2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team American college football season
The 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by first-year head coach Ryan Walters , the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten's West Division. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana . The Purdue Boilermakers football team drew an average home attendance of 58,248 in 2023, the 30th highest in college football.[ 3]
Offseason
Coaching staff changes
Coaching staff departures
Name
Position
Following Team
Following Position
Jeff Brohm
Head coach
Louisville
Head coach
Brian Brohm
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Louisville
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Ron English
Co-defensive coordinator/secondary
Louisville
Defensive coordinator
Mark Hagen
Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line
Louisville
Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line
Chris Barclay
Running backs
Louisville
Running backs
David Elson
Linebackers
Wake Forest
Defensive analyst
Karl Maslowski
Special teams/assistant linebackers
Louisville
Special teams/assistant linebackers
Garrick McGee
Wide receivers
Louisville
Wide receivers
Dale Williams
Offensive line/tight ends
Louisville
Offensive quality control
Ryan Wallace
Tight ends/assistant offensive line
Louisville
Tight ends/special teams
Ashton Youboty
Cornerbacks
Coaching staff additions
Name
Position
Previous Team
Previous Position
Ryan Walters
Head Coach
Illinois
Defensive coordinator
Graham Harrell
Offensive coordinator
West Virginia
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Kevin Kane
Defensive coordinator
Illinois
Outside linebackers / Associate HC
Cory Patterson
Associate head coach/wide receivers
Illinois
Running backs
Sam Carter
Cornerbacks
Ole Miss
Cornerbacks
Lamar Conard
Running backs
Miami (OH)
Running backs
Joe Dineen
Outside linebackers
Illinois
Outside linebackers
Seth Doege
Tight ends
Ole Miss
Analyst
Brick Haley
Defensive line
Minnesota
Defensive line
Marcus Johnson
Offensive line
Missouri
Offensive line/run game coordinator/assistant head coach
Grant O'Brien
Safeties
Illinois
Safeties
Kiero Small
Director of strength and conditioning
Michigan
Assistant strength and conditioning
Transfers
Transfers out
The Boilermakers lost twelve players to the transfer portal.
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Transfer to
Spencer Holstege
#75
LB
6'5
275
Graduate
Grand Rapids, Michigan UCLA
Kobe Lewis #25
RB
5'9
175
Americus, Georgia Florida Atlantic
Lawrence Johnson
#90
LB
6'4
285
Senior
Fort Wayne, Indiana Auburn
Branson Deen #58
LB
6'3
255
Senior
Indianapolis, Indiana Miami (FL)
Jack Sullivan
#99
DE
6'5
275
Senior
Plainfield, Illinois USC
Chris Van Eekeren
#57
K
5'11
195
Chesterton, Indiana Temple
Greg Hudgins
#98
DT
6'4
230
Washington D.C. Charlotte
Eric Miller
#74
OT
6'7
305
Senior
Mason, Ohio Louisville
Terence Thomas
-
S
5'11
185
Youngstown, Ohio Akron
Brady Allen
#18
QB
6'5
210
Sophomore
Fort Branch, Indiana Louisville
Tristan Cox
#48
LB
6'3
235
Junior
Somerset, Kentucky Ohio
Jordan Buchanan
#19
CB
6'0
165
Sophomore
Suwanee, Georgia South Alabama
Jamari Brown
#7
CB
6'3
205
Senior
Pompano Beach, Florida Mississippi State
Transfers in
The Boilermakers added fourteen players via transfer.
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Transfer from
Salim Turner-Muhammad
#2
CB
6'0
170
Senior
Alexandria, Virginia Stanford
Hudson Card #1
QB
6'2
195
Junior
Austin, Texas Texas
Isaiah Nichols
#90
DL
6'3
300
Junior
Springdale, Arkansas Arkansas
Jalen Grant
#75
IOL
6'3
297
Senior
Chicago, Illinois Bowling Green
Ben Farrell
#64
OT
6'4
299
Senior
Grand Rapids, Michigan Indiana Wesleyan
Anthony Brown
#24
S
6'0
185
Milan, Tennessee Arkansas
Jeffrey M'ba
#0
DL
6'6
305
Junior
Libreville, Gabon Auburn
Malik Langham
#35
DL
6'6
269
Senior
Huntsville, AL Vanderbilt
Marquis Wilson
#16
CB
5'11
180
Senior
Windsor, CT Penn State
Braxton Myers
#12
CB
6'1
188
Freshman
Coppell, TX Ole Miss
Bennett Meredith
#18
QB
6'3
190
Freshman
Birmingham, AL Arizona State
Luke Griffin
#74
OT
6'5
275
Senior
Chatsworth, Georgia Missouri
Jahmal Edrine
#7
WR
6'3
210
Junior
Fort Lauderdale, Florida Florida Atlantic
Markevious Brown
#1
CB
6'0
170
Sophomore
Bradenton, Florida Ole Miss
Austin Johnson
#58
OL
6'4
305
Junior
Highlands Ranch, Colorado Colorado
Players drafted into the NFL
Preseason
Recruits
The Boilermakers signed a total of 17 recruits.
