Barry Odom is 5-16 at Purdue since 2025 and 50-49 in his career.
Updated Nov 9, 2026Sources: school staff directories, TransferPortl coaching tenures, CFBD
2026 season3-6Conf 2-4
At Purdue5-16Conf 2-13 · since 2025
Last 3 seasons5-16Conf 2-13
Career50-49Conf 27-37 · 8 seasons
Source: ESPN standings; Hot seat tracker through 2025, ESPN standings for 2026; Hot seat tracker
Purdue won 49.7% of its games before he arrived (44.6% in conference). His career win rate is +0.8 pts against that (-2.4 pts in conference).
Bio
- Hired
- Dec 8, 2024
- Alma mater
- Missouri
- Calls plays
- No
- Background
- Defense
- First-time head coach
- No
- Agent
- Clint Dowdle
- Agency
- WME Sports
Head Coaching Seasons
7 seasons| Year | School | W-L | Conf | SRS | SP+ | SP+ Off | SP+ Def | AP Final | Titles and Bowl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  Purdue | 2-10 | Big Ten | -1.6 | -6.1 | 21.9 | 29.9 | - | - |
| 2024 |  UNLV | 11-3 | Mountain West | 7.2 | 9.3 | 32.6 | 24.6 | 23 | W 24-13 Art of Sport LA Bowl vs California |
| 2023 | UNLV | 9-5 | Mountain West | 0.9 | 1.4 | 32.1 | 32.7 | - | L 36-49 Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Kansas |
| 2019 |  Missouri | 6-6 | SEC | 4.4 | 7.8 | 24.5 | 17.1 | - | - |
| 2018 | Missouri | 8-5 | SEC | 18.9 | 20.8 | 41.3 | 21.0 | - | L 33-38 bowl vs Oklahoma State |
| 2017 | Missouri | 7-6 | SEC | 5.3 | 11.1 | 35.5 | 26.4 | - | L 16-33 ACADEMY SPORTS + OUTDOORS TEXAS BOWL vs Texas |
| 2016 | Missouri | 4-8 | SEC | -3.6 | -1.0 | 31.2 | 31.3 | - | - |
Purdue Staff, 2026
15- Barry OdomHead Coach
- Josh HensonOffensive Coordinator / Tight Ends
- James ShibestSpecial Teams Coordinator
- Cornell FordAssistant Head Coach / Running Backs
- Jake TrumpDefensive Ends
- Kelvin GreenDefensive Line
- Charles ClarkDefensive Passing Game Coordinator / Defensive Backs
- Zach CrabtreeOffensive Line
- Darin HinshawQuarterbacks
- Bilal MarshallWide Receivers
- Justin TressAssistant Director of Strength and Conditioning
- Greg RobinsonAssociate Director of Strength and Conditioning
- Myles QuimbyAssociate Director of Strength and Conditioning
- Nate RockAssociate Director of Strength and Conditioning
- Kiero SmallDirector of Football Strength and Conditioning
Transfer Portal at Purdue
Roster average Transfer Vulnerability Score (TVS): 21
| Cycle | In | Out | Net |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 28 | +2 |
| 2025 | 48 | 56 | -8 |
Staff History by Season
3 stints
Coaching Tenure Timeline
10 stops
Head Coaches He Worked Under
1- Sam PittmanArkansas, 2021-2022
Players He Coached
40- LaDarrius BishopDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Simeon BlairDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Latavious BriniDB · Arkansas · 2022
Anthony BrownS · Arkansas · 2022- Jalen CatalonDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Malik ChavisDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Hudson ClarkDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Trent GordonDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Jayden JohnsonDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Khari JohnsonDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Ethan JosephDB · Arkansas · 2022
Jaylen LewisDB · Arkansas · 2022- Chase LoweryDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Quincey McAdooDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Dwight McGlothernDB · Arkansas · 2022
Landon PhippsDB · Arkansas · 2022- John Paul PickensDB · Arkansas · 2022
Myles SlusherDB · Arkansas · 2022- Courtney SnellingDB · Arkansas · 2022
- McKinley WilliamsDB · Arkansas · 2022
- Drew WinnDB · Arkansas · 2022
- LaDarrius BishopDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Simeon BlairDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Greg Brooks Jr.S · Arkansas · 2021
- Montaric BrownDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Devin BushDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Jalen CatalonDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Malik ChavisDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Hudson ClarkDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Jon ConleyDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Joe FouchaS · Arkansas · 2021
- Trent GordonDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Jermaine Hamilton-JordanDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Jayden JohnsonDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Khari JohnsonDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Chase LoweryDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Nathan ParodiDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Cade PearsonDB · Arkansas · 2021
- Myles SlusherDB · Arkansas · 2021
- McKinley WilliamsDB · Arkansas · 2021