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at its 5-year level▲ Up 5 this season
Career70since 1936
Peak871943
Last 565seasons
#58 nationally · 3-3 (2-1 conf)
Résumé #41 · record ahead of its play
Schedule so far #12
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Purdue Boilermakers
Big Ten · West Lafayette, IN · Ross-Ade Stadium · Head coach Barry Odom
75-44-6 all time (125 meetings since 1892)
Purdue leads
Last: lost 56-3 (2025) · Indiana has won 2 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
5AP top-10
17All-Americans
119NFL picks
48.0%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1892. Every season →
Chemistry
67
61Foundation
74Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +10
early · #21 of 138
HC year2
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC2
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 3-3 | Big Ten | — | #58 | 68 | Barry Odom |
| 2025 | 2-10 | Big Ten | — | #76 | 63 | Barry Odom |
| 2024 | 1-11 | Big Ten | — | #100 | 56 | Ryan Walters |
| 2023 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #73 | 62 | Ryan Walters |
| 2022 | 8-6 | Big Ten | — | #45 | 71 | Jeff Brohm; Brian Brohm |
| 2021 | 9-4 | Big Ten | — | #35 | 74 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2020 | 2-4 | Big Ten | — | #45 | 64 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2019 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #64 | 64 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2018 | 6-7 | Big Ten | — | #36 | 73 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2017 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #30 | 75 | Jeff Brohm |
| 2016 | 3-9 | Big Ten | — | #107 | 52 | Darrell Hazell; Gerad Parker |
| 2015 | 2-10 | Big Ten | — | #94 | 56 | Darrell Hazell |
| 2014 | 3-9 | Big Ten | — | #89 | 58 | Darrell Hazell |
| 2013 | 1-11 | Big Ten | — | #109 | 52 | Darrell Hazell |
| 2012 | 6-7 | Big Ten | — | #72 | 60 | Danny Hope; Patrick Higgins |
| 2011 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #76 | 61 | Danny Hope |
| 2010 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #86 | 56 | Danny Hope |
| 2009 | 5-7 | Big Ten | — | #67 | 63 | Danny Hope |
| 2008 | 4-8 | Big Ten | — | #62 | 64 | Joe Tiller |
| 2007 | 8-5 | Big Ten | — | #44 | 71 | Joe Tiller |
| 2006 | 8-6 | Big Ten | — | #63 | 63 | Joe Tiller |
| 2005 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #30 | 75 | Joe Tiller |
| 2004 | 7-5 | Big Ten | — | #14 | 79 | Joe Tiller |
| 2003 | 9-4 | Big Ten | #18 | #23 | 77 | Joe Tiller |
| 2002 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #32 | 74 | Joe Tiller |
| 2001 | 6-6 | Big Ten | — | #54 | 68 | Joe Tiller |
| 2000 | 8-4 | Big Ten | #13 | #21 | 76 | Joe Tiller |
| 1999 | 7-5 | Big Ten | #25 | #19 | 78 | Joe Tiller |
| 1998 | 9-4 | Big Ten | #24 | #10 | 83 | Joe Tiller |
| 1997 | 9-3 | Big Ten | #15 | #28 | 74 | Joe Tiller |
| 1996 | 3-8 | Big Ten | — | #61 | 63 | Jim Colletto |
| 1995 | 4-6-1 | Big Ten | — | #19 | 76 | Jim Colletto |
| 1994 | 4-5-2 | Big Ten | — | #33 | 71 | Jim Colletto |
| 1993 | 1-10 | Big Ten | — | #63 | 62 | Jim Colletto |
| 1992 | 4-7 | Big Ten | — | #57 | 64 | Jim Colletto |
| 1991 | 4-7 | Big Ten | — | #58 | 63 | Jim Colletto |
| 1990 | 2-9 | Big Ten | — | #78 | 57 | Fred Akers |
| 1989 | 3-8 | Big Ten | — | #73 | 59 | Fred Akers |
