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2026 SeasonB1G
THU, JUN 18, 2026 Analytics
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SCOUT

Purdue · offensive tendencies

12 games · 766 plays · 2025

Run / pass by down

1st down
48.6% R
2nd & long
61.8% P
3rd & short
65.2% R
3rd & long
70.6% P

Overall balance

Run45.8%
Pass54.2%
Red-zone run59.8%
3rd-down conv40.5%

Efficiency

Success rate43.5%
Explosive rate11.7%
PPA / play (CFBD)0.12
Plays / game63.8

Game script

Run when leading 7+56.4%
Run when trailing 7+38.8%
1st-down PPA (CFBD)-0.06
Season12 games · 766 plays
ADVANCED

Their offense · what we must stop

CFBD advanced season stats · 2025

Efficiency · CFBD advanced

PPA / play0.10
Success42.0%
Explosiveness1.22
Pts / scoring opp3.06

Line of scrimmage

Line yards2.90
Power success58.8%
Stuffed at the line19.7%
Open-field yds1.01

Standard vs passing downs

Std-downs success45.8%
Std-downs PPA-0.01
Pass-downs success34.1%
Pass-downs PPA0.32

Havoc taken

Havoc rate16.0%
Front seven10.0%
Secondary6.0%
Avg field position72.5
READ

The coach's read

SHELL AIgrounded in the numbers above
KEY 01
Their 1st-down PPA sits at -0.06, meaning they are consistently losing the down on early plays. Win first down and force them behind the chains every series. If we do that, we push them into 2nd-and-long where they pass 61.8% of the time and into 3rd-and-long where they pass 70.6%, and we can pin our ears back and rush with confidence.
KEY 02
Red zone run rate jumps to 59.8%, so once they cross the 20 we have to stop expecting pass and defend the run first inside the red zone. Their overall PPA of 0.12 is barely above average, meaning they cannot afford to stall down there. Take the run away and make them throw in a tight space with their offense operating below the line of value.
KEY 03
3rd-and-short is a run 65.2% of the time, and we must load the box and convert that stop because their 3rd-down conversion rate of 40.5% tells us they already struggle. Every failed 3rd down kills a drive for an offense running only 63.8 plays a game. Do not give cheap yards on short yardage and let them buy a new set of downs.
Bottom linePurdue is a slightly below-average offense that lives and dies on staying ahead of the chains. Control first down, match their red zone run tendency, and win on 3rd and short, and their own numbers say they will stall.