2021 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS FOOTBALL TEAM

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2021 Purdue Boilermakers football
2021 Purdue Boilermakers football
Music City Bowl champion
Music City Bowl, W 48–45 OT vs. Tennessee
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jeff Brohm (5th season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian Brohm (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	JaMarcus Shephard (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ron English (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mark Hagen (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e
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

Coaching changes

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

Outgoing

Notable departures from the 2020 squad included:^[7]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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
Octavius Brothers	20	Offensive lineman	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

Boilermakers who were picked in the 2021 NFL Draft:

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
2	49	Rondale Moore	Wide receiver	Arizona Cardinals
4	113	Derrick Barnes	Linebacker	Detroit Lions

Preseason

Recruits

The Boilermakers signed a total of 16 recruits.

US college sports recruiting information for 2021 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
Yanni Karlaftis LB	Recruiting star 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
Preston Terrell WR	Recruiting star 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
Deion Burks WR	Recruiting star 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
Jah'von Grigsby DB	Recruiting star 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
Zach Richards OL	Recruiting star 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
J. Alstott-VanDeVanter OL	Recruiting star 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
Marcus Mbow OL	Recruiting star 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
Rickey Smith DB	Recruiting star 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
Tristan Cox LB	Recruiting star 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
Brandon Calloway DB	Recruiting star 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
Ja'Quez Cross ATH	Recruiting star 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
Khordae Sydnor DE	Recruiting star 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
Mahamane Moussa OL	Recruiting star 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
Drew Biber TE	Recruiting star 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
Devin Mockobee RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports:
Jack Ansell P	Warrnambool, Australia	Brauer College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Jack Ansell P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 76 Rivals: 76 247Sports: 76
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

Schedule

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

2021 Purdue Boilermakers season results
Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
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
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
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)

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 1, 2021

Awards and honors

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Date Awarded	Ref
Chuck Bednarik Award	George Karlaftis	DE	JR	July 19, 2021	^[9]
Maxwell Award	David Bell	WR	JR	July 19, 2021	^[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

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
David Bell	Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week	October 18, 2021	^[12]
Cam Allen	Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week	October 18, 2021	^[12]
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

All-Conference Honors^[16]
Player	Position	Coaches	Media
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

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

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

Oregon State

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
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

500th game at Ross-Ade Stadium

References

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^ Mike Carmin (January 10, 2021). "Mark Hagen returns to Purdue as defensive line coach". jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
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[2] Mike Carmin (January 10, 2021). "Mark Hagen returns to Purdue as defensive line coach". jconline.com. Lafayette Journal & Courier. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

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

[4] Demetrius Harvey (January 26, 2021). "Former Gators DB Coach Ron English Hired by Purdue". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[5] Associated Press (June 16, 2021). "Jeff Brohm makes changes on Purdue defensive staff". nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[6] Chris Vannini (June 16, 2021). "2020-21 college football coaching carousel: Follow all of the latest news and hires". theathletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[7] "Purdue Boilermakers 2021 College Football Transfer Portal". 247sports.com. 24/7 Sports. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021.

[8] "2021 Purdue Boilermakers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved February 10, 2021.

[award-9] "2021 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists". bigten.org. July 20, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[10] "Purdue Wide Receiver David Bell Named to 2021 Maxwell Award Watch List". si.com. July 19, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[11] "Purdue Wide Receiver David Bell Named to 2021 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 22, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2021.

[12] "Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin Earn Weekly Football Honors". BigTen.org. Retrieved November 8, 2021.

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v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck " Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e Purdue Boilermakers football
Venues	Stuart Field (1892–1924) Ross–Ade Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Illinois Indiana: Old Oaken Bucket Notre Dame
Culture & lore	Boilermaker Special Cradle of Quarterbacks Purdue Pete Purdue Wreck " Hail Purdue!" All-American Marching Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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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 coordinator	Brian Brohm (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	JaMarcus Shephard (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ron English (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Mark Hagen (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →