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FEI Special Teams Ratings (SFEI) are opponent-adjusted data representing the scoring advantage per special teams event a team would be expected to have on a neutral field against an average opponent, calculated from the results of non-garbage, regulation possessions in FBS vs. FBS games. Special teams efficiency (STE) is special teams value generated per special teams event. Kickoff return efficiency (KRE) is value generated per kickoff return, kickoff efficiency (KE) is value generated per opponent kickoff return, punt return efficiency (PRE) is value generated per punt return, punt efficiency (PE) is value generated per opponent punt return, and field goal efficiency (FGE) is value generated per field goal attempt. Starting field position is the average distance in yards measured from the start of drives to the end zone on offensive drives (OFP) and opponent offensive drives (DFP); net field position (NFP) is the difference between these values.

 

2018 FEI Special Teams Ratings
Overall :: Record Splits :: Offense :: Defense :: Special Teams

 

Opponent-Adjusted Efficiency

 

Unadjusted Efficiency

 

Starting Field Position

Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
1 Minnesota 7-6 7-6 .15   .11 2 .10 28 -.03 54 .13 5 .23 12 .23 42   68.5 18 71.4 51 2.9 30
2 Alabama 14-1 13-1 .15   .10 5 .32 1 .01 28 .04 16 .02 91 .35 21   66.5 4 74.0 7 7.5 1
3 Texas Tech 5-7 4-7 .13   .08 9 .08 35 -.04 65 -.04 46 .25 5 .45 15   71.4 82 72.5 27 1.1 50
4 Toledo 7-6 6-6 .13   .14 1 .24 6 -.02 46 .32 1 .00 102 .15 56   65.6 1 73.1 18 7.5 2
5 Maryland 5-7 5-7 .13   .07 11 .24 5 -.12 108 -.01 33 .14 42 .25 40   71.2 75 71.1 58 -.1 69
6 LSU 10-3 9-3 .13   .07 13 .16 14 .02 24 -.25 126 .20 17 .46 14   68.7 21 74.7 5 5.9 7
7 Auburn 8-5 7-5 .13   .08 10 .15 17 .01 27 .00 29 .25 6 -.06 90   68.5 17 72.6 24 4.1 18
8 Iowa 9-4 8-4 .12   .06 14 .22 8 .01 29 .00 27 .00 101 .24 41   66.5 3 70.7 72 4.2 17
9 Michigan 10-3 10-3 .12   .09 8 .16 13 .00 31 .05 14 .14 41 .19 49   67.9 11 74.4 6 6.5 6
10 Texas A&M 9-4 8-4 .11   .06 15 .15 18 .07 3 -.22 118 .45 1 -.02 81   72.1 101 75.7 1 3.5 20
11 Oklahoma 12-2 12-2 .11   .06 18 .09 33 -.08 91 .14 4 .17 29 .33 25   72.2 103 71.5 50 -.7 83
12 Syracuse 10-3 9-3 .11   .09 7 .08 34 .05 10 -.07 60 .13 44 .50 11   66.9 5 73.4 12 6.5 5
13 Georgia Southern 10-3 9-3 .11   .10 4 .07 39 -.02 53 .03 21 .10 59 .80 1   67.3 6 73.0 19 5.7 8
