2020 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2020 Purdue Boilermakers football team was to represent Purdue University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers were to play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They were to be led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Brohm.

2020 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coachJeff Brohm (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBrian Brohm (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJaMarcus Shephard (3rd as Co-OC, 4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Diaco (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorAnthony Poindexter (4th season)
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
(Capacity: 57,236)
2020 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Indiana   –      –  
Maryland   –      –  
Michigan   –      –  
Michigan State   –      –  
Ohio State   –      –  
Penn State   –      –  
Rutgers   –      –  
West Division
Illinois   –      –  
Iowa   –      –  
Minnesota   –      –  
Nebraska   –      –  
Northwestern   –      –  
Purdue   –      –  
Wisconsin   –      –  
Championship: TBA
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big Ten suspended the 2020 football season.
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll.

On August 11, 2020, the Big Ten Conference cancelled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference expressed the possibility that a season could be played in the spring of 2021.[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The Boilermakers finished the 2019 season 4–8, 3–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. Several players received season-ending injuries by the team's fourth game, including All-American wide receiver Rondale Moore, starting quarterback Elijah Sindelar, and defensive captain Markus Bailey.[2]

Schedule

Purdue had games scheduled against Memphis, Air Force, and Boston College, but cancelled these games on July 9 due to the Big Ten Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

The Big Ten released a revised conference schedule, with every team playing a ten-game conference-only season.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 at Michigan
September 12 Iowa
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
September 19 Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
September 26 at Illinois
October 10 at Wisconsin
October 17 Rutgers
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
October 24 at Minnesota
October 31 Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
November 14 Nebraska
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
November 21 at Indiana

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References
  1. "Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season". bigten.org. August 11, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  2. Miller, Travis (December 3, 2019). "Purdue's Complete 2019 Injury List". Hammer and Rails. Vox Media. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  4. "2020 Purdue Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
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