁠46–⁠2, T–2ndCapital One L18
2002Joe Tiller7–⁠64–⁠4, T–5thSun W
2001Joe Tiller6–⁠64–⁠4, T–4thSun L
2000Joe Tiller8–⁠46–⁠2, T–1st, conference championsRose L13
1999Joe Tiller7–⁠54–⁠4, T–6thOutback L25
1998Joe Tiller9–⁠46–⁠2, 4thAlamo W24
1997Joe Tiller9–⁠36–⁠2, T–2ndAlamo W15
1996Jim Colletto3–⁠82–⁠6, 8th
1995Jim Colletto4–⁠6–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1, 9th
1994Jim Colletto5–⁠4–⁠2 (ours 4–⁠5–⁠2)3–⁠3–⁠2, T–8th
1993Jim Colletto1–⁠100–⁠8, T–10th
1992Jim Colletto4–⁠73–⁠5, T–6th
1991Jim Colletto4–⁠73–⁠5, T–6th
1990Fred Akers2–⁠91–⁠7, T–8th
1989Fred Akers3–⁠82–⁠6, 8th
1988Fred Akers4–⁠73–⁠5, 6th
1987Fred Akers3–⁠7–⁠13–⁠5, T–6th
1986Leon Burtnett3–⁠82–⁠6, T–8th
1985Leon Burtnett5–⁠63–⁠5, 7th
1984Leon Burtnett7–⁠56–⁠3, T–2ndPeach L
1983Leon Burtnett3–⁠7–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1, 6th
1982Leon Burtnett3–⁠83–⁠6, 7th
1981Jim Young5–⁠63–⁠6, T–8th
1980Jim Young9–⁠37–⁠1, T–2ndLiberty W17
1979Jim Young10–⁠27–⁠1, 2ndBluebonnet W10
1978Jim Young9–⁠2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1, 3rdPeach W13
1977Jim Young5–⁠63–⁠5, T–6th
1976Alex Agase5–⁠64–⁠4, T–3rd
1975Alex Agase4–⁠74–⁠4, 8th
1974Alex Agase4–⁠6–⁠13–⁠5, 6th
1973Alex Agase5–⁠64–⁠4, 8th
1972Bob DeMoss6–⁠56–⁠2, 3rd
1971Bob DeMoss3–⁠73–⁠5, T–6th
1970Bob DeMoss4–⁠62–⁠5, 8th
1969Jack Mollenkopf8–⁠25–⁠2, 3rd18
1968Jack Mollenkopf8–⁠25–⁠2, 3rd10
1967Jack Mollenkopf8–⁠26–⁠2, T–1st, conference champions9
1966Jack Mollenkopf9–⁠26–⁠1, 2ndRose W7
1965Jack Mollenkopf7–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2, 3rd
1964Jack Mollenkopf6–⁠35–⁠2, 4th
1963Jack Mollenkopf5–⁠44–⁠3, 4th
1962Jack Mollenkopf4–⁠4–⁠13–⁠3, T–5th
1961Jack Mollenkopf6–⁠34–⁠2
1960Jack Mollenkopf4–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4, T–5th19
1959Jack Mollenkopf5–⁠2–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1, 4th
1958Jack Mollenkopf6–⁠1–⁠23–⁠1–⁠2, 3rd13
1957Jack Mollenkopf5–⁠44–⁠3, T–4th
1956Jack Mollenkopf3–⁠4–⁠21–⁠4–⁠2, T–7th
1955Stu Holcomb5–⁠3–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
1954Stu Holcomb5–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3, 6th
1953Stu Holcomb2–⁠72–⁠4, 8th
1952Stu Holcomb4–⁠3–⁠24–⁠1–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions18
1951Stu Holcomb5–⁠44–⁠1, 2nd
1950Stu Holcomb2–⁠71–⁠4, 9th
1949Stu Holcomb4–⁠52–⁠4, 8th
1948Stu Holcomb3–⁠62–⁠4, T–5th
1947Stu Holcomb5–⁠43–⁠3, T–3rd
1946Cecil Isbell2–⁠6–⁠10–⁠5–⁠1, 9th
1945Cecil Isbell7–⁠33–⁠3, T–4th
