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Purdue Football Career Interceptions Thrown Leaders

Mark Herrmann holds Purdue's career interceptions thrown record with 75 interceptions (1977–1980). Curtis Painter (46) and Drew Brees (45) round out the top three. 4 of the top 19 played since 2000; the most recent is Aidan O'Connell (2019–2022), No. 13 on the list.

Purdue BoilermakersUpdated Oct 6, 2026

Purdue Boilermakers career interceptions thrown leaders
Rank	Player	Years	Interceptions Thrown
2	Mark Herrmann	1977–1980	75
3	Curtis Painter	2005–2008	46
4	Drew Brees	1997–2000	45
5	David Blough	2015–2018	43
6	Bob DeMoss	1945–1948	42
7	Dale Samuels	1950–1952	41
7	Scott Campbell	1980–1983	41
9	Mike Phipps	1967–1969	34
10	Len Dawson	1954–1956	32
10	Eric Hunter	1989–1992	32
12	Mark Vitali	1974–1976	31
13	Gary Danielson	1970–1972	30
13	Aidan O'Connell	2019–2022	30
15	Bob Griese	1964–1966	29
16	Jim Everett	1981–1985	28
16	Rick Trefzger	1993–1996	28
16	Kyle Orton	2001–2004	28
19	Billy Dicken	1994–1997	23
20	Shawn McCarthy	1986–1989	19

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Sources & notes

CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
Career totals cover a player’s games at Purdue only.

Last updated Oct 6, 2026.