14 Florida 10-3 8-3 .11   .06 20 .01 95 .05 11 -.07 58 .18 23 .27 34   70.4 57 73.6 10 3.2 23
15 Troy 10-3 9-3 .11   .11 3 .17 11 .02 26 -.05 52 .30 3 .21 43   67.8 10 72.1 36 4.3 15
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
16 West Virginia 8-4 7-4 .10   .04 28 .02 80 -.02 49 -.17 99 .18 21 .57 8   68.6 19 71.8 43 3.2 25
17 Georgia 11-3 10-3 .10   .04 29 .03 74 -.11 102 .10 6 .10 56 .34 24   70.8 69 70.9 65 .1 68
18 South Carolina 7-6 6-6 .09   .05 25 .16 16 -.04 64 -.22 116 .21 14 .27 37   71.7 91 71.4 54 -.4 75
19 Ohio 9-4 8-4 .09   .09 6 .01 91 .08 2 .19 3 .06 77 .10 63   69.4 34 73.1 16 3.7 19
20 Stanford 9-4 8-4 .09   .06 19 .05 48 -.08 92 -.03 37 .23 11 .26 39   70.5 62 74.0 8 3.5 21
21 Utah 9-5 8-5 .08   .06 17 .05 46 -.01 41 -.16 97 .16 34 .62 5   70.2 50 70.4 80 .3 66
22 Ohio State 13-1 13-1 .08   .04 30 .03 69 .02 21 -.04 42 .24 10 -.21 101   70.1 49 74.7 4 4.6 10
23 Appalachian State 11-2 10-2 .08   .06 21 .22 7 -.12 111 .02 23 .21 15 .03 74   68.2 14 70.7 75 2.5 32
24 Mississippi State 8-5 7-5 .08   .00 59 .01 96 -.01 42 -.15 90 .10 58 .32 26   71.8 96 67.8 116 -4.0 107
25 Indiana 5-7 5-7 .07   .01 56 .03 68 -.17 121 -.03 40 .10 61 .35 20   70.6 64 70.5 79 -.1 70
26 Kansas State 5-7 4-7 .07   .01 51 -.12 130 .05 7 .00 31 .08 68 .21 47   69.8 41 72.0 39 2.2 34
27 Marshall 9-4 8-4 .07   .07 12 .10 27 .05 12 .10 7 .14 39 -.29 108   65.9 2 73.3 14 7.3 4
28 Northern Illinois 8-6 8-6 .07   .05 27 .03 75 -.05 71 .00 26 .16 35 .07 68   71.7 87 70.8 69 -.8 85
29 Rice 2-11 1-11 .07   .05 23 .11 25 .06 4 -.24 121 .17 28 .00 77   70.0 45 69.6 95 -.4 77
30 Pittsburgh 7-7 6-7 .07   .02 40 .05 47 -.02 44 -.11 75 -.02 107 .70 3   73.4 114 69.8 90 -3.6 103
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
31 Texas 10-4 10-4 .06   .00 71 .00 103 -.05 73 -.04 49 .02 89 .17 50   71.2 76 71.6 47 .4 63
32 Purdue 6-7 6-7 .06   .03 38 .03 76 -.07 84 -.07 63 .25 7 .08 66   71.6 85 72.2 34 .6 59
33 Washington State 11-2 10-2 .06   .03 31 .10 29 -.01 39 -.06 55 .21 16 -.11 95   70.9 70 72.3 31 1.4 47
34 Memphis 8-6 7-6 .06   .05 24 .20 9 -.02 47 -.08 65 .11 51 .05 70   69.8 40 71.8 42 2.0 39
35 Georgia Tech 7-6 6-6 .06   .02 45 .17 12 -.23 127 -.19 109 .26 4 .45 16   69.3 29 69.7 93 .4 64
36 North Carolina 2-9 1-9 .06   .02 42 -.04 120 .02 22 .05 15 .09 64 .00 78   73.2 112 69.7 91 -3.5 102
37 USC 5-7 5-7 .06   .03 32 .05 49 -.05 69 .06 13 -.01 105 .30 32   71.7 90 71.1 57 -.6 81
