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The 2021 Purdue Boilermakers football team represented Purdue University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers played their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, and competed as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference. This was head coach Jeff Brohm's fifth season with Purdue.




Offseason






= Coaching changes

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On December 17, 2020, Purdue announced that defensive coordinator Bob Diaco would not return to the coaching staff. On January 10, 2021, the school hired Mark Hagen as defensive line coach, replacing Terrance Jamison. Hagen had coached at Purdue from 2000−10 and was most recently at Texas. Later that month, Brad Lambert from Marshall was hired as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, while Ron English from Florida was hired as cornerback coach. In April, Jamal Adams from Navy was hired as cornerback coach. On June 16, Jeff Brohm announced that Lambert, English, and Hagen would all serve as co-defensive coordinators in addition to their regular coaching duties, with Lambert making the game-day play calls. Former graduate assistants Justin Sinz and TJ McCollum would move to recruiting positions. In August, David Elson from Marian University was hired as quality control assistant and Mel Mills was hired as director of player development.




= Transfers

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Outgoing
Notable departures from the 2020 squad included:

Incoming




= 2021 NFL Draft

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Boilermakers who were picked in the 2021 NFL Draft:




Preseason






= Recruits

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The Boilermakers signed a total of 16 recruits.




Schedule


The 2021 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.




Roster






Awards and honors






= Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released




= Weekly Awards

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= All-Conference Honors

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= All-American Honors

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Rankings






Season summary






= Oregon State

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= Illinois

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500th game at Ross-Ade Stadium




= Wisconsin

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= Michigan State

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