1944Cecil Isbell5–⁠54–⁠2, 3rd
1943Elmer Burnham9–⁠06–⁠0, T–1st, conference champions5
1942Elmer Burnham1–⁠81–⁠4, 8th
1941Mal Elward2–⁠5–⁠11–⁠3, T–7th
1940Mal Elward2–⁠61–⁠4, 8th
1939Mal Elward3–⁠3–⁠22–⁠1–⁠2, 3rd
1938Mal Elward5–⁠1–⁠23–⁠1–⁠1, T–2nd
1937Mal Elward4–⁠3–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, T–4th
1936Noble Kizer5–⁠2–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, T–4th
1935Noble Kizer4–⁠43–⁠3, T–3rd
1934Noble Kizer5–⁠33–⁠1, 4th
1933Noble Kizer6–⁠1–⁠13–⁠1–⁠1, 3rd
1932Noble Kizer7–⁠0–⁠15–⁠0–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1931Noble Kizer9–⁠15–⁠1, T–1st, conference champions
1930Noble Kizer6–⁠24–⁠2, 3rd
1929Jim Phelan8–⁠05–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1928Jim Phelan5–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, 6th
1927Jim Phelan6–⁠22–⁠2, T–4th
1926Jim Phelan5–⁠2–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1, 4th
1925Jim Phelan3–⁠4–⁠10–⁠3–⁠1, T–9th
1924Jim Phelan5–⁠22–⁠2, 5th
1923Jim Phelan2–⁠5–⁠11–⁠4, T–8th
1922Jim Phelan1–⁠5–⁠10–⁠3, T–9th
1921William Dietz1–⁠61–⁠4, T–8th
1920Arthur Scanlon2–⁠50–⁠4, T–9th
1919Arthur Scanlon2–⁠4–⁠10–⁠3, T–9th
1918Arthur Scanlon3–⁠31–⁠0, T–1st, conference champions
1917Cleo O’Donnell3–⁠40–⁠4, T–8th
1916Cleo O’Donnell2–⁠4–⁠10–⁠4–⁠1, T–8th
1915Andy Smith3–⁠3–⁠12–⁠2, 5th
1914Andy Smith5–⁠22–⁠2, 4th
1913Andy Smith4–⁠1–⁠22–⁠1–⁠2, T–2nd
1912Marquis Horr4–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2–⁠1, T–3rd
1911Marquis Horr3–⁠41–⁠3, 6th
1910Marquis Horr1–⁠50–⁠4, 8th
1909Frederick Speik2–⁠50–⁠4, T–7th
1908Frederick Speik4–⁠31–⁠3, T–4th
1907Leigh Turner0–⁠50–⁠3, T–5th
1906Myron Witham0–⁠50–⁠3, T–6th
1905Albert Hernstein6–⁠1–⁠11–⁠1–⁠1, 4th
1904Oliver Cutts9–⁠31–⁠2, T–5th
1903Oliver Cutts4–⁠20–⁠2, 8th
1902Charles Best7–⁠2–⁠12–⁠2, 5th
1901D. M. Balliet4–⁠4–⁠10–⁠3–⁠1, T–7th
1900Alpha Jamison4–⁠40–⁠4, 9th
1899Alpha Jamison4–⁠4–⁠11–⁠2, 5th
1898Alpha Jamison3–⁠30–⁠1, T–6th
1897William Church5–⁠3–⁠11–⁠2, 5th
1896S.M. Hammond4–⁠2–⁠10–⁠2–⁠1, T–6th
1895D. M. Balliet4–⁠3
1894D. M. Balliet9–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1893D. M. Balliet5–⁠2–⁠14–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1892Knowlton Ames8–⁠04–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1891Knowlton Ames4–⁠04–⁠0, 1st, conference champions
1890Clinton Hare3–⁠32–⁠1, 2nd
1889George Reisner2–⁠1
1887Albert Berg0–⁠1

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