| 1988 | 4-7 | Big Ten | — | #85 | 53 | Fred Akers |
| 1987 | 3-7-1 | Big Ten | — | #66 | 59 | Fred Akers |
| 1986 | 3-8 | Big Ten | — | #84 | 53 | Leon Burtnett |
| 1985 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #45 | 68 | Leon Burtnett |
| 1984 | 7-5 | Big Ten | — | #43 | 68 | Leon Burtnett |
| 1983 | 3-7-1 | Big Ten | — | #70 | 58 | Leon Burtnett |
| 1982 | 3-8 | Big Ten | — | #63 | 59 | Leon Burtnett |
| 1981 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #54 | 66 | Jim Young |
| 1980 | 9-3 | Big Ten | #17 | #25 | 76 | Jim Young |
| 1979 | 10-2 | Big Ten | #10 | #33 | 74 | Jim Young |
| 1978 | 9-2-1 | Big Ten | #13 | #26 | 76 | Jim Young |
| 1977 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #54 | 66 | Jim Young |
| 1976 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #49 | 68 | Alex Agase |
| 1975 | 4-7 | Big Ten | — | #73 | 60 | Alex Agase |
| 1974 | 4-6-1 | Big Ten | — | #50 | 67 | Alex Agase |
| 1973 | 5-6 | Big Ten | — | #38 | 69 | Alex Agase |
| 1972 | 6-5 | Big Ten | — | #20 | 76 | Bob DeMoss |
| 1971 | 3-7 | Big Ten | — | #30 | 68 | Bob DeMoss |
| 1970 | 4-6 | Big Ten | — | #31 | 72 | Bob DeMoss |
| 1969 | 8-2 | Big Ten | #18 | #19 | 79 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1968 | 8-2 | Big Ten | #10 | #11 | 81 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1967 | 8-2 | Big Ten | #9 | #5 | 85 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1966 | 9-2 | Big Ten | #7 | #11 | 82 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1965 | 7-2-1 | Big Ten | — | #9 | 84 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1964 | 6-3 | Big Ten | — | #13 | 78 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1963 | 5-4 | Big Ten | — | #40 | 72 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1962 | 4-4-1 | Big Ten | — | #13 | 80 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1961 | 6-3 | Big Ten | #12 | #12 | 78 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1960 | 4-4-1 | Big Ten | #19 | #9 | 81 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1959 | 5-2-2 | Big Ten | — | #19 | 75 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1958 | 6-1-2 | Big Ten | #13 | #6 | 85 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1957 | 5-4 | Big Ten | — | #13 | 78 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1956 | 3-4-2 | Big Ten | — | #24 | 73 | Jack Mollenkopf |
| 1955 | 5-3-1 | Big Ten | — | #36 | 70 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1954 | 5-3-1 | Big Ten | — | #9 | 80 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1953 | 2-7 | Big Ten | — | #40 | 70 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1952 | 4-3-2 | Western | #18 | #17 | 76 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1951 | 5-4 | Western | — | #34 | 71 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1950 | 2-7 | Western | — | #54 | 65 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1949 | 4-5 | Western | — | #27 | 73 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1948 | 3-6 | Western | — | #42 | 68 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1947 | 5-4 | Western | — | #20 | 76 | Stuart Holcomb |
| 1946 | 2-6-1 | Western | — | #39 | 69 | Cecil Isbell |
| 1945 | 7-3 | Western | — | #13 | 79 | Cecil Isbell |
