11/9/2021

Purdue Football listed in CFP rankings for the first time in school history

WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue Football has entered the College Football Playoff rankings at No. 19, it was announced on ESPN on Tuesday evening. The ranking is the first-ever in the CFP era for the Boilermakers. 

Head coach Jeff Brohm‘s squad (6-3, 4-2) earned an Associated Press Top 25 ranking earlier this season after the upset win over No. 2-ranked Iowa (Oct. 16) to improve to 4-2 (2-1). Following the Boilermakers’ latest big win over No. 3-ranked Michigan State (Nov. 6), Purdue has ascended into the latest set of CFP rankings.

Purdue is next in action against No. 4-ranked Ohio State (8-1, 6-0) on Saturday, Nov. 13, at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The Boilermakers and Buckeyes kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, with Purdue looking for a possible fifth league win for the first time since 2018 and just the fifth time since the 2000 season. 

FULL RANKINGS (Nov. 9):

1. Georgia (9-0)
2. Alabama (8-1)
3. Oregon (8-1)
4. Ohio State (8-1)
5. Cincinnati (9-0)
6. Michigan (8-1)
7. Michigan State (8-1)
8. Oklahoma (9-0)
9. Notre Dame (8-1)
10. Oklahoma State (8-1)
11. Texas A&M (7-2)
12. Wake Forest (8-1)
13. Baylor (7-2)
14. BYU (8-2)
15. Ole Miss (7-2)
16. NC State (7-2)
17. Auburn (6-3)
18. Wisconsin (6-3)
19. Purdue (6-3)
20. Iowa (7-2)
21. Pittsburgh (7-2)
22. San Diego State (8-1)
23. UTSA (9-0)
24. Utah (6-3)
25. Arkansas (6-3)

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