2025 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2025 Purdue Boilermakers football
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
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
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 January 10, 2025 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

Outgoing transfers

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Tayvion Galloway	19	TE	6'5"	235	Fr.	Chillicothe, Ohio	Middle Tennessee
Derrick Rogers Jr.	3	CB	6' 1"	175	So.	Orlando, Florida	Florida Atlantic
Mahamane Moussa	77	OT	6' 4"	300	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana	Louisville
Koy Beasley	13	S	5' 10"	187	Fr.	Cincinnati, Ohio	Miami (OH)
Anthony Boswell	66	OL	6' 2"	293	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana	Toledo
Yanni Karlaftis	14	LB	6' 3"	235	Jr.	West Lafayette, Indiana	Northwestern
Ryan Browne	15	QB	6' 4"	210	Fr.	Clarkston, Michigan	North Carolina
Cole Brevard	91	DL	6' 3"	333	Sr.	Carmel, Indiana	Texas
Dillon Thieneman	31	S	6' 0"	207	So.	Westfield, Indiana	Oregon
Marcos Davila	5	QB	6' 3"	233	Fr.	West Lafayette, Indiana	Nebraska
Jaron Tibbs	13	WR	6' 3"	214	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana	Kansas State
Leland Smith	12	WR	6' 4"	219	So.	Houston, Texas	San Jose State
Will Heldt	15	EDGE	6' 6"	265	So.	Carmel, Indiana	Clemson
Tarrion Grant	12	CB	6' 2"	197	Fr.	Sumter, South Carolina	Texas Tech
Joseph Jefferson II	32	S	6' 0"	190	So.	Indianapolis, Indiana	Western Michigan
Max Klare	86	TE	6' 4"	240	So.	Guilford, Indiana	Ohio State
Drew Biber	82	TE	6' 5"	245	Jr.	Cedarburg, Wisconsin	Minnesota
Keelan Crimmins	30	P	6' 3"	223	Jr.	Spotswood, Victoria, Australia
Jalen Grant	75	OL	6' 3"	285	Sr.	Chicago, Illinois	NC State
Elijah Jackson	33	RB	5' 10"	191	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana	Ball State
Aaron Roberts	61	OL	6' 4"	301	Jr.	Indianapolis, Indiana
Jahmal Edrine	7	WR	6' 3"	215	Jr.	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Virginia
Botros Alisandro	19	S	6' 1"	186	Jr.	Manchester, New Hampshire	Old Dominion
Demarjhe Lewis	34	DL	6' 3"	300	Sr.	Griffin, Georgia
Shamar Rigby	16	WR	6' 3"	187	Fr.	St. Petersburg, Florida	Oklahoma State
Nyland Green	2	CB	6' 1"	186	Jr.	Covington, Georgia
C. J. Smith	3	WR	6' 3"	195	So.	Apopka, Florida	Memphis
Jeffrey M'Ba	0	DL	6' 6"	302	Sr.	Libreville, Gabon	SMU
DJ Wingfield	55	OL	6' 4"	316	Sr.	Torrance, California	USC
Anthony Brown	24	S	6' 0"	195	So.	Detroit, Michigan
Antonio Stevens	11	S	6' 2"	217	Jr.	Nashville, Tennessee

