2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

2021 Purdue Boilermakers football

Music City Bowl champion

Music City Bowl, W 48–45 OT vs. Tennessee

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 9–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Jeff Brohm (5th season)

Co-offensive coordinators|

* Brian Brohm (5th season)
* JaMarcus Shephard (4th season)

Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Brad Lambert (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinators|

* Ron English (1st season)
* Mark Hagen (1st season)

Base defense| Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium| Ross–Ade Stadium

Seasons

← 2020

2022 →

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^  |   | 8  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 12  | – | 2  |
No. 6 Ohio State x  |   | 8  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 2  |
No. 9 Michigan State |   | 7  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 2  |
Penn State |   | 4  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Maryland |   | 3  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 6  |
Rutgers |   | 2  | – | 7  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 8  |
Indiana |   | 0  | – | 9  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
West Division
No. 23 Iowa xy  |   | 7  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 10  | – | 4  |
Minnesota |   | 6  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Wisconsin |   | 6  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Purdue |   | 6  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 4  |
Illinois |   | 4  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Nebraska |   | 1  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Northwestern |   | 1  | – | 8  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Championship: Michigan 42, Iowa 3

* ^ – College Football Playoff participant
* $ – Conference champion
* x – Division champion/co-champions
* y – Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, and competed as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference. This was head coach Jeff Brohm's fifth season with Purdue.

## Offseason

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### Coaching changes

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On December 17, 2020, Purdue announced that defensive coordinator Bob Diaco would not return to the coaching staff.[1] On January 10, 2021, the school hired Mark Hagen as defensive line coach, replacing Terrance Jamison. Hagen had coached at Purdue from 2000−10 and was most recently at Texas.[2] Later that month, Brad Lambert from Marshall was hired as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach,[3] while Ron English from Florida was hired as cornerback coach.[4] In April, Jamal Adams from Navy was hired as cornerback coach. On June 16, Jeff Brohm announced that Lambert, English, and Hagen would all serve as co-defensive coordinators in addition to their regular coaching duties, with Lambert making the game-day play calls.[5] Former graduate assistants Justin Sinz and TJ McCollum would move to recruiting positions. In August, David Elson from Marian University was hired as quality control assistant and Mel Mills was hired as director of player development.[6]

### Transfers

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Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2020 squad included:[7]

Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Maliq Carr | 6 | Wide receiver | 6'4" | 230 | Sophomore | Oak Park, Michigan | Transferred
Amad Anderson | 10 | Wide receiver | 5'11" | 170 | Junior (Redshirt) | Staten Island, New York | Transferred
Jared Sparks | 12 | Wide receiver | 6'1" | 200 | Senior (Redshirt) | Geismar, Louisiana | Graduate transfer
Geovonte Howard | 13 | Cornerback | 5'11" | 185 | Senior | Missouri City, Texas | Transferred
Steven Faucheux | 93 | Linebacker | 6'5" | 272 | Sophomore (Redshirt) | West Chester, Ohio | Transferred

Incoming

Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | Prev. School

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Octavius Brothers | 20 | Linebacker | 6'2" | 210 | Sophomore | Brevard County, Florida | Transferred | Auburn
Broc Thompson | 29 | Wide receiver | 6'3" | 181 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana | Transferred | Marshall
Damarjhe Lewis | 34 | Linebacker / Defensive back | 6'3" | 301 | Freshman (Redshirt) | Griffin, Georgia | Transferred | Indiana
Dylan Downing | 38 | Running back | 5'11" | 212 | Freshman (Redshirt) | Carmel, Indiana | Transferred | UNLV
Tyler Witt | 78 | Offensive lineman | 6'2" | 295 | Graduate | Joliet, Illinois | Graduate transfer | Western Kentucky
Joseph Anderson | 95 | Defensive end | 6'4" | 268 | Sophomore | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Transferred | South Carolina
C. J. McWilliams |  | Cornerback | 5'11" | 164 | Senior (Redshirt) | Miami, Florida | Graduate transfer | Florida

### 2021 NFL Draft

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See also: 2021 NFL draft

Boilermakers who were picked in the 2021 NFL Draft:

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Team

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2  | 49  | Rondale Moore | Wide receiver | Arizona Cardinals
4  | 113  | Derrick Barnes | Linebacker | Detroit Lions

## Preseason

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### Recruits

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The Boilermakers signed a total of 16 recruits.

