2021 schedule

Purdue

Big Ten

Tier 3

Final rank

Record

8-4

Points

Diff

+84

Scored

330

Allowed

246

Outcome

—

Team season stats

Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.

Total yards

5715

Yards allowed

4764

Rushing yards

1095

Passing yards

4620

Turnovers

3rd down conv.

4th down conv.

Penalties

Statistical leaders

Top performers in each category for the 2021 regular season.

Passing

1. Aidan O'ConnellQB28
2. Jack PlummerQB7
3. Jackson AnthropWR0

YDS

1. Aidan O'ConnellQB3712
2. Jack PlummerQB864
3. Austin BurtonQB44

COMPLETIONS

1. Aidan O'ConnellQB315
2. Jack PlummerQB87
3. Austin BurtonQB5

Rushing

YDS

1. King DoerueRB533
2. Alexander HorvathRB320
3. Dylan DowningRB178

CAR

1. King DoerueRB135
2. Alexander HorvathRB91
3. Dylan DowningRB44

1. Alexander HorvathRB3
2. King DoerueRB2
3. Aidan O'ConnellQB1

Receiving

YDS

1. David BellWR1286
2. Milton WrightWR732
3. Jackson AnthropWR570

REC

1. David BellWR93
2. Milton WrightWR57
3. Jackson AnthropWR53

1. Milton WrightWR7
2. David BellWR6
3. Payne DurhamTE6

Defense

TOT

1. Jaylan AlexanderLB113
2. Marvin GrantS76
3. Kieren DouglasLB67

TFL

1. George KarlaftisDE11.0
2. Branson DeenDT9.5
3. Kydran JenkinsEDGE8.0

SACKS

1. Kydran JenkinsEDGE5
2. DaMarcus MitchellLB4.5
3. George KarlaftisDE4.5

Interceptions

YDS

1. Jalen GrahamLB45
2. Cam AllenDB31
3. Dedrick MackeyCB19

1. Jalen GrahamLB1
2. Zane GreeneS0
3. Kieren DouglasLB0

INT

1. Cam AllenDB4
2. Dedrick MackeyCB3
3. Jalen GrahamLB2

Kicking

FGM

1. Mitchell FineranPK24

PTS

1. Mitchell FineranPK112

Game log

Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2021 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.

Wk	Opponent	Site	Score	Result	Pts	Total
2	Oregon State(Tier 5)	home	30 – 21	W	+1	1
3	UConn(Tier 5)	away	49 – 0	W	+1	2
4	Notre Dame(Premier)	away	13 – 27	L	0	2
5	Illinois(Tier 4)	home	13 – 9	W	+2	4
6	Minnesota(Tier 3)	home	13 – 20	L	0	4
8	Iowa(Premier)	away	24 – 7	W	+5	9
9	Wisconsin(Premier)	home	13 – 30	L	0	9
10	Nebraska(Tier 3)	away	28 – 23	W	+3	12
11	Michigan State(Premier)	home	40 – 29	W	+5	17
12	Ohio State(Premier)	away	31 – 59	L	0	17
13	Northwestern(Tier 2)	away	32 – 14	W	+4	21
14	Indiana(Tier 3)	home	44 – 7	W	+3	24

Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.

