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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.

 

2020 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 Boise State 5-2 5-2 .26   .20 1 .27 11 .07 3 .37 2 -.05 114 .83 8   68.8 19 71.6 59 2.8 32
2 Utah State 1-5 1-5 .23   .16 2 .21 14 .01 23 .08 10 .18 37 .86 7   70.2 49 76.2 2 6.0 9
3 Georgia 8-2 8-2 .21   .10 9 .18 16 .01 21 -.13 65 .15 57 .99 2   68.3 15 75.0 6 6.7 7
4 Syracuse 1-10 1-10 .20   .09 10 .04 63 -.05 62 -.02 21 .22 27 .42 31   69.7 35 70.0 79 .4 64
5 Alabama 13-0 13-0 .19   .07 14 .05 59 .00 31 .06 11 .11 67 .79 9   70.4 52 73.8 10 3.5 21
6 Duke 2-9 2-9 .19   .07 17 -.01 106 -.04 54 .09 8 .17 45 .35 38   70.1 45 69.5 83 -.6 76
7 Pittsburgh 6-5 5-5 .19   .06 29 .00 93 .02 14 -.18 86 .17 46 .46 27   69.6 30 71.3 64 1.7 45
8 Florida International 0-5 0-4 .18   .13 5 .49 2 .00 29 -.37 127 .23 26 .65 15   71.4 78 73.3 20 1.8 44
9 Auburn 6-5 6-5 .17   .07 16 .06 51 -.06 73 -.17 81 .13 62 .70 12   71.9 90 72.3 42 .5 62
10 NC State 8-4 8-4 .17   .05 33 .10 35 -.09 83 .00 20 .14 61 .20 51   70.7 61 72.3 43 1.6 47
11 Virginia Tech 5-6 5-6 .17   .05 31 .15 20 -.04 57 -.31 120 .08 82 .65 14   70.0 41 72.4 41 2.4 37
12 Florida 8-4 8-4 .17   .06 27 -.03 113 .02 15 -.12 61 .35 4 .48 24   71.7 85 74.0 8 2.3 38
13 LSU 5-5 5-5 .17   .06 24 .07 43 -.13 100 -.30 118 .28 14 .70 13   70.4 55 73.8 12 3.4 23
14 Miami 8-3 8-3 .17   .05 34 -.03 115 -.01 40 -.35 125 .35 3 .73 11   73.1 112 72.0 50 -1.2 84
15 Notre Dame 10-2 10-2 .16   .03 42 .00 94 .09 2 -.10 47 .22 29 -.05 75   71.8 87 74.7 7 2.9 29
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
16 Missouri 5-5 5-5 .16   .05 35 .01 89 -.02 42 -.24 110 .25 18 .49 23   72.8 108 72.2 46 -.6 78
17 Florida State 3-6 2-6 .15   .02 51 .02 83 -.01 35 -.16 80 .28 13 -.16 95   71.2 73 68.2 103 -3.0 95
18 Arizona State 2-2 2-2 .15   .12 6 .34 4 .03 10 -.13 64 .25 17 -.06 77   64.9 3 75.3 3 10.4 2
19 BYU 11-1 10-1 .15   .08 12 -.04 120 .06 4 -.07 36 .20 35 1.30 1   72.1 95 73.1 23 1.0 54
20 Tennessee 3-7 3-7 .14   .04 41 .00 101 -.03 51 -.14 72 .30 10 -.12 89   72.6 105 72.9 29 .4 63
21 Boston College 6-5 6-5 .14   .01 64 .01 90 -.11 91 -.11 55 .17 49 .26 45   69.6 28 72.2 44 2.6 35
22 Wake Forest 4-5 3-5 .14   .02 59 .02 80 -.02 45 -.12 58 .03 102 .42 32   72.3 101 68.6 99 -3.8 102
23 Indiana 6-2 6-2 .14   .07 15 .01 87 .00 33 -.20 95 .23 23 .87 5   70.2 48 73.3 19 3.1 25
24 Clemson 10-2 9-2 .14   .01 68 .07 47 .01 25 -.21 100 .04 100 .37 35   68.1 13 73.0 26 5.0 13
25 Virginia 5-5 4-5 .14   .01 70 .01 91 -.05 63 -.02 23 .12 65 -.06 79   70.6 57 69.9 80 -.7 81