College recruiting information (2021)

Name  | Hometown  | School  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date
Yanni Karlaftis
LB | West Lafayette, IN | West Lafayette High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | Dec 17, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Preston Terrell
WR | Brownsburg, IN | Brownsburg High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 186 lb (84 kg)  | Sep 15, 2019
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Deion Burks
WR | Belleville, MI | Belleville High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  | May 13, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Jah'von Grigsby
DB | Baton Rouge, LA | Scotlandville Magnet High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 185 lb (84 kg)  | Dec 5, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Zach Richards
OL | Mooresville, IN | Mooresville High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 285 lb (129 kg)  | Apr 24, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
J. Alstott-VanDeVanter
OL | Mooresville, IN | Mooresville High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 275 lb (125 kg)  | Jan 9, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Marcus Mbow
OL | Wauwatosa, WI | Wauwatosa East High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 310 lb (140 kg)  | Dec 16, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Rickey Smith
DB | Orlando, FL | Jones High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 180 lb (82 kg)  | Jul 28, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Tristan Cox
LB | Pulaski County, KY | Pulaski County High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 228 lb (103 kg)  | Apr 8, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Brandon Calloway
DB | Griffin, GA | Griffin High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 184 lb (83 kg)  | Mar 15, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Ja'Quez Cross
ATH | Fordyce, AR | Fordyce High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  | Oct 30, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Khordae Sydnor
DE | New Rochelle, NY | Iona Preparatory School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 230 lb (100 kg)  | Apr 25, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Mahamane Moussa
OL | Indianapolis, IN | Pike High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 268 lb (122 kg)  | Aug 11, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Drew Biber
TE | Cedarburg, WI | Cedarburg High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  | Oct 18, 2020
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Devin Mockobee
RB | Boonville, IN | Boonville High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  | Jun 16, 2021
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:
Jack Ansell
P | Warrnambool, Australia  | Brauer College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 76    Rivals: 76    247Sports: 76

*   * Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

* "Purdue Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
*   * "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
*   * "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
*   *

## Schedule

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The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

2021 Purdue Boilermakers season resultsDate| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4 |  7:00 p.m. |  Oregon State* |  |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

|  FS1 | W 30–21|  53,656
September 11 |  3:00 p.m. | at UConn* |  |

* Rentschler Field
* East Hartford, CT

|  CBSSN | W 49–0|  14,817
September 18 |  2:30 p.m. | at No. 12 Notre Dame* |  |

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

|  NBC | L 13–27|  74,341
September 25 |  3:30 p.m. |  Illinois |  |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon)

|  BTN | W 13–9|  52,840
October 2 |  12:00 p.m. |  Minnesota |  |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

|  BTN | L 13–20|  51,111
October 16 |  3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Iowa |  |

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

|  ABC | W 24–7|  69,250
October 23 |  3:00 p.m. |  Wisconsin | No. 25 |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

|  BTN | L 13–30|  61,320
October 30 |  3:30 p.m. | at Nebraska |  |

* Memorial Stadium
* Lincoln, NE

|  ESPN2 | W 28–23|  85,902
November 6 |  3:30 p.m. |  No. 3 Michigan State |  |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

|  ABC | W 40–29|  57,748
November 13 |  3:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Ohio State | No. 19 |

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

|  ABC | L 31–59|  101,009
November 20 |  12:00 p.m. | at Northwestern |  |

* Wrigley Field
* Chicago, IL (Wildcats Classic)

|  BTN | W 32–14|  31,500
November 27 |  3:30 p.m. |  Indiana |  |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)

|  FS1 | W 44–7|  61,320
December 30 |  3:00 p.m. | vs. Tennessee* |  |

* Nissan Stadium
* Nashville, TN (Music City Bowl)

|  ESPN | W 48–45 OT|  69,489

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP and CFP Rankings after November 2
* All times are in Eastern time
* Source: [8]