Roster108 players

#	Player	Pos	Ht / Wt	Hometown
0	OC Brothers	LB	6'2" · 245 lb	Titusville, FL
1	Dedrick Mackey	CB	5'11" · 185 lb	Miami, FL
2	Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen	WR	6'2" · 202 lb	Southfield, MI
2	Dylan Downing	RB	6'0" · 228 lb	Carmel, IN
2	Ja'Quez Cross	RB	5'9" · 190 lb	Hampton, AR
3	Antonio Stevens	DB	6'2" · 216 lb	Nashville, TN
3	David Bell	WR	6'2" · 205 lb	Indianapolis, IN
4	Anthony Romphf	CB	6'0" · 200 lb	Southfield, MI
4	Deion Burks	WR	5'9" · 188 lb	Belleville, MI
4	Kydran Jenkins	EDGE	6'1" · 253 lb	Louisville, GA
4	Marvin Grant	S	6'2" · 210 lb	Detroit, MI
5	George Karlaftis	DE	6'4" · 270 lb	West Lafayette, IN
6	Dontay Hunter II	DE	6'4" · 261 lb	Westerville, OH
6	Jalen Graham	LB	6'3" · 220 lb	Detroit, MI
8	Jacob Wahlberg	LB	6'4" · 235 lb	Muskegon, MI
8	Sulaiman Kpaka	DL	6'3" · 300 lb	Grand Prairie, TX
8	TJ Sheffield	WR	5'10" · 190 lb	Thompsons Station, TN
9	Mershawn Rice	WR	6'2" · 215 lb	Reynoldsburg, OH
10	Cam Allen	DB	6'1" · 195 lb	Bluefield, VA
11	Jack Albers	QB	6'0" · 185 lb	Louisville, KY
11	Kadin Smith	DB	6'0" · 210 lb	Taylorsville, KY
12	Austin Burton	QB	6'3" · 210 lb	Newton, MA
12	Jamari Brown	CB	6'3" · 205 lb	Sunrise, FL
13	Broc Thompson	WR	6'3" · 190 lb	Indianapolis, IN
13	Jack Plummer	QB	6'5" · 215 lb	Gilbert, AZ
14	Marcellus Moore	WR	5'8" · 160 lb	—
14	Yanni Karlaftis	LB	6'3" · 235 lb	West Lafayette, IN
15	DaMarcus Mitchell	LB	6'3" · 270 lb	—
16	Aidan O'Connell	QB	6'3" · 210 lb	Lincolnshire, IL
17	Chris Jefferson	S	5'11" · 190 lb	Euclid, OH
18	Michael Alaimo	QB	6'4" · 225 lb	Montvale, NJ
19	Anthony Watts	DL	6'4" · 294 lb	Houston, TX
19	Brooks Cormier	P	6'5" · 220 lb	Tuscaloosa, AL
21	Andrew Hobson	QB	6'1" · 210 lb	Indianapolis, IN
21	Sanoussi Kane	DB	6'0" · 215 lb	Harlem, NY
23	Cory Trice	CB	6'3" · 215 lb	Hopkinsville, KY
23	King Doerue	RB	5'10" · 205 lb	Amarillo, TX
24	Camdyn Childers	DB	6'0" · 200 lb	Fort Wayne, IN
24	Mitchell Fineran	PK	5'11" · 185 lb	Fort Valley, GA
24	Nyles Beverly	DB	6'0" · 195 lb	Macedonia, OH
26	Andrew Sowinski	WR	6'0" · 205 lb	Indianapolis, IN
28	Ryan Brandt	S	6'1" · 210 lb	Angola, IN
28	Zac Collins	P	6'0" · 180 lb	Louisville, KY
30	Jack Ansell	P	6'2" · 235 lb	Warrnambool, VIC
31	Nick Zecchino	LS	6'1" · 215 lb	Cedar Grove, NJ
33	Chris Van Eekeren	PK	5'11" · 195 lb	Chesterton, IN
33	Jackson Anthrop	WR	5'11" · 190 lb	West Lafayette, IN
34	Damarjhe Lewis	DT	6'3" · 309 lb	Griffin, GA
35	Hayden Parise	WR	6'4" · 190 lb	Kansas City, MO
36	Jaylan Alexander	LB	6'1" · 230 lb	Hoffman Estates, IL
37	Caleb Lahey	RB	5'10" · 205 lb	Bismarck, IL
37	Robert McWilliams	DE	6'4" · 235 lb	South Miami, FL
39	Ben Freehill	PK	6'1" · 195 lb	Melvin, IL
