PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Barry Odom oversees a Purdue program operating from West Lafayette with a roster of 100 players competing in the Big Ten Conference's FBS division. Founded in 1869, Purdue University serves 57,876 students and has maintained football as a centerpiece of campus athletics for over a century. Odom's tenure marks a significant phase in the program's efforts to compete consistently within one of college football's most competitive conferences.

The Boilermakers represent a major research institution in Indiana's heartland, where football operates within the context of Big Ten competition that includes programs with substantially larger recruiting reaches and historical resources. Purdue's 100-player roster must contend with conference opponents regularly fielding similar depth while managing the academic expectations of a top-tier university. The program's fall season schedule places the Boilermakers against traditional powers throughout Big Ten play, testing their development under Odom's coaching system against some of the nation's most established programs.

KEY FACTS

ROSTER (2025-26)

OTHER SPORTS AT PURDUE

BIG TEN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PROGRAMS

• Indiana University, Bloomington Hoosiers
• Michigan State Spartans
• Northwestern Wildcats
• Pennsylvania State Nittany Lions
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
• Ohio State Buckeyes
• California Bruins
• Illinois Urbana-Champaign Fighting Illini
• Iowa Iowa
• Maryland Terrapins
• Michigan Wolverines
• Minnesota Minnesota
• Nebraska-Lincoln Cornhuskers
• Oregon Ducks
• Southern California Trojans
• Washington Huskies
• Wisconsin-Madison Badgers

MORE FOOTBALL IN INDIANA

Browse all NCAA Division I football programs in Indiana.