The Purdue Boilermakers were 4-8 in 2008.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 296 | 4,493 | 894 | 5.0 | 1,498 | 392 | 3.8 | 2,995 | 502 | 6.0 | 254 | 93 | 138 | 138 | 60 | 484 | ||
Team Rank | 78th | 64th | 36th | 86th | 92nd | 103rd | 77th | 42nd | 9th | 93rd | 48th | 75th | 35th | 35th | 19th | 12th | |||
Opponent | 12 | 301 | 4,297 | 5.2 | 2,098 | 466 | 4.5 | 2,199 | 359 | 6.1 | 230 | 116 | 97 | 97 | 76 | 603 | |||
Opponent Rank | 56th | 50th | 57th | 92nd | 74th | 94th | 15th | 34th | 26th | 50th | 91st | 13th | 13th | 52nd | 73rd | ||||
Net | -5 | +196 | +894 | -0.2 | -600 | -74 | -0.7 | +796 | +143 | -0.2 | +24 | -23 | +41 | +41 | -16 | -119 | |||
Net Rank | 66th | 53rd | 35th | 71st | 98th | 98th | 87th | 14th | 8th | 72nd | 43rd | 90th | 16th | 16th | 19th | 26th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | .857 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | .875 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3 | .625 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | .714 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |
| 2 | 1 | 7 | .125 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 1 | .857 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 2 | .714 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | .571 |