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Wake Forest vs. Purdue 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Wake Forest at Purdue, Week 2

Final: Wake Forest 38, Purdue 36. Elo pick: Wake Forest (correct).

Wake Forest and Purdue: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 2 game, graded.

Wake Forest at Purdue, Week 2: questions people ask

Who won Wake Forest vs. Purdue, and what was the score?

Wake Forest beat Purdue 38–36 on Sat, Sep 12 at Ross-Ade Stadium.

Did Elo get Wake Forest at Purdue right?

Yes. Elo picked Wake Forest, 84% chance to win going in.

What decided Wake Forest at Purdue?

Wake Forest had a 56% success rate to Purdue's 48%. Wake Forest hit more big plays: 13% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 11%.

Wake Forest vs. Purdue player stats: who had the big game?

Ryan Browne (Purdue) threw for 329 yards, Fame Ijeboi (Purdue) ran for 114 yards, and Carlos Hernandez (Wake Forest) had 88 receiving yards.

What's the Purdue–Wake Forest series record now?

Purdue leads 4–2.