Where Purdue Stands Out Football Standouts 2026

3-4 · Big Ten

  1. 3rd down conversion allowed

    Outlier · Weakness

    48.7%

    5th-highest of 138 teams

    +1.8 SD from the average of 37.8%

  2. Yards / play allowed

    Outlier · Weakness

    6.7

    7th-highest of 138 teams

    +1.8 SD from the average of 5.5

  3. Points allowed / game

    Notable · Weakness

    32.3

    16th-most of 138 teams

    +1.3 SD from the average of 23.8

  4. Yards allowed / game

    Notable · Weakness

    413.1

    21st-most of 138 teams

    +1.1 SD from the average of 354.5

  5. Time of possession

    Notable · Style

    32:35

    24th-most of 138 teams

    +1.1 SD from the average of 30:07

How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.