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.
Offseason Coaching staff changes
Coaching staff departures NamePositionFollowing TeamFollowing 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 NamePositionPrevious TeamPrevious 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 Junior 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 Junior Chesterton, Indiana Temple Greg Hudgins #98 DT 6'4 230 Sophomore Washington D.C. Charlotte Eric Miller #74 OT 6'7 305 Senior Mason, Ohio Louisville Terence Thomas - S 5'11 185 Freshman 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 Freshman 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
+ Round Pick NFL team Player Position4131Cincinnati BengalsCharlie JonesWR4135Las Vegas RaidersAidan O'ConnellQB5171Tampa Bay BuccaneersPayne DurhamTE7241Pittsburgh SteelersCory TriceCB7255San Francisco 49ersJalen GrahamOLB
Preseason
Recruits The Boilermakers signed a total of 17 recruits.
Schedule
Roster
Game summaries
Fresno State
Virginia Tech
Syracuse
Wisconsin
at Iowa
Statistics PURIOWA First downs 21 13 Plays–yards 80–343 56–291 Rushes–yards 40–96 35–181 Passing yards 247 110 Passing: –– 25–40–2 6–21–1 Time of possession 35:28 24:32 Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Hudson Card 25/40, 247 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Devin Mockobee 20 carries, 89 yards, TD Receiving TJ Sheffield 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD Iowa Passing Deacon Hill 6/21, 110 yards, TD, INT Rushing Kaleb Johnson 17 carries, 134 yards, TD Receiving Erick All 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD
No. 3 Ohio State
Statistics OSUPUR First downs 24 15 Plays–yards 69–486 70–257 Rushes–yards 38–152 35–123 Passing yards 334 134 Passing: –– 17–30–0 14–35–0 Time of possession 32:27 27:33 Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Kyle McCord 16/28, 276 yards, 3 TD Rushing Dallan Hayden 11 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Marvin Harrison Jr. 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD Purdue Passing Hudson Card 13/32, 126 yards, TD Rushing Devin Mockobee 18 carries, 110 yards Receiving Mershawn Rice 3 receptions, 50 yards
at Nebraska
Statistics PUR NEB First downs 10 14 Total yards 195 277 Rushes/yards 29/96 48/155 Passing yards 99 122 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–33–2 6–11–0 Time of possession 26:50 33:10 Team Category Player StatisticsPurdue Passing Hudson Card 16/32, 100 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Devin Mockobee 7 carries, 42 yards Receiving Jayden Dixon-Veal 4 receptions, 38 yards, TDNebraska Passing Heinrich Haarberg 6/11, 122 yds, 2 TD Rushing Emmett Johnson 13 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Jaylen Lloyd 1 receptions, 73 yards, TD
at No. 3 Michigan
Statistics PUR MICH First downs 10 22 Plays–yards 57–269 71–445 Rushes–yards 29–125 34–110 Passing yards 144 335 Passing: –– 12–28–1 24–37–0 Time of possession 26:06 33:54 Team Category Player StatisticsPurdue Passing Hudson Card 12/28, 144 yards, TD, INT Rushing Tyrone Tracy Jr. 11 carries, 61 yards Receiving Deion Burks 3 receptions, 43 yards, TDMichigan Passing J. J. McCarthy 24/37, 335 yards Rushing Blake Corum 15 carries, 44 yards, 3 TD Receiving Roman Wilson 9 receptions, 143 yards
Indiana
Awards and honors
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Maxwell AwardHudson CardQBJRJuly 31, 2023Outland TrophyGus HartwigCSRAugust 1, 2023Ray Guy AwardJack AnsellPJRAugust 2, 2023Rimington TrophyGus HartwigCSRAugust 4, 2023Doak Walker AwardDevin MockobeeRBSOAugust 9, 2023
Weekly Awards Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef.Dillon ThienemanBig Ten Freshman of the WeekSeptember 5, 2023October 9, 2023October 30, 2023November 13, 2023November 27, 2023
All-Conference Honors
Big Ten AwardsThompson-Randle El Freshman of the YearDillon ThienemanDB
All-Conference TeamsPlayerPositionCoachesMediaDillon ThienemanDB2nd Team3rd TeamDione BurksWR2nd TeamNic ScourtonDL2nd TeamTyrone Tracy Jr.RS3rd TeamHMKydran JenkinsLBHMHMSanoussi KaneSHMHMIsaiah NicholsDEHMHM = Honorable mention. Reference:
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