26 Ole Miss 5-5 5-5 .14   .02 52 .13 26 .04 9 -.20 97 .13 63 -.29 107   71.2 71 75.0 5 3.9 19
27 Rutgers 3-6 3-6 .13   .11 7 .31 7 -.22 115 -.13 71 .31 9 .37 36   69.3 24 70.4 75 1.1 52
28 Kentucky 5-6 5-6 .13   .01 63 .00 99 -.07 76 -.16 78 .18 40 .23 49   72.2 99 71.7 54 -.5 74
29 Kansas State 4-6 4-6 .13   .13 4 .12 30 -.13 99 .42 1 .24 21 .13 56   69.6 29 70.8 72 1.2 51
30 Louisville 4-7 4-7 .12   -.01 80 -.05 121 .01 20 -.19 92 -.04 113 .64 17   73.4 115 67.3 109 -6.1 116
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
31 Mississippi State 4-7 4-7 .12   .01 65 .11 33 -.05 60 -.23 108 .10 74 .39 33   72.6 106 68.8 96 -3.7 100
32 Texas A&M 9-1 9-1 .12   .02 62 -.03 112 .01 26 -.10 48 .21 32 .02 63   69.5 26 73.8 11 4.3 16
33 Cincinnati 9-1 8-1 .12   .07 18 .31 6 -.02 47 -.09 42 .24 19 -.22 100   69.0 20 72.4 40 3.4 22
34 USC 5-1 5-1 .10   .07 13 .06 49 .11 1 -.11 56 .31 8 -.04 72   62.3 1 73.6 16 11.3 1
35 Iowa 6-2 6-2 .10   .10 8 .02 79 .04 7 -.06 30 .37 2 .19 52   67.3 7 73.1 25 5.8 10
36 Georgia Tech 3-7 3-7 .10   -.03 92 -.01 102 .01 22 -.26 113 .32 7 -1.33 126   71.2 74 68.3 102 -2.9 94
37 UAB 6-3 5-3 .10   .04 40 .02 78 -.14 102 -.15 77 .30 11 .64 16   71.8 88 72.1 48 .2 68
38 San Diego State 4-4 4-4 .10   .05 32 .28 9 -.04 58 -.06 32 .15 54 -.13 90   69.7 37 70.7 73 1.0 55
39 North Carolina 8-4 7-4 .10   -.04 97 .08 39 -.01 39 -.33 124 .16 53 -.12 88   71.7 84 72.6 35 .9 56
40 Michigan 2-4 2-4 .10   .04 39 .32 5 .01 19 -.21 101 .14 58 -.69 122   72.2 97 71.5 62 -.7 80
41 Western Kentucky 5-7 4-7 .10   .03 48 .03 74 -.09 82 -.23 107 .12 66 .97 3   72.3 100 72.9 28 .6 59
42 Washington State 1-3 1-3 .10   .06 22 .04 62 -.13 96 -.07 35 .21 33 .87 6   70.3 51 69.0 93 -1.3 85
43 Texas State 2-10 2-10 .09   .06 26 .07 46 .00 34 -.06 29 .16 51 .17 54   72.0 93 70.2 78 -1.8 89
44 Troy 5-6 4-6 .09   .06 19 .11 31 .02 17 -.11 54 .32 6 -.10 83   70.1 46 72.9 30 2.8 33
45 San Jose State 7-1 7-1 .09   .02 58 .36 3 -.05 61 -.09 41 -.16 121 .11 57   70.3 50 73.2 22 2.9 30
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
46 Southern Mississippi 3-7 2-7 .09   .04 37 .10 34 .00 28 -.33 123 .24 20 .19 53   71.4 77 67.1 112 -4.3 104
47 Nevada 7-2 7-2 .09   .02 56 .05 56 -.09 84 -.10 45 .20 36 .24 48   69.6 27 72.5 39 3.0 26
48 Penn State 4-5 4-5 .08   .04 38 .12 27 -.05 69 .00 19 .18 41 -.07 80   71.3 75 67.4 108 -3.9 103
49 Houston 3-5 3-5 .08   .03 44 .02 82 -.17 106 .09 7 .12 64 .43 30   72.2 96 70.9 69 -1.3 86
50 Ohio 2-1 2-1 .08   .14 3 1.16 1 .03 12 -.19 88 .05 95 -.98 124   64.8 2 73.2 21 8.4 3
51 UTSA 7-5 6-5 .08   .02 60 .04 66 -.08 81 -.19 93 .11 70 .52 20   71.5 80 73.0 27 1.5 48
52 Tulane 6-6 6-6 .08   .05 36 .00 96 -.10 88 .04 12 .33 5 -.12 86   68.0 12 72.1 47 4.2 17
53 Oklahoma 9-2 8-2 .08   .06 23 .15 22 -.04 56 -.05 28 .03 101 .44 29   67.3 10 71.7 55 4.4 14
54 Wisconsin 4-3 4-3 .08   .02 57 .03 70 -.02 41 -.06 31 .23 25 -.42 118   66.0 5 73.5 18 7.5 4
55 Texas 7-3 7-3 .07   .06 28 .21 13 .02 16 -.08 40 .06 85 .05 62   67.5 11 71.8 53 4.3 15
56 Louisiana 10-1 10-1 .07   .06 21 .25 12 -.01 38 -.02 22 .17 47 -.22 101   69.6 32 71.9 51 2.3 40
57 Arkansas 3-7 3-7 .07   -.07 111 .00 95 -.07 78 -.30 119 .05 91 -.24 103   76.7 127 69.4 87 -7.3 121
58 Memphis 8-3 7-3 .07   .05 30 -.02 109 .03 13 -.10 50 .15 56 .47 26   72.8 109 72.2 45 -.7 79
59 Wyoming 2-4 2-4 .07   .00 71 .05 55 -.07 75 -.23 109 .07 83 .49 22   70.1 43 69.5 85 -.6 75
60 East Carolina 3-6 3-6 .07   .06 25 .08 41 .01 27 .11 6 .15 55 -.13 91   69.6 31 67.7 106 -1.9 90
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
61 Utah 3-2 3-2 .07   .03 47 .03 76 -.05 67 .01 15 -.14 119 .79 10   68.4 17 69.3 91 .8 58
62 Florida Atlantic 5-4 5-4 .06   .00 76 .06 50 -.11 90 -.13 70 .11 71 .25 47   71.0 65 72.6 34 1.6 46
63 South Carolina 2-8 2-8 .06   -.07 109 .01 86 -.18 107 -.28 116 .05 94 .07 60   73.7 117 68.4 100 -5.3 109
64 Northwestern 7-2 7-2 .06   .03 46 .03 68 .00 30 -.12 60 .14 59 .27 43   69.8 39 69.7 82 -.2 72
65 Army 9-3 6-3 .06   .03 43 .05 60 .01 18 .03 13 .05 89 .00 65   68.4 16 71.3 65 2.9 31
66 Middle Tennessee 3-6 3-6 .05   -.02 88 .04 65 -.13 101 -.27 115 .26 15 -.14 93   71.9 91 69.4 88 -2.5 92
67 Rice 2-3 2-3 .05   .00 73 .16 17 -.03 48 -.37 126 .23 24 .11 59   67.3 8 72.6 38 5.3 11
68 Louisiana Tech 5-5 4-5 .05   .00 72 .13 25 -.25 118 -.05 26 .00 106 .27 44   69.1 21 66.6 117 -2.5 93
69 Eastern Michigan 2-4 2-4 .05   .08 11 .11 32 -.08 80 -.25 111 .40 1 .49 21   68.5 18 68.9 95 .3 65
70 New Mexico 2-5 2-5 .04   -.02 86 .03 71 -.04 55 -.13 68 .06 87 -.09 81   71.1 70 71.6 58 .5 60
71 Oklahoma State 8-3 8-3 .04   .02 53 .15 21 -.05 66 -.16 79 .22 31 .00 68   70.6 59 73.6 17 3.0 27
72 SMU 7-3 6-3 .04   .01 67 .01 88 .05 6 -.19 87 -.03 110 .36 37   70.9 63 71.2 66 .3 67
73 Oregon State 2-5 2-5 .04   .03 45 .05 61 -.01 37 .32 3 -.24 123 .11 58   71.9 89 68.8 97 -3.1 97
74 Colorado 4-2 4-2 .04   .01 66 .01 85 -.05 64 .01 17 .14 60 -.22 99   71.1 69 71.6 60 .5 61
75 UNLV 0-6 0-6 .04   -.01 82 .03 75 -.13 95 -.11 51 .06 88 .15 55   73.4 114 66.6 116 -6.8 119
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
76 Coastal Carolina 11-1 10-1 .04   .02 61 .10 37 -.04 53 -.13 66 .04 98 .34 39   67.3 9 73.6 15 6.3 8
77 TCU 6-4 6-4 .04   .03 49 -.07 123 -.02 46 .01 14 .16 50 .06 61   69.6 33 72.9 31 3.3 24