38 Oklahoma State 7-6 6-6 .06   .01 52 .06 44 -.02 48 -.08 66 .12 47 -.04 83   71.7 88 71.5 49 -.2 71
39 Penn State 9-4 9-4 .06   .01 54 .10 30 -.08 90 -.04 43 .17 30 -.16 99   69.3 31 72.6 26 3.3 22
40 Iowa State 8-5 7-5 .05   -.02 84 .10 31 -.03 55 -.15 87 .04 84 -.06 88   71.3 78 72.3 29 1.0 52
41 Boston College 7-5 6-5 .05   .02 46 .03 72 -.10 98 .19 2 .02 87 -.41 117   67.9 13 70.7 74 2.8 31
42 New Mexico 3-9 2-9 .05   .06 16 -.03 118 .00 33 .08 8 .12 46 .59 7   70.4 56 69.6 96 -.7 84
43 Utah State 11-2 10-2 .05   .05 22 .30 3 .01 30 -.03 39 -.04 116 .07 67   68.3 15 70.5 78 2.2 35
44 San Jose State 1-11 1-10 .05   .05 26 .12 24 -.11 100 .00 28 .09 67 .16 52   68.9 23 70.9 61 2.0 38
45 Florida International 9-4 8-4 .05   .03 34 -.02 108 .05 9 .07 12 .02 94 .02 75   72.1 99 73.1 17 1.0 53
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
46 Akron 4-8 3-8 .05   .03 37 .03 62 -.03 56 -.03 41 .02 93 .34 23   73.9 118 66.5 123 -7.5 126
47 NC State 9-4 8-4 .05   .00 65 -.05 123 -.02 43 -.15 93 .08 71 .41 18   68.9 22 73.4 13 4.5 12
48 Tulane 7-6 6-6 .05   .03 35 .13 21 -.08 89 -.09 68 .14 43 .04 72   70.5 61 69.7 94 -.9 87
49 Baylor 7-6 6-6 .05   -.01 72 -.05 124 .02 23 .03 18 .17 31 -.37 115   74.2 122 70.4 81 -3.8 104
50 Arizona State 7-6 7-6 .05   .02 44 .04 61 -.05 75 -.05 51 .09 66 .27 36   71.7 89 73.8 9 2.1 37
51 Miami (OH) 6-6 6-6 .04   .02 41 .31 2 .03 18 -.22 117 .00 98 .19 48   69.7 37 72.6 22 3.0 27
52 Vanderbilt 6-7 5-7 .04   .01 55 .01 92 .00 32 -.15 86 .24 8 -.24 104   70.5 59 75.0 3 4.5 13
53 San Diego State 7-6 6-6 .04   .03 36 .05 50 -.07 79 -.16 98 .19 19 .32 27   72.6 108 70.4 83 -2.2 99
54 Miami 7-6 6-6 .04   .00 70 .03 67 -.04 62 .00 30 -.02 109 .05 71   70.4 58 66.4 124 -4.0 106
55 UAB 11-3 10-3 .04   .03 39 .01 90 -.02 45 .08 9 .07 73 -.05 85   70.0 46 70.4 82 .4 65
56 Wake Forest 7-6 6-6 .04   .00 67 .01 98 -.15 117 -.02 35 .10 55 .16 53   72.1 98 70.2 84 -1.8 97
57 Tennessee 5-7 4-7 .04   -.02 88 -.03 115 -.10 96 -.15 94 .16 36 .10 62   71.8 94 71.2 55 -.5 79
58 Notre Dame 12-1 12-1 .04   .00 69 .03 65 -.13 112 -.05 53 .08 70 .31 28   70.1 47 71.9 40 1.8 43
59 Virginia Tech 6-7 5-7 .04   .00 61 .04 55 -.03 59 -.03 38 .10 57 -.27 106   71.5 83 72.2 33 .7 57
60 UTSA 3-9 3-9 .04   .02 48 -.10 127 .03 20 -.16 96 .13 45 .35 22   71.0 72 70.7 77 -.4 74
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
61 TCU 7-6 6-6 .03   -.02 98 .03 63 -.06 78 -.04 45 .09 63 -.44 121   72.1 100 71.0 60 -1.1 90
