2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team

The 2019 Purdue Boilermakers football team will represent Purdue University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers will play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana and compete in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference. They will be led by third-year head coach Jeff Brohm.

Previous season
The 2018 Boilermakers team finished the season at 6–7, 5–4 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for second in the West Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they were defeated by Auburn. The season was highlighted by a dominant, upset home victory over then-No. 2 Ohio State by a score of 49–20, which proved to be the Buckeyes' only loss on the year.

Coaching changes
Purdue cornerbacks coach Derrick Jackson and tight ends coach Mark Tommerdahl both left to take jobs at Northern Illinois and Texas Tech respectively in early February 2019. Purdue announced the hiring of Greg Brown as cornerbacks coach on February 21. He previously was the secondary coach at Auburn for two seasons. Head coach Jeff Brohm also announced the promotion of former Purdue quality control assistant Ryan Wallace to be the new tight ends coach.

Player news
Wide receiver KeyRon Catlett announced his decision to transfer to Hampton. Tight end Jess Trussell and offensive lineman Michael Mendez announced that they would leave as graduate transfers. Linebacker Tobias Larry transferred to Tennessee State. Benaiah Franklin transferred to Northwestern State.

Recruiting
The Boilermakers signed a total of 24 recruits.

Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason Big Ten poll
Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Purdue was projected to finish in fifth in the West Division.

Schedule
Purdue's 2019 schedule will begin with three non-conference games, first on the road against Nevada of the Mountain West Conference, and then returning home for games against Vanderbilt of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and TCU of the Big 12 Conference. In Big Ten Conference play, Purdue will play all other members of the West Division and draws Penn State, Maryland, and Indiana from the East Division.

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