Purdue AP Football Poll Summary
West Lafayette, IN - Big Ten
Note: Purdue's ranking in the final 1961 poll has been changed to unranked after the original AP wire story and poll was revisited and confirmed across several newspapers.
| Weeks... |
All |
Preseason |
Final |
| ...at #1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| ...at #2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| ...in Top 5 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
| ...in Top 10 |
83 |
6 |
5 |
| ...in Top 25 |
237 |
15 |
16 |
|
Ranked in 19% of 1233 polls
Appearance Streaks
Seasons Ranked
| Season |
App |
Pct |
Pre |
Final |
High |
Low* |
Avg* |
| 2021 |
1 |
6% |
NR |
NR |
25 |
25 |
25 |
| 2007 |
1 |
6% |
NR |
NR |
23 |
23 |
23 |
| 2005 |
5 |
31% |
15 |
NR |
11 |
22 |
15 |
| 2004 |
9 |
56% |
24 |
NR |
5 |
25 |
16 |
| 2003 |
16 |
94% |
19 |
18 |
10 |
25 |
16 |
| 2001 |
6 |
35% |
NR |
NR |
17 |
24 |
22 |
| 2000 |
16 |
94% |
14 |
13 |
9 |
22 |
15 |
| 1999 |
17 |
100% |
23 |
25 |
11 |
25 |
18 |
| 1998 |
1 |
6% |
NR |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
| 1997 |
9 |
50% |
NR |
15 |
15 |
23 |
19 |
| 1984 |
1 |
6% |
NR |
NR |
14 |
14 |
14 |
| 1980 |
6 |
38% |
9 |
17 |
9 |
20 |
17 |
| 1979 |
15 |
100% |
6 |
10 |
5 |
20 |
13 |
| 1978 |
9 |
60% |
NR |
13 |
12 |
19 |
16 |
| 1972 |
3 |
20% |
18 |
NR |
18 |
20 |
19 |
| 1971 |
2 |
13% |
NR |
NR |
17 |
20 |
19 |
| 1969 |
14 |
100% |
18 |
18 |
8 |
18 |
14 |
| 1968 |
14 |
100% |
1 |
10 |
1 |
15 |
6 |
| 1967 |
10 |
83% |
NR |
9 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
| 1966 |
8 |
62% |
8 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
| 1965 |
7 |
54% |
9 |
NR |
2 |
9 |
6 |
| 1964 |
1 |
9% |
NR |
NR |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| 1962 |
2 |
17% |
7 |
NR |
7 |
9 |
8 |
| 1961 |
1 |
8% |
NR |
NR |
7 |
7 |
7 |
| 1960 |
5 |
42% |
NR |
19 |
7 |
19 |
13 |
| 1959 |
6 |
46% |
11 |
NR |
6 |
14 |
11 |
| 1958 |
9 |
75% |
NR |
13 |
8 |
15 |
11 |
| 1956 |
1 |
8% |
NR |
NR |
17 |
17 |
17 |
| 1955 |
3 |
25% |
20 |
NR |
17 |
20 |
19 |
| 1954 |
6 |
50% |
NR |
NR |
5 |
19 |
10 |
| 1952 |
7 |
64% |
NR |
18 |
8 |
18 |
12 |
| 1950 |
1 |
10% |
NR |
NR |
9 |
9 |
9 |
| 1948 |
1 |
11% |
N/A |
NR |
15 |
15 |
15 |
| 1947 |
2 |
20% |
N/A |
NR |
14 |
16 |
15 |
| 1945 |
7 |
78% |
N/A |
NR |
4 |
18 |
12 |
| 1944 |
4 |
44% |
N/A |
NR |
7 |
14 |
11 |
| 1943 |
9 |
100% |
N/A |
5 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
| 1936 |
2 |
29% |
N/A |
NR |
5 |
17 |
11 |
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* Does not include polls where the team was not ranked.
Ranked in 38 out of 88 seasons (43%)
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