78 South Alabama 4-7 4-7 .03   .01 69 .02 84 -.03 49 -.20 96 .10 73 .29 41   72.2 98 70.8 71 -1.5 87
79 Hawaii 5-4 5-4 .03   -.04 99 .05 54 -.09 85 -.17 82 .09 75 -.34 108   73.9 118 68.9 94 -5.0 107
80 Maryland 2-3 2-3 .03   -.04 93 -.06 122 -.06 71 -.23 105 .18 39 -.02 69   71.8 86 73.7 14 1.9 43
81 Marshall 7-3 6-3 .03   .00 74 -.01 104 .01 24 -.11 53 .17 44 -.11 84   69.9 40 72.6 36 2.7 34
82 Ohio State 7-1 7-1 .03   -.05 103 .06 52 .00 32 -.23 106 .09 77 -.44 119   71.1 67 75.1 4 4.0 18
83 UCF 6-4 6-4 .03   -.02 87 .12 29 -.01 36 -.32 122 .21 34 -.27 106   70.7 60 72.7 32 2.1 42
84 Central Michigan 3-3 3-3 .03   .02 54 -.02 108 -.30 122 -.06 33 .22 28 .93 4   67.0 6 72.0 49 5.0 12
85 Liberty 10-1 8-1 .02   -.07 113 .00 98 -.12 92 -.18 84 .08 81 -.04 70   70.8 62 71.7 56 .9 57
86 Vanderbilt 0-9 0-9 .02   -.09 118 -.04 119 -.05 68 -.29 117 .04 99 -.65 121   74.3 123 68.6 98 -5.7 113
87 Charlotte 2-4 2-4 .02   -.03 90 .16 19 -.13 97 -.26 114 .04 97 -.15 94   73.0 111 69.4 89 -3.6 99
88 Ball State 7-1 7-1 .02   .03 50 .10 36 -.03 50 -.11 57 .23 22 -.12 87   70.4 53 71.6 57 1.3 50
89 Miami (OH) 2-1 2-1 .02   .06 20 .04 64 -.02 43 -.04 25 .26 16 .02 64   69.7 36 76.8 1 7.1 5
90 UTEP 3-5 1-5 .02   .00 78 .28 8 -.17 105 -.07 34 .02 103 -.63 120   71.5 79 65.9 118 -5.5 112
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
91 Western Michigan 4-2 4-2 .01   .02 55 .27 10 -.06 72 -.12 63 .06 86 -.40 114   69.1 22 69.2 92 .1 71
92 Michigan State 2-5 2-5 .01   -.07 110 .04 67 -.12 93 -.32 121 -.07 115 .38 34   74.2 121 65.7 119 -8.5 123
93 UCLA 3-4 3-4 .01   -.01 84 .02 81 -.05 59 -.17 83 .09 76 .33 40   72.6 107 67.9 104 -4.7 106
94 West Virginia 6-4 5-4 .00   -.01 79 .03 73 .03 11 -.21 99 .16 52 .00 67   71.0 66 71.2 67 .2 70
95 Baylor 2-7 2-7 .00   -.01 85 .16 18 -.10 87 -.14 74 .05 92 -.22 98   69.6 34 69.4 86 -.2 73
96 Appalachian State 9-3 8-3 .00   -.01 83 .12 28 -.09 86 -.21 98 .22 30 .00 66   71.1 68 74.0 9 2.9 28
97 North Texas 4-6 3-6 .00   -.04 94 .05 58 -.14 103 -.19 91 .29 12 -.40 115   71.6 82 69.3 90 -2.3 91
98 Illinois 2-6 2-6 .00   -.04 96 -.02 110 -.12 94 -.14 73 .10 72 -.13 92   71.6 83 73.1 24 1.5 49
99 Navy 3-7 3-7 .00   -.04 95 .06 48 -.06 70 -.12 59 -.10 117 -.06 76   72.4 102 66.6 115 -5.8 114
100 Georgia State 6-4 6-4 .00   -.02 89 -.01 107 -.05 65 -.22 103 .08 79 .29 42   69.8 38 70.9 68 1.1 53
101 Tulsa 6-3 6-3 -.01   -.05 104 .00 100 -.19 109 -.08 39 .08 78 -.04 73   69.3 25 68.4 101 -1.0 82
102 South Florida 1-8 0-8 -.01   -.04 98 .07 44 -.27 121 -.04 24 -.16 120 .47 25   70.9 64 64.8 125 -6.1 117
103 Massachusetts 0-4 0-4 -.01   -.03 91 -.01 103 -.02 44 -.19 90 .11 69 -.87 123   75.3 125 65.7 120 -9.6 125
