Week 1 report · Fri, Sep 4 · 2026 Week 1FCS opponent · display only
Indiana State
0–1 · unrated
19–44Final

Purdue
3–3 · Ours #91 enteringOur rank going into this game, from the rankings page. The board's line comes from the betting model, which sees more than this one number.
SpreadOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.PUR −35oursOur computer's point spread for this game, built from team stats, not from the betting odds. Read it like a betting line: −7 means we have that team winning by 7. −27.6 · Indiana State covered by 10
TotalOur last pregame odds pull, usually inside the hour before kickoff. A median of the books we track, not a sharp close.—
FCS opponent · display onlyFCS opponents are modeled by tier. No pick, no probability, never graded.
Quarterbacksthis game

Elijah Owens
9/17 · 101 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- −0.36
- Comp %
- 52.9
- TD
- 0
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 3
Relieved in Q4 by 4685691

Ryan Browne23/29 · 317 yards
- EPA / dropbackExpected points added per dropback (passes and sacks) in this game. The percentile is among every 2026 FBS quarterback game with 10+ dropbacks.
- +0.5686th pct
- Comp %
- 79.3
- TD
- 3
- Turnovers
- 00 INT · 0 fum
- Sacked
- 1
No 2026 stats for Indiana State (FCS), so the matchup and team-stat tables are left off.
Season so far
Indiana State0–1
L
at Purdue19–44covered +35
at Purdue19–44covered +35
Purdue3–3 · 4th-hardest schedule
Wvs Indiana State44–19missed −35
L
vs Wake Forest36–38covered +3
vs Wake Forest36–38covered +3L
at UCLA38–52missed +13.5
at UCLA38–52missed +13.5L
vs Notre Dame10–49missed +27.5
vs Notre Dame10–49missed +27.5W
at Illinois24–17covered +9.5
at Illinois24–17covered +9.5W
vs Minnesota41–13covered +2.5
vs Minnesota41–13covered +2.5Model cfb_best · uncertainty ±15.5 · run Sep 4, 5:05 PM EDT · froze at kickoff and graded as-is