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Purdue

B10 · 2006 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
8–6
0.571 Win %
Conference
5th
5–3 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
634–616–48
0.507 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1892
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Purdue head-to-head · History & Eras

2006 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5FCSUnranked—W 60–35
3Week 3 · Sep 12Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))H2HMAC2–10W 38–31
4Week 4 · Sep 19Ball State (BALL STATE)H2HMAC5–7W 38–28
5Week 5 · Sep 26Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB106–7W 27–21
6Week 6 · Oct 3Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–3L 21–35
7Week 7 · Oct 10Iowa (IOWA)H2HB106–7L 17–47
8Week 8 · Oct 17Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB104–8W 31–10
9Week 9 · Oct 24Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB1012–1L 3–24
10Week 10 · Oct 31Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB109–4L 0–12
11Week 11 · Nov 7Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HB104–8W 17–15
12Week 12 · Nov 14Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB102–10W 42–31
13Week 13 · Nov 21Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB105–7W 28–19
14Week 14 · Nov 28Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC7–3L 35–42
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC9–4L 7–24

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.159
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+6
-22+28
  • Minnesota +6
  • Ball State +5
  • Indiana +5
  • Northwestern +4
  • Michigan State +4
  • Miami (OH) +2
  • Illinois +2
  • Wisconsin -1
  • Notre Dame -3
  • Hawai'i -3
  • Penn State -4
  • Maryland -4
  • Iowa -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #59Better than 58%
Win % Place 49thBetter than 65%

0.571 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#51W14#51Regular Season Final#52Post-Season W3#58Post-Season W4#59Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+25
+7
+10
+6
-14
-30
+21
-21
-12
+2
+11
+9
-7
-17

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#582001#522002#272003#292004#632005

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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