Wk 6 · 2026
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers — Sat, Oct 10
Sat, Oct 10 ·
Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette
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What is at stake
A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Minnesota form
W 17-7vs WISL 35-38at NUL 13-42at OREW 23-20vs MSUL 3-41at IOWA
2025 season
Purdue form
L 3-56vs IUL 13-49at WASHL 10-34vs OSUL 16-21at MICHL 24-27vs RUTG
2025 season
Minnesota this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Purdue this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 6
| Opponent | Minnesota | Purdue |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Big Ten | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa Big Ten | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Indiana Big Ten | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| UCLA Big Ten | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Penn State Big Ten | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Wisconsin Big Ten | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
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comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Minnesota leads the series 11–7 · Minnesota won the last one
18 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.1 points toward Minnesota
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-11 | Purdue 20 — 27 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2023 | 2023-11-11 | Minnesota 30 — 49 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2022 | 2022-10-01 | Purdue 20 — 10 Minnesota | at MINN | Purdue |
| 2021 | 2021-10-02 | Minnesota 20 — 13 Purdue | at PUR | Minnesota |
| 2020 | 2020-11-20 | Purdue 31 — 34 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2019 | 2019-09-28 | Minnesota 38 — 31 Purdue | at PUR | Minnesota |
| 2018 | 2018-11-10 | Purdue 10 — 41 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2017 | 2017-10-07 | Minnesota 17 — 31 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2016 | 2016-11-05 | Purdue 31 — 44 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2015 | 2015-10-10 | Minnesota 41 — 13 Purdue | at PUR | Minnesota |
| 2014 | 2014-10-18 | Purdue 38 — 39 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2012 | 2012-10-27 | Purdue 28 — 44 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2011 | 2011-10-08 | Minnesota 17 — 45 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2010 | 2010-10-16 | Minnesota 17 — 28 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
| 2009 | 2009-10-10 | Purdue 20 — 35 Minnesota | at MINN | Minnesota |
| 2008 | 2008-10-25 | Minnesota 17 — 6 Purdue | at PUR | Minnesota |
| 2007 | 2007-09-22 | Purdue 45 — 31 Minnesota | at MINN | Purdue |
| 2006 | 2006-09-23 | Minnesota 21 — 27 Purdue | at PUR | Purdue |
Minnesota leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Drake Lindsey QB #5 | 228/361, 2235 YDS, 16 TD, 6 INT |
| Max Shikenjanski QB #6 | 4/5, 80 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Darius Taylor RB #1 | 119 CAR, 554 YDS, 3 TD |
| Fame Ijeboi RB #2 | 97 CAR, 441 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Grant Washington RB #21 | 21 CAR, 132 YDS | |
| Receiving | Le'Meke Brockington WR #0 | 46 REC, 484 YDS, 4 TD |
| Javon Tracy WR #11 | 35 REC, 439 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Jalen Smith WR #8 | 22 REC, 355 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Darius Taylor RB #1 | 30 REC, 222 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Maverick Baranowski LB #6 | 86 |
| Devon Williams LB #9 | 82 | |
| Koi Perich DB #3 | 77 | |
| Sacks | Anthony Smith DL #0 | 10.5 |
| Karter Menz DL #11 | 5.5 | |
| Jaxon Howard DL #1 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | John Nestor DB #17 | 5 |
| Kerry Brown DB #14 | 2 | |
| Koi Perich DB #3 | 1 |
Purdue leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Ryan Browne QB #15 | 199/338, 2153 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT |
| Malachi Singleton QB #3 | 38/64, 439 YDS, 5 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Devin Mockobee RB #45 | 125 CAR, 521 YDS, 4 TD |
| Antonio Harris RB #22 | 69 CAR, 305 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Malachi Thomas RB #24 | 53 CAR, 243 YDS | |
| Receiving | Michael Jackson III WR #2 | 63 REC, 570 YDS, 1 TD |
| Nitro Tuggle WR #1 | 34 REC, 500 YDS, 4 TD | |
| EJ Horton Jr. WR #13 | 27 REC, 289 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Corey Smith WR #12 | 14 REC, 237 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Tahj Ra-El DB #21 | 110 |
| Mani Powell LB #16 | 110 | |
| Charles Correa LB #5 | 93 | |
| Sacks | CJ Nunnally IV DL #91 | 5 |
| Mani Powell LB #16 | 5 | |
| Charles Correa LB #5 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Myles Slusher DB #9 | 1 |
| CJ Nunnally IV DL #91 | 1 | |
| Hudauri Hines DB #4 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.