College recruiting information (2023)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Winston Berglund DB
Carmel, IN
Carmel High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
Apr 15, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Owen Davis LB
Richwood, OH
North Union High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jun 5, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Drake Carlson DT
Nashville, TN
Father Ryan High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
272 lb (123 kg)
Jun 13, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Zion Gunn CB
Winter Park, FL
Winter Park High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jun 13, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Ryan Browne QB
New Berlin, NY
Milford Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Oct 7, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Ethon Cole S
Minneola, FL
Lake Minneola High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jul 2, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Dillon Thieneman S
Westfield, IN
Westfield High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jun 14, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Jamarrion Harkless DL
Lexington, KY
Frederick Douglass High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
320 lb (150 kg)
Dec 21, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Will Heldt LB
Carmel, IN
Carmel High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Jun 25, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Ryne Shackelford LaGrange, OH
Keystone High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
Jun 27, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Jaron Tibbs WR
Indianapolis, IN
Cathedral High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Jun 28, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
George Burhenn TE
Fortville, IN
Cathedral High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Jul 1, 2022
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Issiah Walker OL
El Dorado, KS
Butler Community College
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
302 lb (137 kg)
Jan 24, 2023
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Derrick Rogers WR
Orlando, FL
Jones High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jan 29, 2023
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Arhmad Branch WR
Festus, MO
Festus High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jan 29, 2023
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Jimmy Liston OC
Hinsdale, IL
Fenwick High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
310 lb (140 kg)
Aug 31, 2021
Star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports :ESPN :
Mondrell Dean DE
Hurricane, WV
Hurricane High School
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
240 lb (110 kg)
Jan 31, 2023
Star ratings :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : 66 247Sports : 64
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 2 12:00 p.m. Fresno State * BTN L 35–39 54,898 [ 4] September 9 12:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech * ESPN2 W 24–17 65,632 [ 5] September 16 7:30 p.m. Syracuse * Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN NBC L 20–35 61,441
7:00 p.m. Wisconsin Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN FS1 L 17–38 55,529
September 30 3:30 p.m. Illinois Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry ) Peacock W 44–19 59,510
October 7 3:30 p.m. at Iowa Peacock L 14–20 69,250
October 14 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Ohio State Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Peacock L 7–41 57,319
October 28 3:30 p.m. at Nebraska FS1[ a] L 14–31 86,709
November 4 7:30 p.m. at No. 3 Michigan NBC L 13–41 110,245
November 11 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN NBC W 49–30 59,049
November 18 12:00 p.m. at Northwestern BTN L 15–23 23,291
November 25 12:00 p.m. Indiana BTN W 35–31 59,993
^ 1st half moved to FS2 to accommodate the conclusion of Oklahoma-Kansas, which originally aired on FOX
Roster
Game summaries
Fresno State
Game information
First quarter (11:40) PUR – Deion Burks 84-yard pass from Hudson Card, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 3 plays, 92 yards, 1:15; Purdue 7–0 )
(7:26) FRES – Erik Brooks 29-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:22; Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (14:57) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 1-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 8 plays, 17 yards, 4:01; Purdue 14–7 )
(12:29) FRES – Jalen Moss 8-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:28; Tied 14–14 )
(9:05) PUR – Deion Burks 17-yard pass from Hudson Card, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 3:20; Purdue 21–14 )
(0:00) FRES – Dylan Lynch 52-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 20 yards, 0:22; Purdue 21–17 ) Third quarter (14:49) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 98-yard kickoff return, Ben Freehill kick (Purdue 28–17
(6:44) FRES – Jaelen Gill 18-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Jalen Moss–Mikey Keene pass (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:59; Purdue 28–25 ) Fourth quarter (13:44) FRES – Malik Sherrod 1-yard run, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:44; Fresno State 32–28 )
(4:36) PUR – Devin Mockobee 11-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:41; Purdue 35–32 )
(0:59) FRES – Erik Brooks 22-yard pass from Mikey Keene, Dylan Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:31; Fresno State 39–35 )
Statistics
FRES
PUR
First downs
27
19
Plays–yards
81–487
61–363
Rushes–yards
37–116
30–109
Passing yards
371
254
Passing: comp –att –int
32–45–1
17–30–0
Time of possession
36:33
23:27
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Fresno State
Passing
