2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team

2022 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten West Division champion
Citrus Bowl, L 7–63 vs. LSU
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–6 (6–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrian Brohm (6th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorRon English (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMark Hagen (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5 or 4–3
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   9 0     13 1  
No. 4 Ohio State ^   8 1     11 2  
No. 7 Penn State   7 2     11 2  
Maryland   4 5     8 5  
Michigan State   3 6     5 7  
Indiana   2 7     4 8  
Rutgers   1 8     4 8  
West Division
Purdue xy   6 3     8 6  
Illinois   5 4     8 5  
Iowa   5 4     8 5  
Minnesota   5 4     9 4  
Wisconsin   4 5     7 6  
Nebraska   3 6     4 8  
Northwestern   1 8     1 11  
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference for the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Jeff Brohm was in his sixth and final season as the team's head coach before going to Louisville. Brohm announced his resignation on December 7, 2022. Thus making Brian Brohm, Jeff’s younger brother, the interim head coach for Purdue’s game against LSU at the Citrus Bowl which Purdue was granted a bid from representing the Big Ten West, thanks to an 8-4 season finishing at 6-3 in Big Ten play which placed them at the top of their division, in the Big Ten Championship Game for the first time in school history against Michigan, where they lost. In the Citrus Bowl, Purdue lost that game 63-7 with the absence of 4 players including starting quarterback, Aidan O’Connell, and star wide receiver, Charlie Jones. After the bowl, on December 13, 2022, the school named former Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters the team's new head coach.[1] Walters will be the fourth youngest head football coach at the NCAA Division I FBS level.[2]The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana.

  1. ^ Koons, Zach. "Purdue Hires Top Big Ten Defensive Coordinator as New Head Coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Purdue football coach Ryan Walters tells incredible life story". IndyStar. December 15, 2022.