2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team
The 2022 Purdue Boilermakers football team represents Purdue University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Boilermakers play their home games at Ross–Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana, and compete as members of the West Division in the Big Ten Conference. This is head coach Jeff Brohm's sixth season with Purdue. Previous season. The Boilermakers finished the 2021 season 9–4, 6–3 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for second place in the West Division. They finished the season with a 48–45 overtime victory over Tennessee  in the 2021 Music City Bowl. Offseason. Coaching changes. On January 5, 2022, Brad Lambert accepted a defensive coordinator position at Wake Forest. Two weeks later, cornerbacks coach James Adams followed Lambert to Wake Forest, while JaMarcus Shephard accepted an assistant coaching position at Washington. Assistant offensive line coach Neil Callaway also announced his retirement following the 2021 season. To replace these coaches, former Western Kentucky head coach and recent Purdue quality control coach David Elson was hired as linebacker coach, former UAB coach Garrick McGee was brought in as wide receiver coach, and Ashton Youboty was hired as the  cornerbacks coach. Ryan Wallace was also promoted to assistant offensive line coach. Transfers. Outgoing Notable departures from the 2021 squad included: Incoming 2022 NFL Draft. Boilermakers who were picked in the 2022 NFL Draft: Preseason. Recruits. The Boilermakers signed a total of 19 recruits. Schedule. The 2022 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.