## Roster

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2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `0` | Milton Wright | Jr
QB | `1` | Michael Alaimo |  Fr
WR | `2` | Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen  |  Fr
WR | `3` | David Bell | Jr
WR | `8` | TJ Sheffield | RSo
WR | `9` | Mershawn Rice  | RSo
QB | `11` | Jack Albers | RSo
QB | `12` | Austin Burton | RSr
QB | `13` | Jack Plummer | RJr
QB | `16` | Aidan O'Connell | RSr
QB | `17` | Christian Gelov |  Fr
WR | `18` | Deion Burks | Fr
QB | `21` | Andrew Hobson |  Fr
RB | `22` | King Doerue | Jr
WR | `25` | Marcellus Moore |  Fr
WR | `26` | Andrew Sowinski |  Fr
RB | `28` | Ja'Quez Cross | Fr
WR | `29` | Broc Thompson | Jr
RB | `32` | Zac Tuinei |  Fr
WR | `33` | Jackson Anthrop |  Sr
WR | `34` | Ben Van Noord | Fr
WR | `35` | Hayden Parise | Fr
RB | `37` | Caleb Lahey |  Fr
RB | `38` | Dylan Downing |  Fr
RB | `39` | Will Chapman | RSo
RB | `40` | Zander Horvath | RSr
RB | `45` | Devin Mockobee | Fr
TE | `48` | Kyle Bilodeau | RSo
OL | `53` | Gus Hartwig | So
OL | `54` | Josh Kaltenberger |  Fr
OL | `59` | Dave Monnot III | RSo
OL | `61` | Aaron Roberts | Fr
OL | `62` | Ben Kuhns | RSo
OL | `63` | Marcus Mbow | Fr
OL | `64` | Mahamane Moussa | Fr
OL | `65` | Jaelin Alstott-VanDeVanter | Fr
OL | `67` | Gus German |  Fr
OL | `68` | Cam Craig | RSo
OL | `69` | Greg Long |  Sr
OL | `70` | Zach Richards | Fr
OL | `71` | Nalin Fox |  Fr
OL | `72` | Sam Garvin | RSr
OL | `74` | Eric Miller | RJr
OL | `75` | Spencer Holstege | RSo
OL/DL | `77` | DJ Washington  | RSr
OL | `78` | Tyler Witt | GS
OL | `79` | Jared Bycznski |  Fr
WR | `80` | Camdyn Childers | RSo
WR | `81` | Collin Sullivan |  Fr
TE | `82` | Drew Biber | Fr
TE | `83` | Jack Cravaack  | RJr
WR | `84` | Preston Terrell | Fr
WR | `85` | Alex Maxwell |  Fr
WR | `86` | Kory Taylor | RJr
TE | `87` | Payne Durham | RJr
TE | `88` | Garrett Miller | RSo
TE | `89` | Paul Piferi | RSo
TE | `91` | Ben Buechel |  Fr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `1` | Dedrick Mackey | RSr
S | `4` | Marvin Grant | RSo
DE | `5` | George Karlaftis | Jr
LB/S | `6` | Jalen Graham | Jr
CB | `7` | Jamari Brown | Jr
S | `10` | Cam Allen | Jr
S | `12` | Jah’von Grigsby | Fr
LB | `14` | Yanni Karlaftis | Fr
DE | `15` | DaMarcus Mitchell | Sr
S | `17` | Chris Jefferson | Sr
LB | `20` | OC Brothers | So
S | `21` | Sanoussi Kane | So
CB | `23` | Cory Trice  | RJr
CB | `24` | Nyles Beverly | RSo
CB | `26` | Brandon Calloway | Fr
CB | `27` | Anthony Romphf |  Fr
CB | `29` | Rickey Smith | Fr
S | `30` | Ryan Brandt | So
S | `32` | Elijah Ball | RJr
DT | `34` | Damarjhe Lewis |  Fr
S | `35` | Antonio Stevens | So
LB | `36` | Jaylan Alexander | Sr
LB | `37` | Jacob Wahlberg | RSo
CB | `40` | Hayden Ellinger |  Fr
LB | `41` | Khali Saunders | RSo
LB | `42` | Clyde Washington | So
LB | `43` | Kieren Douglas | RSr
DE | `44` | Kydran Jenkins |  Fr
DE | `45` | Byron Hubbard II | RJr
LB | `46` | Ben Furtney |  Fr
DT | `47` | Jeff Marks | RJr
DE | `48` | Tristan Cox | Fr
S | `49` | Zane Greene | RJr
DE | `50` | Sulaiman Kpaka | RSo
LB | `54` | Ben Kreul |  Fr
DE | `56` | Khordae Sydnor | Fr
DT | `58` | Branson Deen | RJr
DT | `90` | Lawrence Johnson | RJr
DE | `91` | Dontay Hunter II | RSo
DT | `92` | Bryce Austin | Fr
DT | `93` | PrinceJames Boyd Jr |  Fr
LB | `94` | Robert McWilliams III | RSr
DE | `95` | Joe Anderson | So
LB | `97` | Semisi Fakasiieiki  |  Sr
DT | `98` | Greg Hudgins III |  Fr
DE | `99` | Jack Sullivan | RJr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `24` | Mitchell Fineran | GS
P | `28` | Zac Collins | RSr
P | `30` | Jack Ansell | Fr
LS | `31` | Nick Zecchino | RSr
K | `39` | Ben Freehill | So
K | `41` | Caleb Krockover |  Fr
P | `47` | Brendan Cropsey |  Fr
LS | `51` | Nick Taylor |  Fr
K | `57` | Chris Van Eekeren | RSo
K | `84` | Edward Dellinger |  Fr
LS | `96` | Hunter MacDonald | RSo