62 Virginia 8-5 7-5 .03   -.01 74 .13 20 -.07 86 -.11 72 .10 62 -.11 93   67.7 9 73.0 20 5.3 9
63 Kentucky 10-3 9-3 .03   -.01 81 .03 70 -.01 38 -.06 57 .14 40 -.59 126   71.4 80 73.3 15 1.9 41
64 Fresno State 12-2 11-2 .03   .00 57 .04 54 .00 35 -.12 76 .17 27 -.06 89   67.9 12 75.3 2 7.4 3
65 Old Dominion 4-8 3-8 .03   .03 33 .05 51 -.10 97 -.04 48 .16 33 .16 54   71.1 74 70.9 67 -.2 73
66 South Florida 7-6 6-6 .03   .02 47 .27 4 -.07 80 -.24 123 .07 75 .05 69   71.6 84 69.6 97 -2.0 98
67 Louisville 2-10 1-10 .03   -.01 79 -.03 117 -.12 107 -.01 34 .05 82 .15 58   72.2 105 66.8 120 -5.5 117
68 Louisiana 7-7 6-7 .03   .00 64 .12 23 -.17 122 -.14 83 -.03 111 .51 10   69.2 28 70.7 73 1.6 46
69 Kansas 3-9 3-8 .03   -.02 94 .02 85 .04 16 -.29 129 .07 72 -.06 91   69.4 33 72.3 30 2.9 28
70 Florida State 5-7 4-7 .03   -.02 95 -.02 110 -.12 110 -.07 62 .00 100 .31 29   74.3 125 63.4 130 -10.9 130
71 UCF 12-1 11-1 .03   .00 66 .04 56 -.08 94 -.24 122 .20 18 .54 9   71.8 92 71.6 48 -.2 72
72 Wyoming 6-6 5-6 .03   .01 49 .08 36 -.05 74 -.17 100 .02 96 .69 4   70.6 65 71.7 45 1.0 51
73 BYU 7-6 6-6 .02   .02 43 -.03 113 .06 5 -.15 91 .24 9 -.03 82   69.7 36 71.4 52 1.8 44
74 Illinois 4-8 3-8 .02   -.02 91 .04 53 -.08 93 -.27 127 -.06 121 .44 17   69.7 38 71.0 59 1.3 48
75 Clemson 15-0 14-0 .02   -.04 106 .06 42 .04 15 -.17 103 .02 86 -.14 97   69.5 35 72.6 25 3.1 26
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
76 Southern Mississippi 6-5 5-5 .02   .00 63 .03 64 -.07 81 -.17 102 .05 83 .49 12   70.8 68 68.4 111 -2.3 100
77 Temple 8-5 8-4 .02   .01 53 .17 10 -.03 58 .03 19 -.03 113 -.40 116   68.7 20 69.5 99 .8 56
78 SMU 5-7 4-7 .02   .00 58 .16 15 -.11 105 -.14 84 .02 92 .13 61   70.3 55 70.9 63 .6 60
79 Rutgers 1-11 1-11 .02   .00 68 -.03 114 -.03 57 -.25 124 .18 24 .15 55   73.9 117 68.3 112 -5.6 119
80 Missouri 8-5 7-5 .02   -.04 111 .02 88 -.07 83 -.07 64 -.03 112 -.04 84   70.7 66 71.1 56 .5 61
81 Georgia State 2-10 1-10 .02   .00 60 -.01 107 -.17 120 .02 25 .21 13 -.06 92   74.7 128 69.3 103 -5.4 116
82 Arizona 5-7 4-7 .02   -.01 77 -.03 116 -.04 63 -.15 92 .17 26 .09 64   72.3 106 71.7 46 -.6 82
83 North Texas 9-4 8-4 .01   .01 50 .01 93 -.06 77 -.04 47 .08 69 .31 30   70.3 51 71.4 53 1.1 49
84 Oregon State 2-10 1-10 .01   -.01 73 .01 100 .04 14 -.13 79 .11 50 -.28 107   72.2 102 70.8 70 -1.4 94
85 UCLA 3-9 3-9 .01   -.01 83 .08 38 -.14 115 -.15 88 -.05 120 .47 13   74.0 120 67.9 114 -6.1 122
