College Football
#98

Purdue Boilermakers

Big Ten · 3-4

Ross-Ade Stadium · 57,282 seats

Purdue Boilermakers rank #98 among FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.004 points per play (Elo 1468), a 3-4 record in the Big Ten, and 46% of that rating still riding on preseason priors.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.004
#98 in FBS
Offense
+0.014
higher is better
Defense
+0.019
lower is better
SOS
+0.066
mean opp. rating
Elo
1468
Off EPA/play
+0.039
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.027
lower is better
Off success
+0.019
Def success
+0.009
Off explosive
+0.007
Def explosive
+0.020
Rush EPA
-0.012
offense
Pass EPA
+0.089
offense
Pts / drive
2.50
10.1 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
3.13
inside opp 40

Offense and Defense are the net rating's own split (offense − defense reconciles to net rating exactly); everything else is opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected. SOS is the mean net rating of every opponent on the schedule.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Purdue's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.024

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior season rating-0.056

Last season's final rating, for comparison

Offseason adjustment+0.032

This season's prior minus last season's final rating — our offseason risers/fallers number

Prior remaining46%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production48%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent+0.19σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+4.6 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeNo

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

+0.00-0.02Wk 1Wk 8

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1vsIndiana StateW 44–19———
2vsWake ForestL 36–38———
3@UCLAL 38–52———
4vsNotre DameL 10–49———
5@IllinoisW 24–17———
6vsMinnesotaW 41–13———
7vsWashingtonL 26–38———
9@Penn StateOct 31———
10vsMarylandNov 7———
11@IowaNov 14———
12vsWisconsinNov 21———
13@IndianaNov 28———