| 1944 | 5-5 | Western | — | #11 | 79 | Cecil Isbell |
| 1943 | 9-0 | Western | #5 | #4 | 87 | Elmer Burnham |
| 1942 | 1-8 | Western | — | #64 | 58 | Elmer Burnham |
| 1941 | 2-5-1 | Western | — | #46 | 66 | Mal Elward |
| 1940 | 2-6 | Western | — | #31 | 71 | Mal Elward |
| 1939 | 3-3-2 | Western | — | #40 | 68 | Mal Elward |
| 1938 | 5-1-2 | Western | — | #22 | 75 | Mal Elward |
| 1937 | 4-3-1 | Western | — | #41 | 68 | Mal Elward |
| 1936 | 5-2-1 | Western | — | #22 | 73 | Noble Kizer |
| 1935 | 4-4 | Western | — | #29 | 73 early | Noble Kizer |
| 1934 | 5-3 | Western | — | #25 | 73 early | Noble Kizer |
| 1933 | 6-1-1 | Western | — | #4 | 83 early | Noble Kizer |
| 1932 | 7-0-1 | Western | — | #5 | 84 early | Noble Kizer |
| 1931 | 9-1 | Western | — | #20 | 75 early | Noble Kizer |
| 1930 | 6-2 | Western | — | #7 | 82 early | Noble Kizer |
| 1929 | 8-0 | Western | — | #4 | 82 early | James Phelan |
| 1928 | 5-2-1 | Western | — | #13 | 77 early | James Phelan |
| 1927 | 6-2 | Western | — | #20 | 75 early | James Phelan |
| 1926 | 5-2-1 | Western | — | #28 | 70 early | James Phelan |
| 1925 | 3-4-1 | Western | — | #37 | 67 early | James Phelan |
| 1924 | 5-2 | Western | — | #25 | 70 early | James Phelan |
| 1923 | 2-5-1 | Western | — | #57 | 58 early | James Phelan |
| 1922 | 1-5-1 | Western | — | #57 | 59 early | James Phelan |
| 1921 | 1-6 | Western | — | #24 | 68 early | William Dietz |
| 1920 | 2-5 | Western | — | #44 | 62 early | Butch Scanlon |
| 1919 | 2-4-1 | Western | — | #36 | 66 early | Butch Scanlon |
| 1918 | 3-3 | Western | — | — | — | Butch Scanlon |
| 1917 | 3-4 | Western | — | #41 | 60 early | Cleo O'Donnell |
| 1916 | 2-4-1 | Western | — | #50 | 56 early | Cleo O'Donnell |
| 1915 | 3-3-1 | Western | — | #28 | 66 early | Andy Smith |
| 1914 | 5-2 | Western | — | #16 | 74 early | Andy Smith |
| 1913 | 4-1-2 | Western | — | #19 | 69 early | Andy Smith |
| 1912 | 4-2-1 | Western | — | #8 | 78 early | M.H. Horr |
| 1911 | 3-4 | Western | — | #27 | 63 early | M.H. Horr |
| 1910 | 1-5 | Western | — | #35 | 57 early | M.H. Horr |
| 1909 | 2-5 | Western | — | #46 | 39 early | Frederick Speik |
| 1908 | 4-3 | Western | — | #28 | 63 early | Frederick Speik |
| 1907 | 0-5 | Western | — | #37 | 54 early | L.C. Turner |
| 1906 | 0-5 | Western | — | #33 | 56 early | M.E. Witham |
| 1905 | 6-1-1 | Western | — | #6 | 86 early | A.E. Hernstein |
| 1904 | 9-3 | Western | — | #22 | 64 early | Oliver Cutts |
| 1903 | 4-2 | Western | — | #31 | 53 early | Oliver Cutts |
| 1902 | 7-2-1 | Western | — | #15 | 66 early | Charles Best |
| 1901 | 4-4-1 | Western | — | #21 | 52 early | D.M. Balliet |
| 1900 | 4-4 | Western | — | #21 | 33 early | Alpha Jamison |
| 1899 | 4-4-1 | Western | — | #21 | 43 early | Alpha Jamison |
| 1898 | 3-3 | Western | — | #9 | 57 early | Alpha Jamison |
| 1897 | 5-3-1 | Western | — | #13 | 36 early | Bill Church |
| 1896 | 4-2-1 | Western | — | — | — | S.M. Hammond |
| 1895 | 4-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | D.M. Balliet |
| 1894 | 8-1 | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | D.M. Balliet |
| 1893 | 5-2-1 | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | D.M. Balliet |
| 1892 | 8-0 | Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic | — | — | — | Knowlton Ames |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.