Head coach

* Jeff Brohm

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Marty Biagi (Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Assistant)
* Brian Brohm (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
* Brad Lambert (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
* Ron English (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Secondary)
* Mark Hagen (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line)
* JaMarcus Shephard (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers)
* James Adams (Cornerbacks)
* Chris Barclay (Running Backs)
* Neil Callaway (Assistant Offensive Line)
* Dale Williams (Offensive Line / Tight Ends)
* Ryan Wallace (Offense / Special Teams Assistant)
* Greg Brohm (Executive Director of Football Administration and Operations / Chief of Staff)
* JMichael Jonard (Quality Control)
* Domenic Reno (Director of Football Strength & Conditioning)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: November 1, 2021

## Awards and honors

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### Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award  | Player  | Position  | Year  | Date Awarded  | Ref

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Chuck Bednarik Award | George Karlaftis | DE  | JR  | July 19, 2021  | [9]
Maxwell Award | David Bell | WR  | JR  | [10][9]
Fred Biletnikoff Award | David Bell  | WR  | JR  | July 22, 2021  | [11][9]
Bronko Nagurski Trophy | George Karlaftis  | DE  | JR  | July 27, 2021  | [9]

### Weekly Awards

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Weekly Awards  Player  | Award  | Date Awarded  | Ref.

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David Bell | Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week  | October 18, 2021  | [12]
Cam Allen  | Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Jeff Brohm | Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week  | October 19, 2021  | [13]
David Bell  | Maxwell Award Player of the Week
Aidan O'Connell | Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week
Jalen Graham | Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week  | November 1, 2021  | [14]
Aidan O’Connell  | Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week  | November 8, 2021  | [15]

### All-Conference Honors

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All-Conference Honors[16] Player  | Position  | Coaches  | Media  | AP

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David Bell | WR  | 1st Team  | 1st Team  |
George Karlaftis | DE  | 1st Team  | 1st Team  |
Aidan O'Connell | QB  | 2nd Team  | 2nd Team  |
Payne Durham | TE  | HM  |  |
Gus Hartwig | OL  |  | HM  |
Greg Long  | OL  | HM  |  |
Tyler Witt  | OL  | HM  | HM  |
Milton Wright  | WR  | HM  | HM  |
Jaylan Alexander  | LB  | HM  | HM  |
Cam Allen | S  | HM  | HM  |
Branson Deen | DT  | HM  | HM  |
Jalen Graham | LB  | HM  | HM  |
Dedrick Mackey  | CB  | HM  |  |
Mitchell Fineran | K  | HM  | HM  |

### All-American Honors

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NCAA Recognized All-American Honors Player  | Position  | AFCA[17] | AP[18] | FWAA[19] | WCFF[20] | TSN[21]

