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Purdue had some schedule slots to fill in future seasons and today it was able to do so with three more games according to Mike Carmin of the Lafayette Journal & Courier.
#Purdue adds three non-conference football games
— mike carmin (@carmin_jc) May 31, 2019
Sept. 24, 2022: Florida Atlantic
Aug. 30, 2025: Ball State
Sept. 18, 2027: Miami (Ohio)
Florida Atlantic - September 24, 2022
The 2022 season had only one open slot and with the 2020 and 2021 schedules set it was the nearest open date we had. This is the first time we will play the Owls, who began their program in 2001 under the legendary Howard Schnellenberger who once famously said, “When I arrived here they didn’t even have a place to hang a jock strap.” They have since evolved into a pretty decent program thanks to all the talent in South Florida. FAU is in Boca Raton and can recruit many of the Miami leftovers. They actually start this season at Ohio State and will also play at Ball State. In 2017 they had a very impressive 11-3 season.
Ball State - August 30, 2025
The next open date we had was the 2025 season as 2023 and 2024 were already full, and now we get a MAC team back on the schedule. Amazingly, this is the next game we have scheduled against a MAC team now. Purdue is 8-0 all-time against the Cardinals, with all eight games coming between 1985 and 2010. This game will open the 2025 season, and all eight games have come in West Lafayette.
Miami (OH) - September 18, 2027
We do not know the 2026 Big Ten schedule, but the non-conference slate that year is full with Wake Forest, Indiana State, and Notre Dame. The 2027 season still had two open slots, so with a home game against Miami there and a road trip to Notre Dame we can likely expect the third spot to take up our next home and home with another opponent. Purdue is 9-3-1 all-time against the Redhawks, with the last game being a 38-31 overtime win. Every game has been in West Lafayette.
This makes the non-conference schedule complete through the 2026 season. There is one spot left in 2027 and 2028, and two in 2029 and 2030.
2020
Sept. 5 - at Nebraska
Sept. 12 - MEMPHIS
Sept. 19 - AIR FORCE
Sept. 26 - at Boston College
Oct. 10 - RUTGERS
Oct. 17 - at Illinois (Cannon Trophy Game)
Oct. 24 - at Michigan
Oct. 31 - NORTHWESTERN
Nov. 7 - at Minnesota
Nov. 14 - WISCONSIN
Nov. 21 - IOWA
Nov. 28 - at Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket Game)
2021
Sept. 4 - OREGON STATE
Sept. 11 - at UConn
Sept. 18 - at Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy Game)
Sept. 25 - ILLINOIS (Cannon Trophy Game)
Oct. 2 - MINNESOTA (Homecoming)
Oct. 9 - at Ohio State
Oct. 16 - NEBRASKA
Oct. 30 - at Iowa
Nov. 6 - MICHIGAN STATE
Nov. 13 - at Wisconsin
Nov. 20 - at Northwestern
Nov. 27 - INDIANA (Old Oaken Bucket Game)
2022
Sept. 3 - PENN STATE
Sept. 10 - INDIANA STATE
Sept. 17 - at Syracuse
Sept. 24 - FLORIDA ATLANTIC
Oct. 1 - at Maryland
Oct. 8 - IOWA
Oct. 15 - at Minnesota
Oct. 22 - WISCONSIN
Nov. 5 - at Illinois (Cannon Trophy Game)
Nov. 12 - at Nebraska
Nov. 19 - NORTHWESTERN
Nov. 26 - at Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket Game)
2023
Sept. 2 - FRESNO STATE
Sept. 9 - at Virginia Tech
Sept. 16 - SYRACUSE
Sept. 23 - at Iowa
Sept. 30 - ILLINOIS (Cannon Trophy Game)
Oct. 7 - MINNESOTA
Oct. 14 - OHIO STATE
Oct. 21 - at Michigan
Nov. 4 - NEBRASKA
Nov. 11 - at Northwestern
Nov. 18 - at Wisconsin
Nov. 25 - INDIANA (Old Oaken Bucket Game)
2024
Aug. 31 - at Illinois (Cannon Trophy Game)
Sept. 7 - INDIANA STATE
Sept. 14 - NOTRE DAME (Shillelagh Trophy Game)
Sept. 21 - at Oregon State
Sept. 28 - IOWA
Oct. 5 - WISCONSIN
Oct. 12 - at Minnesota
Oct. 26 - MICHIGAN STATE
Nov. 2 - at Rutgers
Nov. 16 - NORTHWESTERN
Nov. 23 - at Nebraska
Nov. 30 - at Indiana (Old Oaken Bucket Game)
2025
Aug. 30 - BALL STATE
Sept. 6 - at Northwestern
Sept. 13 - UCONN
Sept. 20 - at Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy Game)
Oct. 4 - at Penn State
Oct. 11 - MARYLAND
Oct. 25 - ILLINOIS (Cannon Trophy Game)
Nov. 1 - at Wisconsin
Nov. 8 - at Iowa
Nov. 15 - MINNESOTA
Nov. 22 - NEBRASKA
Nov. 29 - INDIANA (Old Oaken Bucket Game)
2026
Sept. 12 - WAKE FOREST
Sept. 19 - INDIANA STATE
Sept. 26 - NOTRE DAME (Shillelagh Trophy Game)
2027
Sept. 4 - at Notre Dame (Shillelagh Trophy Game)
Sept. 18 - MIAMI (OHIO)
2028
Sept. 9 - at Wake Forest
Sept. 23 - NOTRE DAME (Shillelagh Trophy Game)
2029
Sept. 8 - at Vanderbilt
2030
Sept. 14 - at TCU