2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2024 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record1–11 (0–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGraham Harrell (2nd season; first 4 games)
Jason Simmons (interim)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorKevin Kane (2nd season)
Base defenseAir strike
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Oregon y$^   9 0     13 1  
No. 10 Indiana ^   8 1     11 2  
No. 5 Penn State y^   8 1     13 3  
No. 1 Ohio State #^   7 2     14 2  
No. 16 Illinois   6 3     10 3  
Iowa   6 3     8 5  
Michigan   5 4     8 5  
Minnesota   5 4     8 5  
USC   4 5     7 6  
Rutgers   4 5     7 6  
Washington   4 5     6 7  
Nebraska   3 6     7 6  
UCLA   3 6     5 7  
Wisconsin   3 6     5 7  
Northwestern   2 7     4 8  
Maryland   1 8     4 8  
Michigan State   0 6     0 7  
Purdue   0 9     1 11  
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † — NCAA vacated all wins for Michigan State (5–7, 3–6)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers were led by second-year head coach Ryan Walters. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium located in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Despite a 49–0 win over Indiana State to start the season strong, the Boilermakers sputtered down the line, losing every single game after that. Purdue finished with a 1–11 record and a winless record in conference play, both for the first time since 2013. This includes the worst home loss in program history, a 66-7 loss to Notre Dame. On December 1, following a 66–0 loss to Indiana to end the season, Walters was fired as the Boilermakers head coach. The Boilermakers went 5–19 under Walters including a Big Ten record of 3–15.