Mikey Keene 31/44, 365 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing
Elijah Gilliam
20 carries, 93 yards
Receiving
Erik Brooks
9 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
Purdue
Passing
Hudson Card 17/30, 254 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Devin Mockobee 16 carries, 60 yards, TD
Receiving
Deion Burks 4 receptions, 152 yards, 2 TD
Virginia Tech
Game information
First quarter (11:26) PUR – Devin Mockobee 15-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:34; Purdue 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:03) PUR – Ben Freehill 43-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 04:11; Purdue 10–0 )
(12:39) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 21-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 00:12; Purdue 17–0 )
(5:54) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 30-yard pass from Grant Wells, John Love kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 02:37; Purdue 17–7 )
(2:51) VT – John Love 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 10 yards, 01:27; Purdue 17–10 )
(0:10) VT – Jaylin Lane 2-yard pass from Grant Wells, John Love kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 01:09; Tied 17–17 ) Fourth quarter (8:00) PUR – Hudson Card 2-yard run, Ben Freehill kick, (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 06:31; Purdue 24–17 )
Statistics
PUR
VT
First downs
22
19
Plays–yards
80–427
62–286
Rushes–yards
46–179
22–11
Passing yards
248
275
Passing: comp –att –int
23–34–0
18–40–2
Time of possession
38:01
21:59
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Purdue
Passing
Hudson Card 23/34, 248 yards
Rushing
Devin Mockobee 21 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Max Klare 8 receptions, 64 yards
Virginia Tech
Passing
Grant Wells 16/33, 243 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Malachi Thomas
6 carries, 18 yards
Receiving
Dae'Quan Wright 4 receptions, 77 yards
Syracuse
Game information
First quarter (3:47) SYR – Garrett Shrader 3-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 03:50; Syracuse 7–0 ) Second quarter (13:44) SYR – Garrett Shrader 35-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 01:47; Syracuse 14–0 )
(11:14) PUR – Deion Burks 2-yard pass from Hudson Card, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 02:30; Syracuse 14–7 )
(2:34) SYR – LeQuint Allen 2-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 03:16; Syracuse 21–7 ) Third quarter (4:28) PUR – Hudson Card 5-yard run, Ben Freehill kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 05:02; Syracuse 21–14 ) Fourth quarter (14:53) SYR – Garrett Shrader 1-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 04:35; Syracuse 28–14 )
(8:38) PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 1-yard run (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 06:15; Syracuse 28–20 )
(3:19) SYR – Garrett Shrader 28-yard run, Brady Denaburg kick (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 01:37; Syracuse 35–20 )
Statistics
SYR
PUR
First downs
28
29
Plays–yards
72–455
78–403
Rushes–yards
44–271
32–80
Passing yards
184
323
Passing: comp –att –int
14–28–1
32–46–1
Time of possession
29:28
30:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Syracuse
Passing
Garrett Shrader 14/28, 184 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Garrett Shrader
25 carries, 195 yards, 4 TD
Receiving
Damien Alford
4 receptions, 70 yards
Purdue
Passing
Hudson Card 32/46, 323 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Tyrone Tracy Jr. 10 carries, 38 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen
10 receptions, 114 yards
Wisconsin
Game Four – Wisconsin Badgers (2–1) vs. Purdue Boilermakers (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter
Total
Badgers 14
7
6 11 38
Boilermakers
3
0
14 0 17
at Ross-Ade Stadium , West Lafayette, Indiana
Date : September 22, 2023Game time : 6:00 p.m.Game weather : 79 °F (26 °C); Cloudy; Wind at SE4 MPHGame attendance : 55,529Referee : Jeffrey ServinskiTV announcers (FS1) : Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter WIS – Tanner Mordecai 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 10:05 Wisconsin 7–0 Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:25.
WIS – Tanner Mordecai 6-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 3:26 Wisconsin 14–0 Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:44.
PUR – Julio Macias 34-yard field goal, 0:17. Wisconsin 14–3. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:09. Second quarter WIS – Braelon Allen 14-yard run (Nathanial Vakos kick), 6:36 Wisconsin 21–3 Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:41. Third quarter WIS – Nathanial Vakos 38-yard field goal, 11:44. Wisconsin 24–3. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:07.
PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. 19-yard run (Julio Macias kick), 8:42 Wisconsin 24–10 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.
WIS – Nathanial Vakos 22-yard field goal, 3:54. Wisconsin 27–10. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:48.
PUR – Hudson Card 6-yard run (Julio Macias kick), 0:00 Wisconsin 27–17 Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54. Fourth quarter WIS – Nathanial Vakos 48-yard field goal, 12:52. Wisconsin 30–17. Drive: 5 plays, 16 yards, 2:01.
WIS – Braelon Allen 4-yard run (Tanner Mordecai pass), 3:35 Wisconsin 38–17 Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:27.
Top passers
Top rushers
WIS – Braelon Allen – 16 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
PUR – Tyrone Tracy Jr. – 8 rushes, 84 yards, 1 TD Top receivers
Top defenders
WIS – James Thompson Jr. – 6 tackles, 1 sack, 2 TFL, 1 PD
PUR – Sanoussi Kane – 9 tackles, 2 TFL, 1 PD
Awards and honors
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Weekly Awards
All-Conference Honors
References
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