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Purdue

2026 Season Performance

#40
Rank
3-3
Record
39.8
Points
0.801
SOS

Current Form

W2 streak
HOT
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #14 Minnesota 41-13
Worst L vs #36 Wake Forest 36-38

Record Splits

Home 2-2
Away 1-1
Conference 2-1
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#54.5
avg opponent rank
#4
toughest left
72.87
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#102 Washington
3-3
+7.48
9
10-31
@
#63 Penn State
3-3
+13.71
10
11-07
vs
#110 Maryland
2-4
+7.13
11
11-14
@
#22 Iowa
5-1
+16.34
12
11-21
vs
#26 Wisconsin
4-1
+10.72
13
11-28
@
#4 Indiana
6-0
+17.49

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#35
#59
#83
#107
#130
Pre
#91
W3
#107
W6
#40
W9
#47
W12
#45
W15
#45

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/04
W
NR vs FCS Indiana State
44-19
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#69 vs #36 Wake Forest
36-38 OT
-7.5
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.2 -8.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.7 -6.5
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -7.1
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.3
Against the Spread (+2.5, +0.5)
+0.1 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
-0.8
3
09/20
L
#98 @ #15 UCLA
38-52
-4.0
-4.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -1.9
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -3.7
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.4
Against the Spread (+13.5, -0.5)
-0.1 -4.5
Total -4.5 pts
-0.5
4
09/26
L
#107 vs #3 Notre Dame
10-49
-10.2
-11.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+4.1 -6.3
Loss Record Modifier
+2.3 -4.0
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -7.3
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.6
Against the Spread (+27.5, -11.5)
-2.9 -11.5
Total -11.5 pts
-1.3
5
10/03
W
#120 @ #98 Illinois
24-17
+18.9
+27.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.1 18.6
Margin Scaling
+1.8 20.4
Recency Weighting
+3.7 24.1
Against the Spread (+9.75, +16.75)
+3.0 27.1
Total 27.1 pts
+8.2
6
10/11
W
#82 vs #14 Minnesota
41-13
+39.5
+29.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+7.6 16.6
Margin Scaling
+5.9 22.6
Recency Weighting
+4.1 26.6
Against the Spread (+2.75, +30.75)
+3.0 29.6
Total 29.6 pts
-9.9
Total
3-3 Record
36.8
32.5
-4.3

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
47-74
Record
39%
Win Rate
#61
Avg Rank
#9
Best Rank
0.885
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#107
2017
#24
2018
#17
2019
#78
2020
#50
2021
#13
2022
#13
2023
#72
2024
#131
2025
#123
2026
#45

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 3-3 (50%) #45 #40 35.3 0.816 -
2025 Big Ten 2-10 (17%) #123 #32 -55.9 0.919 -
2024 Big Ten 1-11 (8%) #131 #68 -82.9 0.877 -
2023 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #72 #24 16.0 0.898 -
2022 Big Ten 8-5 (62%) #13 #11 153.9 0.840 -
2021 Big Ten 8-4 (67%) #13 #9 175.6 0.886 -
2020 Big Ten 2-4 (33%) #50 #42 29.9 0.961 -
2019 Big Ten 4-8 (33%) #78 #44 7.2 0.881 -
2018 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #17 #14 137.2 0.934 -
2017 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #24 #19 117.8 0.879 -
2016 Big Ten 3-9 (25%) #107 #65 -45.1 0.844 -