39	Elijah Ball	S	6'1" · 205 lb	Indianapolis, IN
39	Will Chapman	RB	5'11" · 235 lb	Indianapolis, IN
40	Hayden Ellinger	S	6'0" · 210 lb	Fort Wayne, IN
40	Zander Horvath	RB	6'3" · 230 lb	Mishawaka, IN
41	Ben Furtney	FB	6'0" · 240 lb	South Elgin, IL
41	Caleb Krockover	PK	5'9" · 210 lb	West Lafayette, IN
42	Clyde Washington	LB	6'3" · 240 lb	Medford, NJ
43	Kieren Douglas	LB	6'2" · 240 lb	Reynoldsburg, OH
45	Byron Hubbard II	DL	6'2" · 255 lb	Westfield, IN
45	Khali Saunders	LB	6'3" · 233 lb	Elmhurst, IL
47	Brendan Cropsey	P	6'1" · 205 lb	Saline, MI
48	Kyle Bilodeau	TE	6'5" · 250 lb	Mechanicsville, VA
48	Tristan Cox	DT	274 lb	Somerset, KY
49	Zane Greene	S	6'0" · 200 lb	Indianapolis, IN
51	Chase Triplett	DE	6'3" · 245 lb	Michigan City, IN
52	Zac Tuinei	RB	6'0" · 245 lb	Noblesville, IN
53	Gus Hartwig	OL	6'5" · 315 lb	Zionsville, IN
54	Ben Kreul	LB	6'3" · 235 lb	Waukesha, WI
57	Jeff Marks	DL	6'3" · 280 lb	Mobile, AL
58	Branson Deen	DT	6'2" · 280 lb	Indianapolis, IN
59	KJ Stokes	DL	6'3" · 285 lb	Millbrook, AL
62	Ben Kuhns	OL	6'4" · 295 lb	—
65	Jaelin Alstott-VanDeVanter	OL	6'6" · 280 lb	Mooresville, IN
67	Gus German	OL	6'7" · 315 lb	West Lafayette, IN
68	Cam Craig	OL	6'5" · 310 lb	Dublin, OH
69	Greg Long	OL	6'4" · 295 lb	El Paso, TX
70	Josh Kaltenberger	OL	6'6" · 308 lb	Harmony, PA
71	Nalin Fox	OL	6'5" · 305 lb	Pontiac, MI
72	Sam Garvin	OL	6'3" · 295 lb	Fishers, IN
74	Eric Miller	OL	6'7" · 305 lb	Mason, OH
74	Spencer Holstege	OL	6'5" · 310 lb	Grand Rapids, MI
77	DJ Washington	OL	6'4" · 310 lb	Louisville, KY
79	Dave Monnot III	OL	6'6" · 264 lb	Joliet, IL
79	Jared Bycznski	OL	6'5" · 310 lb	Berea, OH
81	Collin Sullivan	WR	6'2" · 200 lb	Round Rock, TX
83	Jack Cravaack	TE	6'5" · 250 lb	Cincinnati, OH
84	Edward Dellinger	PK	6'3" · 180 lb	Charlotte, NC
84	Preston Terrell	WR	6'3" · 195 lb	Brownsburg, IN
85	Alex Maxwell	WR	6'0" · 195 lb	—
86	Kory Taylor	WR	6'5" · 205 lb	Hilliard, OH
87	Payne Durham	TE	6'5" · 255 lb	Suwanee, GA
88	Garrett Miller	TE	6'5" · 260 lb	Round Rock, TX
89	Jamin Graham	DL	6'4" · 285 lb	Attalla, AL
89	Paul Piferi	TE	6'5" · 260 lb	Villa Park, CA
91	Ben Buechel	TE	6'3" · 250 lb	New Berlin, WI
92	Bryce Austin	DT	6'2" · 310 lb	Southfield, MI
92	Lawrence Johnson	DL	6'2" · 310 lb	Fort Wayne, IN
95	Joe Anderson	DL	6'4" · 290 lb	Murfreesboro, TN
96	Hunter MacDonald	LS	6'2" · 235 lb	Crown Point, IN
97	Nick Taylor	LS	6'1" · 240 lb	Indianapolis, IN
97	Semisi Fakasiieiki	LB	6'2" · 230 lb	Compton, CA
98	Greg Hudgins III	DT	6'4" · 285 lb	Washington, DC
99	Jack Sullivan	DL	6'5" · 275 lb	Plainfield, IL
99	Prince James Boyd Jr.	DL	6'1" · 290 lb	New Haven, CT
—	Milton Wright	WR	6'3" · 195 lb	Louisville, KY