In the Citrus Bowl, Purdue lost that game 63-7 with the absence of 4 players including starting quarterback, Aidan O’Connell, and star wide receiver, Charlie Jones.

After the bowl, on December 13, 2022, the school named former Illinois defensive coordinator Ryan Walters the team's new head coach.

[1] Walters will be the fourth youngest head football coach at the NCAA Division I FBS level.

Purdue had won four of the previous five in this series, but the Hawkeye defense held the Boilermaker offense 190 yards and 30 points below their averages.

[8][9][10] at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida Roster Last update: August 4, 2022 Wide receiver Milton Wright was ruled academically ineligible for the 2022 season.