Coaching depatures

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

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
CJ Nunnally IV	DE	6' 3"	240	Sr.	Douglasville, Georgia	Akron
Malachi Singleton	QB	6' 1"	225	Fr.	Kennesaw, Georgia	Arkansas
Alex Sanford	LB	6' 1"	225	So.	Oxford, Mississippi	Arkansas
Carson Dean	LB	6' 4"	234	Fr.	Carrollton, Texas	Arkansas
Tahj Ra-El	S	6' 2"	192	Sr.	Charlotte, North Carolina	Memphis
Breeon Ishmail	DE	6' 3"	260	So.	Cincinnati, Ohio	Michigan
Christian Moore	TE	6' 3"	240	Sr.	Huntington Beach, California	UNLV
Mason Vicari	OL	6' 4"	305	Fr.	Sacramento, California	UNLV
Christian Earls	TE	6' 8"	290	Jr.	Chandler, Arizona	UNLV
Hank Purvis	OL	6' 5"	330	Fr.	Wichita, Kansas	UNLV
Jalen St. John	OL	6' 5"	330	Sr.	Saint Louis, Missouri	UNLV
Tony Grimes	DB	6' 2"	190	Sr.	Virginia Beach, Virginia	UNLV
Mani Powell	LB	6' 2"	230	Jr.	Fayetteville, Arkansas	UNLV
Chauncey Magwood	WR	6' 0"	187	Jr.	Leesburg, Georgia	UCF
EJ Colson	QB	6' 1"	200	Fr.	Ellenwood, Georgia	UCF
Charles Ross	WR	6' 1"	165	Sr.	Culver City, California	USC
Malachi Thomas	RB	6' 0"	215	Jr.	Hartwell, Georgia	Virginia Tech
Luca Puccinelli	TE	6' 6"	250	Fr.	Richmond, Virginia	Wake Forest
Evans Chuba	QB	6' 4"	215	Fr.	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Washington State
Isaiah Myers	WR	6' 5"	180	So.	Cincinnati, Ohio	Charlotte
Nathan Leacock	WR	6' 3"	200	Fr.	Raleigh, North Carolina	Tennessee
Ryan Turner	CB	6' 0"	191	So.	Hollywood, Florida	Boston College
Crew Wakley	S	6' 0"	200	Jr.	Raleigh, North Carolina	BYU
Sam Dubwig	P	6' 3"	231	Fr.	Cabot, Arkansas	Arkansas
Richard Toney Jr.	S	6' 0"	189	Jr.	Arlington, Texas	TCU
Chad Brown	CB	6' 2"	183	Sr.	Lawrenceville, New Jersey	Nevada

Coaching acquisitions

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
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 (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: ^[1]^[2]

Game summaries

vs Ball State

Pregame line	Over/under

Ball State Cardinals (0–0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Boilermakers			0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BSU	PUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ball State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Southern Illinois

Pregame line	Over/under

Southern Illinois Salukis (0–0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Salukis			0
Boilermakers			0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: September 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SIU	PUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs USC

Pregame line	Over/under

USC Trojans (0–0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Trojans			0
Boilermakers			0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: September 13

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	USC	PUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Notre Dame

Pregame line	Over/under

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Boilermakers			0
Fighting Irish			0

at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana

Date: September 20

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PUR	ND
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Illinois

Pregame line	Over/under

Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Fighting Illini			0
Boilermakers			0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: October 4

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ILL	PUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Minnesota

Pregame line	Over/under

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Minnesota Golden Gophers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Boilermakers			0
Golden Gophers			0

at Huntington Bank Stadium • Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: October 11

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PUR	MINN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Minnesota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Northwestern

Pregame line	Over/under

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Boilermakers			0
Wildcats			0

at Martin Stadium • Evanston, Illinois

Date: October 18

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PUR	NU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Northwestern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Rutgers

Pregame line	Over/under

Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0–0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Scarlet Knights			0
Boilermakers			0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: October 25

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RUTG	PUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Michigan

Pregame line	Over/under

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Michigan Wolverines (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Boilermakers			0
Wolverines			0

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: November 1

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PUR	MICH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Ohio State

Pregame line	Over/under

Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buckeyes			0
Boilermakers			0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: November 8

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	OSU	PUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Washington

Pregame line	Over/under

Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) at Washington Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Boilermakers			0
Huskies			0

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington

Date: November 15

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	PUR	WASH
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Washington	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Indiana

Pregame line	Over/under

Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) vs Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hoosiers			0
Boilermakers			0

at Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: November 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	IU	PUR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2025 Purdue Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
^ "2025 Football Schedule". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[1] "2025 Purdue Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

[2] "2025 Football Schedule". Purdue University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.

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