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David Bell | WR | 1st Team | 1st Team | 1st Team | 1st Team | 2nd Team
George Karlaftis | DL | 1st Team | 3rd Team |  | 2nd Team | 2nd Team

## Rankings

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Further information: 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| 25| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV
Coaches| —| —| —| —| —| —| —| RV| —| —| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV| RV
CFP| Not released| —| 19| —| —| —| —| Not released

## Season summary

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### Oregon State

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See also: 2021 Oregon State Beavers football team

Oregon State Beavers (0–0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0–0)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Oregon St | 7 | 0 | 0| 14| 21
Purdue | 7 | 6 | 3| 14| 30

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

* Date: September 4, 2021
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,656
* Referee: Mark Kluczynski
* TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus and Robert Smith
* Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* OSU – B. J. Baylor 9-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 10:10. Oregon St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:05.
* PUR – Zander Horvath 11-yard run (Mitchell Finneran kick), 3:43. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 1:45.

Second quarter

* PUR – Mitchell Finneran 49-yard field goal, 8:19. Purdue 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:24.
* PUR – Mitchell Finneran 40-yard field goal, 0:06. Purdue 13–7. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 2:14.

Third quarter

* PUR – Mitchell Finneran 23-yard field goal, 1:19. Purdue 16–7. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 5:41.

Fourth quarter

* OSU – Tyjon Lindsay 7-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 13:05. Purdue 16–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:14.
* PUR – Payne Durham 5-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Finneran kick), 4:56. Purdue 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:20.
* OSU – B.J. Baylor 2-yard run (Everett Hayes kick), 3:13. Purdue 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:43.
* PUR – Payne Durham 50-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Mitchell Finneran kick), 2:09. Purdue 30–21. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:04.

Top passers

* OSU – Chance Nolan – 10/16, 157 yards
* PUR – Jack Plummer – 29/41, 313 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

* OSU – Trey Lowe – 6 rushes, 27 yards
* PUR – Zander Horvath – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD

Top receivers

* OSU – Trevon Bradford – 5 receptions, 75 yards
* PUR – David Bell – 8 receptions, 134 yards

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### Illinois

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See also: 2021 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Illinois Fighting Illini (1–3) at Purdue Boilermakers (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Fighting Illini | 0 | 3 | 3| 3| 9
Boilermakers | 6 | 0 | 0| 7| 13

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

* Date: September 25
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 52,840
* Referee: John O'Neill
* TV: BTN
* Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

* PUR – Mitchell Fineran 23-yard field goal, 8:31. Boilermakers 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 6:29.
* PUR – Mitchell Fineran 30-yard field goal, 3:34. Boilermakers 6–0. Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:57.

Second quarter

* ILL – James McCourt 51-yard field goal, 2:24. Boilermakers 6–3. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:40.

Third quarter

* ILL – James McCourt 35-yard field goal, 8:18. Tied 6–6. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:42.

Fourth quarter

* ILL – James McCourt 45-yard field goal, 14:51. Fighting Illini 9–6. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:39.
* PUR – TJ Sheffield 14-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 5:44. Boilermakers 13–9. Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 3:42.

Statistics | ILL | PUR

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First downs | 17 | 17
Total yards | 275 | 315
Rushes–yards | 42–175 | 26–38
Passing yards | 100 | 277
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–27–0 | 24–40–2
Time of possession | 33:45 | 26:15
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Illinois | Passing | Brandon Peters | 14/26, 100 yards
Rushing | Josh McCray | 24 rushes, 156 yards
Receiving | Casey Washington | 3 receptions, 31 yards
Purdue | Passing | Aidan O'Connell | 12/19, 182 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Dylan Downing | 10 rushes, 39 yards
Receiving | Milton Wright | 7 receptions, 88 yards

500th game at Ross-Ade Stadium

### Wisconsin

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See also: 2021 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Wisconsin vs Purdue – Game summary

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Badgers | 7 | 6 | 7| 10| 30
No. 25 Boilermakers | 0 | 13 | 0| 0| 13

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana

* Date: October 23, 2021
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 61,320
* Referee: Ron Snodgrass
* TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Matt Millen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

* WISC – Braelon Allen 4-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 2:49. Wisconsin 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 7:37.

