| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Division: | Leaders Division |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 1–11 |
| Conf Record: | 0–8 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 or 4–3 |
| Captain Year: | 4th |
| Captain2 Year: | 5th |
| Captain3 Year: | 5th |
The 2013 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers competed in the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference, and played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. Purdue was led by head coach Darrell Hazell, who was in his first season.
Purdue finished the season with a 1–11 record, 0–8 in Big Ten play, to finish in sixth place in the Leaders Division, failing to qualify for a bowl game. The team was the first Purdue team to go winless in conference play since the 1993 Purdue Boilermakers football team.[1]
| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |||
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |||
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Purdue's recruiting class was ranked No. 57 by Scout No. 56 by Rivals and No. 50 by ESPN.[2] [3] [4] The program received 23 letters of intent on National Signing Day, February 6, 2013.[5] On June 13, Purdue signee, TyVel Jemison, decided to not attend Purdue and choose to enroll at Grand Valley State.[6]