104 Fresno State 3-3 3-3 -.02   -.07 115 -.09 127 -.19 110 -.10 49 .00 109 .53 19   70.2 47 70.5 74 .3 66
105 Georgia Southern 8-5 7-5 -.02   -.05 101 -.03 116 -.27 120 .14 5 .04 96 -.11 85   71.2 72 69.5 84 -1.7 88
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
106 Northern Illinois 0-6 0-6 -.02   -.01 81 .07 45 -.36 125 -.09 44 .11 68 .57 18   73.2 113 67.2 111 -5.9 115
107 Air Force 3-3 3-3 -.02   -.12 123 .03 69 -.23 116 -.22 102 .17 48 -.41 116   74.5 124 71.5 63 -3.0 96
108 Stanford 4-2 4-2 -.02   .00 77 .08 40 -.10 89 -.09 43 .18 43 -.19 97   71.4 76 73.7 13 2.3 39
109 Arizona 0-5 0-5 -.02   -.05 105 -.03 114 -.33 124 -.18 85 .07 84 .45 28   76.7 126 64.8 126 -11.9 127
110 Iowa State 9-3 9-3 -.02   -.05 100 .18 15 -.21 114 -.11 52 .05 93 -.09 82   69.3 23 71.5 61 2.3 41
111 Oregon 4-3 4-3 -.03   -.05 102 -.09 126 .05 5 -.26 112 .18 38 -.35 110   71.5 81 70.4 76 -1.1 83
112 Nebraska 3-5 3-5 -.03   -.06 106 -.03 118 -.20 113 .01 16 -.11 118 .21 50   72.5 104 67.8 105 -4.7 105
113 UL Monroe 0-10 0-10 -.04   -.06 107 .01 92 .04 8 -.19 89 -.03 111 -1.15 125   72.5 103 67.4 107 -5.0 108
114 Minnesota 3-4 3-4 -.05   -.07 112 -.07 124 -.06 74 -.08 38 .00 108 -.35 111   74.1 119 70.3 77 -3.8 101
115 Arkansas State 4-7 3-7 -.06   -.10 119 -.01 105 -.19 111 -.13 69 .00 107 -.25 105   73.5 116 67.3 110 -6.1 118
116 Purdue 2-4 2-4 -.06   -.09 116 .06 53 -.16 104 -.05 27 -.26 124 -.05 74   70.6 58 70.8 70 .2 69
117 Akron 1-5 1-5 -.06   .00 75 .07 42 -.20 112 .17 4 .00 105 -.04 71   72.9 110 65.3 121 -7.6 122
118 California 1-3 1-3 -.07   -.06 108 -.03 117 -.03 52 -.15 76 -.09 116 .25 46   74.1 120 65.3 122 -8.9 124
119 Colorado State 1-3 1-3 -.07   -.17 127 .05 57 -.25 117 -.15 75 -.31 125 -.38 112   70.4 54 69.8 81 -.6 77
120 Temple 1-6 1-6 -.08   -.11 122 .00 97 -.39 126 -.22 104 .08 80 -.19 96   70.1 44 66.9 113 -3.2 98
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
121 Texas Tech 4-6 3-6 -.08   -.11 121 -.09 125 -.18 108 -.07 37 .01 104 -.39 113   72.0 94 66.7 114 -5.4 111
122 Kansas 0-9 0-9 -.09   -.11 120 .09 38 -.25 119 -.20 94 -.22 122 -.06 78   74.3 122 63.1 127 -11.2 126
123 Toledo 4-2 4-2 -.10   -.09 117 -.03 111 -.07 77 -.12 62 -.04 112 -.35 109   68.2 14 71.9 52 3.7 20
124 Buffalo 6-1 6-1 -.13   -.07 114 .14 24 -.07 79 -.10 46 .05 90 -1.52 127   70.0 42 72.6 33 2.6 36
125 Washington 3-1 3-1 -.14   -.15 126 .02 77 -.13 98 .01 18 -.46 126 -.41 117   65.8 4 72.6 37 6.8 6
126 Bowling Green 0-5 0-5 -.21   -.12 124 .14 23 -.48 127 .08 9 -.47 127 -.25 104   70.5 56 65.1 123 -5.4 110
127 Kent State 3-1 3-1 -.22   -.13 125 .03 72 -.32 123 -.13 67 .18 42 -.24 102   72.0 92 64.9 124 -7.1 120