Second quarter

* PUR – Payne Durham 10-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick), 14:16. Tie 7–7. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:47.
* WISC – Collin Larsh 37-yard field goal, 8:54. Wisconsin 10–7. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:22.
* PUR – George Karlaftis 56-yard fumble return (Mitchell Fineran kick missed), 6:13. Purdue 13–10. Drive: 3 plays, -8 yards, 1:32.
* WISC – Collin Larsh 23-yard field goal, 2:06. Tie 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 0:56.

Third quarter

* WISC – Chez Mellusi 20-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 6:06. Wisconsin 20–13. Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 1:01.

Fourth quarter

* WISC – Braelon Allen 14-yard TD run, (Collin Larsh kick), 10:13. Wisconsin 27–13. Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:55.
* WISC – Collin Larsh 43-yard field goal, 4:06. Wisconsin 30–13. Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 2:32.

Top passers

* PUR – Aidan O'Connell – 24/32, 200 yards, TD, 3 INT
* WISC – Graham Mertz – 5/8, 52 yards

Top rushers

* PUR – King Doerue – 9 rushes, 20 yards
* WISC – Chaz Mellusi – 27 rushes, 149 yards, TD

Top receivers

* PUR – Payne Durham – 9 receptions, 112 yards, TD
* WISC – Jake Ferguson – 2 receptions, 23 yards

Top defenders

* PUR – Jaylan Alexander – 15 tackles, TFL, forced fumble
* WISC – Leo Chenal – 9 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks

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### Michigan State

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See also: 2021 Michigan State Spartans football team

Week Ten: No. 3 Michigan State at Purdue – Game summary

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No. 3 Michigan State | 7 | 7 | 7| 8| 29
Purdue | 7 | 14 | 10| 9| 40

at Ross–Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, IN

* Date: November 6, 2021
* Game time: 3:41 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 57,748
* Referee: Larry Smith
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
* Source[22]

Game information

First Quarter

* (09:12) PUR TD: David Bell 5-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick)
PUR 7–0; 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:37
* (06:23) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 26-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Stephen Rusnak kick)
TIED 7–7; 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40

Second Quarter

* (13:23) PUR TD: Broc Thopson 8-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick)
PUR 14–7; 8 plays 70 yards, 3:28
* (04:50) PUR TD: Jackson Anthrop 39-yard pass from Aidan O'Connell (Mitchell Fineran kick)
PUR 21–7; 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:13
* (01:04) MSU TD: Kenneth Walker III 14-yard run (Stephen Rusnak kick)
PUR 21–14; 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:41

Third Quarter

* (12:19) MSU TD: Payton Thorne 32-yard run (Stephen Rusnak kick)
TIED 21–21; 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:00
* (09:31) PUR TD: King Doerue 1-yard run (Mitchell Fineran kick)
PUR 28–21; 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:44
* (06:31) PUR FG: Mitchell Fineran 29-yard field goal
PUR 31–21; 7 plays, 51 yards, 1:32

Fourth Quarter

* (13:02) PUR FG: Mitchell Fineran 24-yard field goal
PUR 34–21; 14 plays, 60 yards, 7:14
* (06:48) PUR FG: Mitchell Fineran 23-yard field goal
PUR 37–21; 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:24
* (05:03) MSU TD: Tre Mosley 11-yard pass from Payton Thorne (Maliq Carr pass)
PUR 37–29; 5 plays, 83 yards, 1:45
* (00:41) PUR FG: Mitchell Fineran 22-yard field goal
PUR 40–29; 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:17

Passing

* MSU – Payton Thorne: 20/30, 276 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
* PUR – Aidan O'Connell: 40/54, 536 yards, 3TD

Rushing

* MSU – Kenneth Walker III: 23 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD
* PUR – King Doerue: 13 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD

Receiving

* MSU – Jayden Reed: 4 receptions, 73 yards
* PUR – David Bell: 11 receptions, 217 yards, 1 TD

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External videos

Jim Everett pregame speech
Game highlights (Big Ten Network)

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3. ^ Adam Rittenberg (January 18, 2021). "Source: Purdue hiring Marshall's Brad Lambert as co-defensive coordinator". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
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