| Year: | 2023 |
| Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 4–8 |
| Conf Record: | 3–6 |
| Head Coach: | Ryan Walters |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Graham Harrell |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Air raid[1] |
| Def Coach: | Kevin Kane |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | Air strike[2] |
| Stadium: | Ross–Ade Stadium |
The 2023 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Ryan Walters, the Boilermakers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–6 in conference play, placing in four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Ten's West Division. Purdue played home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. The Purdue Boilermakers football team drew an average home attendance of 58,248 in 2023, the 30th highest in college football.[3]
| Name | Position | Following Team | Following Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Brohm | Head coach | Louisville | Head coach | |
| Brian Brohm | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | Louisville | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | |
| Ron English | Co-defensive coordinator/secondary | Louisville | Defensive coordinator | |
| Mark Hagen | Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line | Louisville | Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line | |
| Chris Barclay | Running backs | Louisville | Running backs | |
| David Elson | Linebackers | Wake Forest | Defensive analyst | |
| Karl Maslowski | Special teams/assistant linebackers | Louisville | Special teams/assistant linebackers | |
| Garrick McGee | Wide receivers | Louisville | Wide receivers | |
| Dale Williams | Offensive line/tight ends | Louisville | Offensive quality control | |
| Ryan Wallace | Tight ends/assistant offensive line | Louisville | Tight ends/special teams | |
| Ashton Youboty | Cornerbacks |
| Name | Position | Previous Team | Previous Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Walters | Head Coach | Illinois | Defensive coordinator | |
| Graham Harrell | Offensive coordinator | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | |
| Kevin Kane | Defensive coordinator | Illinois | Outside linebackers / Associate HC | |
| Cory Patterson | Associate head coach/wide receivers | Illinois | Running backs | |
| Sam Carter | Cornerbacks | Ole Miss | Cornerbacks | |
| Lamar Conard | Running backs | Miami (OH) | Running backs | |
| Joe Dineen | Outside linebackers | Illinois | Outside linebackers | |
| Seth Doege | Tight ends | Ole Miss | Analyst | |
| Brick Haley | Defensive line | Minnesota | Defensive line | |
| Marcus Johnson | Offensive line | Missouri | Offensive line/run game coordinator/assistant head coach | |
| Grant O'Brien | Safeties | Illinois | Safeties | |
| Kiero Small | Director of strength and conditioning | Michigan | Assistant strength and conditioning |
The Boilermakers lost twelve players to the transfer portal.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer to | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Holstege |
| LB | 6'5 | 275 | Graduate | UCLA | ||
| RB | 5'9 | 175 | Junior | Florida Atlantic | |||
| Lawrence Johnson |
| LB | 6'4 | 285 | Senior | Auburn | ||
| LB | 6'3 | 255 | Senior | Miami (FL) | |||
| Jack Sullivan |
| DE | 6'5 | 275 | Senior | |||
| Chris Van Eekeren |
| K | 5'11 | 195 | Junior | Temple | ||
| Greg Hudgins |
| DT | 6'4 | 230 | Sophomore | Charlotte | ||
| Eric Miller |
| OT | 6'7 | 305 | Senior | Louisville | ||
| Terence Thomas | - | S | 5'11 | 185 | Freshman | Akron | ||
| Brady Allen |
| QB | 6'5 | 210 | Sophomore | Louisville | ||
| Tristan Cox |
| LB | 6'3 | 235 | Junior | Ohio | ||
| Jordan Buchanan |
| CB | 6'0 | 165 | Sophomore | South Alabama | ||
| Jamari Brown |
| CB | 6'3 | 205 | Senior | Mississippi State |
The Boilermakers added fourteen players via transfer.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Transfer from | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salim Turner-Muhammad |
| CB | 6'0 | 170 | Senior | |||
| QB | 6'2 | 195 | Junior | ||||
| Isaiah Nichols |
| DL | 6'3 | 300 | Junior | |||
| Jalen Grant |
| IOL | 6'3 | 297 | Senior | |||
| Ben Farrell |
| OT | 6'4 | 299 | Senior | Indiana Wesleyan | ||
| Anthony Brown |
| S | 6'0 | 185 | Freshman | |||
| Jeffrey M'ba |
| DL | 6'6 | 305 | Junior | |||
| Malik Langham |
| DL | 6'6 | 269 | Senior | |||
| Marquis Wilson |
| CB | 5'11 | 180 | Senior | |||
| Braxton Myers |
| CB | 6'1 | 188 | Freshman | |||
| Bennett Meredith |
| QB | 6'3 | 190 | Freshman | |||
| Luke Griffin |
| OT | 6'5 | 275 | Senior | Missouri | ||
| Jahmal Edrine |
| WR | 6'3 | 210 | Junior | Florida Atlantic | ||
| Markevious Brown |
| CB | 6'0 | 170 | Sophomore | Ole Miss | ||
| Austin Johnson |
| OL | 6'4 | 305 | Junior | Colorado |
See also: 2023 NFL draft.
| Pick | NFL team | Player | Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 131 | Cincinnati Bengals | Charlie Jones | WR | |
| 4 | 135 | Las Vegas Raiders | Aidan O'Connell | QB | |
| 5 | 171 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Payne Durham | TE | |
| 7 | 241 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Cory Trice | CB | |
| 7 | 255 | San Francisco 49ers | Jalen Graham | OLB |
The Boilermakers signed a total of 17 recruits.
See also: 2023 Fresno State Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 2023 Syracuse Orange football team.
See also: 2023 Wisconsin Badgers football team.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Maxwell Award | Hudson Card | QB | JR | July 31, 2023 | [4] [5] | |
| Outland Trophy | Gus Hartwig | C | SR | August 1, 2023 | [6] | |
| Ray Guy Award | Jack Ansell | P | JR | August 2, 2023 | [7] | |
| Rimington Trophy | Gus Hartwig | C | SR | August 4, 2023 | [8] | |
| Doak Walker Award | Devin Mockobee | RB | SO | August 9, 2023 | [9] |
| Player | Award | Date Awarded | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Thieneman | Big Ten Freshman of the Week | September 5, 2023 | [10] |
| October 9, 2023 | [11] | ||
| October 30, 2023 | [12] | ||
| November 13, 2023 | [13] | ||
| November 27, 2023 | [14] |
| Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year | Dillon Thieneman | DB |
| Player | Position | Coaches | Media | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Thieneman | DB | 2nd Team | 3rd Team | |
| Dione Burks | WR | 2nd Team | ||
| Nic Scourton | DL | 2nd Team | ||
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RS | 3rd Team | HM | |
| Kydran Jenkins | LB | HM | HM | |
| Sanoussi Kane | S | HM | HM | |
| Isaiah Nichols | DE | HM | ||
| HM = Honorable mention. Reference:[15] | ||||