Wk 3 · 2026

Purdue Boilermakers at UCLA Bruins — Sat, Sep 19

Sat, Sep 19 · Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA · BTN

Weather

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Purdue Boilermakers

Big Ten · no games yet

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Ratings differential UCLA by 3.1

UCLA Bruins

Big Ten · no games yet

What is at stake

A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Purdue: -6.0#99

Efficiency margin

UCLA: -5.3#96

Purdue: 22.7

Offense (pts/100)

UCLA: 23.2

Purdue: 28.7

Defense (pts/100)

UCLA: 28.5

Purdue: 65.5

Pace (plays/g)

UCLA: 65.5

Purdue: no data

Yards / play

UCLA: no data

Purdue: no data

Yards / play allowed

UCLA: no data

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Purdue: no data

Points / game

UCLA: no data

Purdue: no data

Points allowed

UCLA: no data

Purdue: no data

Yards / game

UCLA: no data

Purdue: no data

Yards allowed

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Pass yds allowed

UCLA: no data

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Rush yds allowed

UCLA: no data

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Turnovers / game

UCLA: no data

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Purdue form

No completed games on record.

UCLA form

No completed games on record.

Purdue this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

UCLA this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 4

Opponent	Purdue	UCLA
Illinois Big Ten	at Wk 5 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Minnesota Big Ten	vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview
Maryland Big Ten	vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview	at Wk 4 · scheduled preview
Wisconsin Big Ten	vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.

Purdue leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Ryan Browne QB #15	199/338, 2153 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT
	Malachi Singleton QB #3	38/64, 439 YDS, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Devin Mockobee RB #45	125 CAR, 521 YDS, 4 TD
	Antonio Harris RB #22	69 CAR, 305 YDS, 2 TD
	Malachi Thomas RB #24	53 CAR, 243 YDS
Receiving	Michael Jackson III WR #2	63 REC, 570 YDS, 1 TD
	Nitro Tuggle WR #1	34 REC, 500 YDS, 4 TD
	EJ Horton Jr. WR #13	27 REC, 289 YDS, 1 TD
	Corey Smith WR #12	14 REC, 237 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Tahj Ra-El DB #21	110
	Mani Powell LB #16	110
	Charles Correa LB #5	93
Sacks	CJ Nunnally IV DL #91	5
	Mani Powell LB #16	5
	Charles Correa LB #5	3
Interceptions	Myles Slusher DB #9	1
	CJ Nunnally IV DL #91	1
	Hudauri Hines DB #4	1

full roster and per-player history

UCLA leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Nico Iamaleava QB #9	208/323, 1928 YDS, 13 TD, 7 INT
	Luke Duncan QB #12	21/34, 235 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing	Nico Iamaleava QB #9	112 CAR, 505 YDS, 4 TD
	Jalen Berger RB #0	81 CAR, 364 YDS, 2 TD
	Jaivian Thomas RB #21	81 CAR, 294 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	Kwazi Gilmer WR #11	50 REC, 535 YDS, 4 TD
	Mikey Matthews WR #7	33 REC, 348 YDS, 2 TD
	Titus Mokiao-Atimalala WR #2	25 REC, 322 YDS, 3 TD
	Rico Flores Jr. WR #11	26 REC, 274 YDS

Defense

Tackles	JonJon Vaughns LB #6	107
	Isaiah Chisom LB #2	84
	Key Lawrence DB #4	70
Sacks	Jalen Woods LB #9	1.5
	Anthony Jones Jr. EDGE #15	1.5
	Siale Taupaki DT #92	1
Interceptions	Scooter Jackson DB #1	2
	Key Lawrence DB #4	1
	Cole Martin DB #4	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.