86 Northwestern 9-5 9-5 .01   -.03 103 .02 78 -.11 103 -.10 70 .14 38 -.48 122   69.0 26 70.9 62 1.9 40
87 Coastal Carolina 5-7 4-7 .01   -.02 92 .04 58 -.20 123 -.13 80 .12 49 .21 44   73.3 113 68.6 110 -4.7 111
88 Bowling Green 3-9 2-9 .01   -.01 76 -.04 121 -.04 60 .02 24 .11 52 -.41 119   73.0 110 67.8 115 -5.2 115
89 Houston 8-5 7-5 .01   -.02 90 .06 45 -.05 70 -.21 113 .11 54 -.01 80   69.9 42 69.5 98 -.4 76
90 South Alabama 3-9 2-9 .01   -.01 82 .03 73 -.22 126 -.10 71 .18 22 -.15 98   70.6 63 66.2 126 -4.3 108
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
91 Michigan State 7-6 7-6 .01   -.03 104 .02 84 -.05 72 -.24 120 .06 79 .31 31   71.4 81 69.8 89 -1.6 95
92 Ole Miss 5-7 4-7 .00   -.07 124 .06 43 -.26 128 -.19 111 .09 65 .03 73   74.6 127 69.7 92 -4.8 112
93 East Carolina 3-9 3-8 .00   -.02 97 -.05 125 -.01 37 -.22 115 .00 99 .61 6   74.4 126 68.7 108 -5.7 121
94 California 7-6 6-6 .00   -.02 93 .03 66 -.02 52 -.23 119 .18 25 -.11 96   70.3 52 72.6 23 2.4 33
95 Ball State 4-8 3-8 .00   -.01 78 -.02 111 -.04 66 .00 32 -.02 108 .17 51   71.8 95 70.7 76 -1.1 89
96 Colorado 5-7 4-7 .00   -.01 80 .01 101 .03 19 -.19 108 .10 60 -.01 79   71.1 73 72.0 37 .9 54
97 Nebraska 4-8 3-8 .00   -.05 117 .02 79 -.11 101 -.25 125 .04 85 .14 60   74.2 121 68.6 109 -5.6 118
98 Nevada 8-5 7-5 .00   -.02 85 .12 22 -.11 104 -.28 128 .16 37 .21 45   70.5 60 69.2 104 -1.3 92
99 Cincinnati 11-2 10-2 .00   -.03 101 .01 94 -.12 106 -.11 73 .34 2 -.80 129   69.0 25 70.9 68 1.8 42
100 Hawaii 8-6 7-6 .00   -.01 75 .02 87 -.21 125 -.05 50 .17 32 .29 33   72.4 107 66.7 121 -5.7 120
101 Navy 3-10 2-10 .00   -.02 87 .01 89 -.15 116 -.02 36 .02 90 .27 35   70.1 48 70.9 64 .8 55
102 Air Force 5-7 4-7 .00   .00 62 .02 77 .12 1 -.09 67 -.15 126 .14 59   72.8 109 71.8 44 -1.1 88
103 Arkansas 2-10 1-10 .00   -.05 113 -.02 109 -.21 124 -.18 107 -.02 110 .40 19   74.8 129 66.1 127 -8.7 128
104 Connecticut 1-11 0-11 .00   -.03 99 .04 60 -.33 130 -.18 106 .12 48 .27 38   73.6 115 69.2 105 -4.4 109
105 Arkansas State 8-5 7-5 -.01   -.02 96 .06 41 -.02 50 -.18 105 .19 20 -.41 118   71.3 79 73.4 11 2.1 36
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
106 Duke 8-5 7-5 -.01   -.04 112 .04 59 .03 17 -.14 82 -.04 118 -.35 112   68.4 16 72.7 21 4.3 16
107 Tulsa 3-9 2-9 -.01   -.03 102 .03 71 .00 36 .07 10 .02 88 -.61 127   69.9 43 69.3 101 -.6 80
108 Oregon 9-4 8-4 -.01   -.04 110 .10 26 -.08 88 -.16 95 .06 81 -.63 128   70.3 53 70.7 71 .4 62
