2026 Purdue vs 2026 Washington

Published

Washington by 2.5

57% to win

Published forecast · SBR sbr-2r

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Why this number

PurdueIn-season results +5.4Preseason baseline +0.2

WashingtonPreseason baseline +17.1In-season results −6.5

Purdue home field +2.5

How they're built

0–100 percentile · higher is stronger

Compare the whole profile, then explore each dimension.

Offensive production relative to that season’s field. Compare an offense with the opposing defense in the scouting report.

Recruiting and experience add context; the five axes aren't equal weights in the forecast.

The numbers behind the profiles

Measure	2026 Purdue	2026 Washington
Offensive / play	0.2580th percentile	0.1343rd percentile
PPA allowed / play	0.254th percentile	0.0070th percentile
Points per game	32.261st percentile6 games	26.236th percentile6 games
per game	31.314th percentile6 games	22.257th percentile6 games

Programs don't stand still

SP+ percentile among FBS teams, by season. The marked point is each compared season.

2026 Purdue2026 Washington

Momentum

Purdue↗ rising (+46 pctl over 3 seasons)

Washington→ steady (+6 pctl over 3 seasons)

Talent in, results out

Recruiting-class percentile feeding each roster, compared with its SP+ result.

2026 Purdue

Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026: 54th percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026: 55th percentile

Matching its talent (+1)

2026 Washington

Average signing-class percentile, classes 2023–2026: 80th percentile
SP+ percentile, 2026: 63rd percentile

Underperforming its talent (−18)

Campus distance

1810 miles apart

There's more to the matchup.

Supporting context, ready when you want it.

In the trenches · both directions

Matchup	O-line	D-line
2026 Purdue OL vs 2026 Washington DL	307.5 lbs	277.6 lbs
2026 Washington OL vs 2026 Purdue DL	321.6 lbs	279.3 lbs

2026 Purdue line yards 2.99 · 2026 Washington stuff rate 26.1%

2026 Washington line yards 2.90 · 2026 Purdue stuff rate 14.6%

Fans swear big lines win games. They're half right — big-line teams do win more, but only because good programs recruit big linemen. Once we account for talent and last season, line size adds nothing to the prediction. Across 11 seasons, no measurable effect on margin.

Roster size is context. It isn't a forecast advantage.

Backtested effect: 0.42 pts at 1σ.

Head-to-head · Washington leads 2–1 since 2000

Washington has won 1 straight

Season	Score	Venue
2025	Purdue 13–49 Washington	Husky Stadium · Washington home
2002bowl/playoff	Purdue 34–24 Washington	Neutral site
2000bowl/playoff	Purdue 24–34 Washington	Neutral site

Coaching & program context

2026 Purdue

Barry Odom

Josh Henson

career average +34.2 SP+ offense

Scheme: Multiple (listed on Wikipedia)

Style: Balanced, up-tempo (threw on 47% of its run–pass plays, 57th percentile of 2026 FBS; 70.3 plays a game, 71st percentile)

Kevin Kane

career average +28.5 SP+ defense

Scheme: 3–4 (listed on Wikipedia)

2026 Washington

Jedd Fisch

OC: no staff data on file

Scheme: no scheme listed

Style: Pass-heavy, average pace (threw on 56% of its run–pass plays, 96th percentile of 2026 FBS; 66.2 plays a game, 40th percentile)

Ryan Walters

career average +19.8 SP+ defense

Scheme: Multiple 4–2–5 (listed on Wikipedia, 2025 listing)

A new coordinator feels like it should swing a game. Across 11 seasons, the change doesn't move the final margin beyond what the roster already tells us. Shown as context, not a factor in our number.

Run-heavy team meets a defense that can't stop the run — feels like extra points waiting. Across 7 seasons the matchup adds nothing beyond what the two ratings already say; if anything the point estimate leans the other way.