The Boilermakers are the football team of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. They compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA and play in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference.
Purdue claims 12 conference titles, including 8 as a member of Big Ten. The Boilermakers have 5 unbeaten seasons in the history of the program. Their fiercest rivals are the Indiana Hoosiers and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, but the team also has a longstanding rivalry with the Illinois Fighting Illini.