109 Massachusetts 4-8 3-8 -.01   -.04 109 .02 83 -.07 85 -.09 69 -.05 119 -.05 86   70.7 67 68.0 113 -2.7 101
110 New Mexico State 3-9 2-9 -.01   -.03 105 .13 19 -.16 119 .04 17 -.16 128 -.20 100   72.2 104 67.3 118 -4.9 113
111 Middle Tennessee 8-6 7-6 -.02   -.03 100 .00 102 -.07 82 -.06 56 .01 97 .01 76   67.6 7 72.0 38 4.4 14
112 Army 11-2 9-2 -.02   -.02 89 .05 52 -.06 76 .07 11 .02 95 -.34 111   69.1 27 72.4 28 3.2 24
113 UTEP 1-11 1-10 -.02   -.02 86 .02 81 .06 6 -.18 104 .11 53 -.36 113   74.2 123 66.3 125 -7.9 127
114 Wisconsin 8-5 8-5 -.02   -.06 119 .02 82 .00 34 -.11 74 .00 103 -.50 123   69.8 39 69.9 88 .1 67
115 Eastern Michigan 7-6 6-6 -.02   -.04 108 -.02 112 -.08 95 .03 20 .07 76 -.56 125   67.7 8 72.2 32 4.6 11
116 Buffalo 10-4 9-4 -.02   -.06 118 -.01 105 -.08 87 -.04 44 -.01 104 -.34 110   69.3 30 70.9 66 1.6 45
117 Kent State 2-10 1-10 -.02   -.05 116 .08 37 -.12 109 -.14 81 -.14 125 .21 46   74.3 124 65.3 128 -8.9 129
118 Boise State 10-3 10-3 -.02   -.05 115 .07 40 .02 25 -.05 54 -.16 127 -.37 114   68.9 24 71.9 41 2.9 29
119 Central Michigan 1-11 0-11 -.03   -.04 107 .04 57 -.04 67 -.15 85 -.04 117 .15 57   71.6 86 65.2 129 -6.4 123
120 Washington 10-4 9-4 -.03   -.07 127 -.11 128 -.02 51 -.12 77 -.03 114 -.11 94   71.2 77 70.0 86 -1.2 91
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
121 Louisiana Tech 8-5 7-5 -.03   -.05 114 -.01 106 -.14 114 -.07 59 .07 74 -.21 102   69.3 32 70.0 87 .7 58
122 UNLV 4-8 3-8 -.04   -.06 120 -.06 126 -.04 68 -.19 110 .06 80 -.42 120   71.8 93 67.3 117 -4.4 110
123 Texas State 3-9 2-9 -.04   -.07 125 .00 104 -.01 40 -.07 61 .06 78 -1.79 130   69.9 44 69.4 100 -.5 78
124 UL Monroe 6-6 5-6 -.04   -.07 128 .02 86 .05 8 -.30 130 -.09 122 -.25 105   73.9 116 72.1 35 -1.8 96
125 Liberty 6-6 4-6 -.05   -.07 126 .01 97 -.31 129 .03 22 -.04 115 .08 65   70.3 54 69.0 106 -1.4 93
126 Charlotte 5-7 4-7 -.05   -.06 121 .01 99 -.14 113 -.21 114 -.24 130 .79 2   74.0 119 66.7 122 -7.3 125
127 Florida Atlantic 5-7 4-7 -.06   -.06 122 .10 32 .05 13 -.17 101 -.12 124 -.53 124   73.1 111 69.3 102 -3.8 105
128 Western Kentucky 3-9 3-8 -.07   -.06 123 -.04 119 -.04 61 -.13 78 -.02 106 -.23 103   71.0 71 70.2 85 -.8 86
129 Colorado State 3-9 3-8 -.07   -.09 129 -.04 122 -.10 99 -.15 89 -.11 123 -.05 87   75.5 130 68.7 107 -6.8 124
130 Western Michigan 7-6 6-6 -.13   -.17 130 -.11 129 -.16 118 -.20 112 -.19 129 -.33 109   71.9 97 66.8 119 -5.1 114