2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2025 Purdue Boilermakers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Barry Odom (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Josh Henson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Scherer (1st season)
Home stadium	Ross-Ade Stadium

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Indiana		0	–	0					0	–	0
Iowa		0	–	0					0	–	0
Maryland		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan		0	–	0					0	–	0
Michigan State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Minnesota		0	–	0					0	–	0
Nebraska		0	–	0					0	–	0
Northwestern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Ohio State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Oregon		0	–	0					0	–	0
Penn State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Purdue		0	–	0					0	–	0
Rutgers		0	–	0					0	–	0
UCLA		0	–	0					0	–	0
USC		0	–	0					0	–	0
Washington		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wisconsin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 22, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team is an American football team that will represent Purdue University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers will play home games at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The team is expected to be led head coach Barry Odom, in his first season in the post.

Offseason

Positions key

ATH	Athlete		C	Center		CB	Cornerback		DB	Defensive back
DE	Defensive end		DL	Defensive lineman		DT	Defensive tackle		FB	Fullback
FS	Free safety		G	Guard		K	Kicker		KR	Kickoff returner
LB	Linebacker		LS	Long snapper		MLB	Middle linebacker		OT	Offensive tackle
OL	Offensive lineman		OLB	Outside linebacker		NT	Nose tackle		P	Punter
PR	Punt returner		QB	Quarterback		RS	Return specialist		RB	Running back
S	Safety		SS	Strong safety		TE	Tight end		WR	Wide receiver

Departures

Team departures

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason

Outgoing transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school

Coaching depatures

Name	Previous Position	New Position
Ryan Walters	Purdue – Head coach	None
Cory Patterson	Purdue – Associate head coach / wide receivers coach	Oklahoma State – Running backs coach
Kevin Kane	Purdue – Defensive coordinator	None
Chris Petrilli	Purdue – Special team coordinator	None
Sam Carter	Purdue – Cornerbacks coach	None
Joe Dineen	Purdue – Defensive ends coach	None
Brick Haley	Purdue – Defensive line coach	None
Marcus Johnson	Purdue – Offensive line coach	None
Grant O'Brien	Purdue – Safeties coach	None
Justin Sinz	Purdue – Tight ends coach	None

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Malachi Singleton		QB	6' 1"	225	Fr.	Kennesaw, Georgia	Arkansas
Alex Sanford		LB	6' 1"	225	So.	Oxford, Mississippi	Arkansas

Coaching acquisitions

Name	Previous Position	New Position
Barry Odom	UNLV – Head coach	Purdue – Head coach
Cornell Ford	UNLV – Running backs coach	Purdue – Assistant head coach / wide receivers coach
Josh Henson	USC – Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach	Purdue – Offensive coordinator / tight ends coach
Kelvin Green	Arkansas – Defensive line coach	Purdue – Defensive line coach
Jake Trump	Arkansas – Defensive quality control	Purdue – Defensive ends coach
Darin Hinshaw	UCF – Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach	Purdue – Running backs coach
Charles Clark	Memphis – Defensive backs coach	Purdue – Defensive backs coach
Michael Scherer	UNLV – Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach	Purdue – Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach
James Shibest	UNLV – Special teams coordinator	Purdue – Special teams coordinator
Vance Vice	UNLV – Offensive line coach	Purdue – Offensive line coach

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
August 30	Ball State*	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
September 6	Southern Illinois*	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
September 13	USC	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
September 20	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Battle for the Shillelagh Trophy)
October 4	Illinois	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)
October 11	at Minnesota	Huntington Bank Stadium Minneapolis, MN
October 18	at Northwestern	Martin Stadium Evanston, IL
October 25	Rutgers	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
November 1	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI
November 8	Ohio State	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
November 15	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA
November 29	Indiana	Ross-Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)
*Non-conference game Source: