Moodie Announces 2026 Schedule

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Head coach Richard Moodie announced the full 2026 slate on Monday, bringing 11 home games to Folk Field, including a single home exhibition. 

The official season is set to open Thursday, August 13, with the Boilermakers taking on in-state rival Evansville at home at 7:00 p.m. ET.

Purdue will take on six opponents, one more than the 2025 season, who made NCAA Regional Appearances in 2025 (UCLA, Illinois, Penn State, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Northwestern). Three of the six teams won at least one game in the tournament, while Michigan State made it to the quarterfinals, eventually getting knocked out by finalist Stanford. 

The Boilers will host Bowling Green for an exhibition on Wednesday, August 5, prior to the next week's home opener. Purdue will begin the season with a five-game homestand beginning with a match against Evansville (8/14) before taking on Purdue Fort Wayne (8/16), Chicago State (8/20), Eastern Illinois (8/23), and Ball State (8/27).

The Boilers will then close out the non-conference slate with two away matches against Southern Indiana (8/30) and Middle Tennessee State for the beginning of September (9/3).

Big Ten play will begin on Sept. 10 with a pair of matches on the West Coast, taking on UCLA (9/10) and USC (9/13). The Boilers will then travel to the other coast for a Sunday matinee against Rutgers (9/20). Closing out September, Purdue will bring two competitors to Folk Field in Illinois (9/24) and Minnesota (9/27). 

After one road game against Penn State (10/3), Purdue will host a three-game homestand in October against Michigan (10/8), Michigan State (10/11), and Ohio State (10/16). The final two road games will be at neighboring rival Indiana (10/22) and Northwestern (10/25). Purdue’s final regular season match will be at Folk Field on Friday, Oct. 30.

There is free admission to all Purdue home games at Folk Field.