The Purdue Boilermakers were 6-6 in 2011. They emerged victorious over the Western Michigan Broncos, 37 to 32, in the Little Caesars Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
2-6 | 7-6 | ||
4-4 | 7-6 | ||
4-4 | 7-6 | ||
3-5 | 6-7 | ||
3-5 | 6-7 |
| 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 | 13 | 350 | 4,899 | 926 | 5.3 | 2,361 | 535 | 4.4 | 2,538 | 391 | 6.5 | 267 | 127 | 123 | 123 | 96 | 782 | ||
Team Rank | 59th | 59th | 38th | 78th | 33rd | 33rd | 46th | 79th | 71st | 95th | 48th | 31st | 70th | 70th | 111th | 100th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 349 | 5,147 | 5.5 | 2,274 | 531 | 4.3 | 2,873 | 401 | 7.2 | 285 | 123 | 135 | 135 | 71 | 641 | |||
Opponent Rank | 67th | 81st | 66th | 87th | 100th | 69th | 57th | 53rd | 70th | 99th | 90th | 77th | 77th | 68th | 60th | ||||
Net | +1 | -248 | +926 | -0.2 | +87 | +4 | +0.1 | -335 | -10 | -0.7 | -18 | +4 | -12 | -12 | +25 | +141 | |||
Net Rank | 68th | 77th | 38th | 72nd | 59th | 60th | 64th | 83rd | 63rd | 85th | 83rd | 57th | 73rd | 73rd | 115th | 101st |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |