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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.

 

2009 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 Stanford 8-5 8-5 .24   .20 1 .53 3 .07 2 .00 47 .13 25 .25 29   67.0 21 74.8 1 7.8 5
2 Clemson 9-5 8-5 .22   .15 3 .62 1 -.05 17 .17 5 -.04 88 .02 64   63.4 1 71.2 22 7.8 6
3 LSU 9-4 9-4 .22   .18 2 .33 18 -.04 15 .23 2 .14 23 .49 8   69.0 60 70.3 40 1.2 44
4 Nebraska 10-4 10-4 .19   .12 7 .23 42 .06 4 .09 17 -.03 85 .59 5   66.1 13 73.0 8 6.9 9
5 Florida State 7-6 6-6 .18   .14 4 .28 28 -.01 9 .20 3 .01 67 .24 31   68.5 48 69.1 62 .6 54
6 Virginia Tech 10-3 10-3 .17   .11 8 .38 14 -.01 10 .04 27 .10 40 .27 25   65.7 10 73.0 7 7.3 7
7 Georgia 8-5 7-5 .17   .10 9 .28 26 -.27 86 -.10 87 .25 2 .91 1   71.0 97 67.0 97 -4.1 99
8 Florida 13-1 12-1 .16   .07 21 .23 41 -.11 33 .06 23 .22 4 .18 36   64.8 6 73.4 4 8.6 3
9 Texas 13-1 13-1 .15   .12 6 .42 10 -.06 20 .09 15 -.06 94 .58 6   66.1 12 69.1 61 3.0 26
10 UCLA 7-6 7-6 .14   .10 10 .16 63 -.07 24 -.08 77 .11 36 .69 3   68.3 45 71.4 19 3.1 24
11 Oregon State 8-5 7-5 .14   .09 16 .25 37 -.04 16 .02 37 .01 71 .40 12   67.2 25 72.5 11 5.2 12
12 TCU 12-1 11-1 .14   .13 5 .40 11 -.02 12 .16 7 .10 46 .13 45   64.1 3 73.1 6 9.0 2
13 Kentucky 7-6 6-6 .14   .09 15 .32 19 -.15 44 .11 10 .07 49 .16 39   68.1 34 69.8 46 1.7 40
14 Kansas State 6-6 4-6 .12   .07 20 .34 17 -.13 41 .00 46 .15 19 -.15 83   64.0 2 74.2 2 10.2 1
15 Miami 9-4 8-4 .11   .04 36 .26 33 -.20 67 .01 42 .02 65 .38 15   68.1 38 71.1 24 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 Iowa State 7-6 6-6 .11   .07 19 .15 66 -.03 14 -.06 68 .20 11 .14 43   70.1 83 70.6 35 .5 55
17 Mississippi State 5-7 4-7 .10   .02 51 .30 24 -.31 96 .01 38 -.09 99 .37 16   69.6 69 68.1 82 -1.6 83
18 Vanderbilt 2-10 1-10 .10   .04 38 .32 21 -.15 45 -.23 117 .10 41 .16 38   71.2 100 70.1 44 -1.0 72
19 Arizona 8-5 7-5 .10   .03 43 .17 61 -.19 62 .09 16 .06 51 .05 56   68.6 49 69.0 65 .5 56
20 Oklahoma 8-5 7-5 .10   .02 50 -.07 120 -.08 26 .07 20 .24 3 -.23 92   69.2 64 69.0 66 -.2 66
21 Virginia 3-9 3-8 .10   .01 53 .12 81 -.25 81 .04 25 -.05 92 .49 9   68.8 53 66.6 100 -2.2 87
22 Rutgers 9-4 7-4 .09   .09 13 .54 2 -.25 82 .03 30 .17 16 -.07 75   64.7 5 71.9 12 7.2 8
23 Maryland 2-10 1-10 .09   .02 49 .26 32 -.28 89 -.06 66 .05 55 .05 58   68.9 56 65.4 108 -3.6 97
24 Georgia Tech 11-3 10-3 .09   -.02 76 .19 55 -.37 107 .10 13 .18 15 .01 65   68.8 54 67.6 87 -1.2 76
25 Missouri 8-5 7-5 .09   .04 33 .02 106 -.23 77 -.04 59 .22 7 .57 7   70.5 93 69.3 57 -1.2 77
26 Arkansas 8-5 7-5 .09   .03 42 .23 43 -.12 38 .01 39 .03 60 -.07 74   68.1 35 68.8 70 .7 53
27 Connecticut 8-5 7-5 .09   .08 17 .50 4 -.16 50 .02 33 .15 20 -.27 96   67.7 31 73.4 5 5.7 11
28 Iowa 11-2 10-2 .09   .06 28 .40 12 -.09 27 -.06 67 .10 38 .10 51   67.3 27 70.9 27 3.6 21
29 Oregon 10-3 10-3 .08   .03 46 .20 52 -.13 40 .06 21 -.01 74 .13 46   68.2 42 67.9 85 -.3 67
30 Oklahoma State 9-4 8-4 .08   .03 40 .09 90 -.02 11 .00 45 -.01 79 .29 22   69.4 65 69.7 47 .3 59
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
31 Kansas 5-7 4-7 .08   .02 52 .18 58 -.19 64 -.09 80 .10 42 .11 49   70.2 85 69.0 67 -1.2 75
32 Alabama 14-0 13-0 .08   -.01 64 .04 104 -.28 88 .01 41 .12 29 .33 19   65.4 9 70.2 42 4.8 17
33 Ole Miss 9-4 7-4 .07   .03 44 .35 15 -.10 31 -.06 64 .10 44 -.19 88   68.3 44 68.4 78 .1 63
34 Fresno State 8-5 7-5 .07   .09 14 .07 94 -.11 32 .01 40 .22 8 .88 2   70.3 89 71.6 17 1.3 42
35 Boston College 8-5 7-5 .07   .01 55 .05 101 -.12 37 -.03 55 .05 56 .26 28   69.9 77 69.1 60 -.7 68
36 Southern Mississippi 7-6 6-6 .07   .07 24 .44 8 -.18 61 -.07 74 .16 18 -.25 94   67.1 23 71.6 15 4.5 18
37 Tulsa 5-7 4-7 .06   .09 12 .28 25 -.26 85 .00 48 .22 6 .47 10   67.6 30 70.6 33 3.0 27
38 Ohio 9-5 8-5 .06   .10 11 .32 20 -.18 57 .30 1 -.14 111 .39 14   66.5 16 67.5 89 1.0 51
39 Boise State 14-0 13-0 .06   .06 29 .45 7 -.06 21 .02 31 .13 26 -.16 84   64.8 7 72.8 10 8.0 4
40 Minnesota 6-7 5-7 .06   .07 23 .17 60 -.19 65 .06 24 .21 9 .00 67   68.6 51 69.6 52 1.1 50
41 Utah 10-3 10-3 .06   .06 27 .13 78 .11 1 -.03 57 -.01 76 .27 24   68.1 36 71.1 25 3.0 28
42 Cincinnati 12-1 11-1 .05   .05 32 .43 9 .01 7 -.12 95 -.10 105 -.01 68   69.2 62 71.4 20 2.2 36
43 Duke 5-7 4-6 .05   .00 58 .14 74 -.36 105 -.10 89 .12 31 .40 13   69.5 67 69.7 48 .2 61
44 Michigan 5-7 4-7 .05   .07 22 .19 54 -.16 47 .02 34 .22 5 .09 52   67.9 32 69.1 59 1.3 41
45 UCF 8-5 7-5 .05   .06 30 .26 31 -.06 19 -.03 54 .10 39 -.06 72   66.1 11 71.3 21 5.2 14
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
46 USC 9-4 9-4 .05   .00 60 .02 107 -.14 43 .08 18 .07 50 -.12 82   70.4 91 69.4 55 -1.1 73
47 Arizona State 4-8 3-8 .04   -.02 70 .12 83 -.09 28 -.08 79 .11 37 -.63 118   69.7 74 68.7 71 -1.0 71
48 Florida International 3-9 3-9 .04   .07 26 .25 35 -.17 54 .10 14 .06 52 -.16 85   68.1 37 69.2 58 1.1 49
49 Arkansas State 4-8 3-8 .04   .05 31 .20 50 -.08 25 -.05 62 .15 22 .04 60   66.8 20 70.7 31 3.8 20
50 Michigan State 6-7 5-7 .04   .04 34 .20 51 -.11 34 -.07 75 .01 68 .45 11   69.8 75 68.4 76 -1.4 80
51 Houston 10-4 9-4 .03   .04 35 .47 5 -.22 71 -.11 92 .03 59 .04 61   70.3 88 70.4 38 .1 62
52 East Carolina 9-5 8-5 .03   .02 48 .39 13 -.22 70 -.09 81 .25 1 -.42 108   67.3 26 70.2 41 2.9 30
53 Northern Illinois 7-6 6-6 .03   .08 18 .27 29 -.07 23 .17 6 -.06 95 .15 40   66.7 17 70.3 39 3.6 22
54 Texas Tech 9-4 8-4 .03   -.02 74 -.02 118 .00 8 -.06 69 -.02 83 .10 50   68.2 41 70.9 26 2.7 31
55 Wake Forest 5-7 4-7 .02   -.06 93 .07 95 -.12 36 -.14 103 -.02 81 -.17 87   70.4 90 70.6 32 .2 60
56 Ohio State 11-2 11-2 .02   .03 41 .24 38 -.05 18 -.07 71 .09 47 .09 53   67.1 22 71.8 13 4.8 16
57 North Carolina 8-5 6-5 .02   -.06 90 .01 109 -.16 49 -.12 93 -.02 82 .13 48   69.6 70 66.7 99 -2.9 92
58 Troy 9-4 9-4 .02   .04 37 .27 30 -.16 46 -.09 84 .19 13 .04 59   68.9 55 70.1 45 1.2 46
59 Central Michigan 12-2 11-2 .02   .03 45 .26 34 -.18 56 .06 22 .01 66 .07 54   69.7 73 70.5 36 .8 52
60 Auburn 8-5 7-5 .02   -.04 84 .20 48 -.29 92 -.22 116 -.01 77 .63 4   70.3 87 68.6 73 -1.7 85
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
61 Wisconsin 10-3 9-3 .01   .00 62 .10 89 -.23 76 -.02 52 .12 32 .21 34   68.6 50 71.6 16 3.0 25
62 Tennessee 7-6 7-6 .01   -.06 95 .22 46 -.25 83 -.17 109 .03 63 -.29 99   66.7 18 69.4 54 2.6 32
63 South Carolina 7-6 6-6 .01   -.08 101 .19 57 -.50 118 -.12 96 -.02 80 .27 26   69.1 61 67.5 88 -1.5 82
64 BYU 11-2 11-2 .01   .00 61 .14 70 -.18 60 -.01 50 .05 53 .22 33   68.2 39 68.5 75 .3 57
65 Washington 5-7 5-7 .01   -.06 92 .05 102 -.29 91 -.13 99 -.04 89 .30 21   70.8 95 69.6 53 -1.2 78
66 Baylor 4-8 3-8 .01   -.06 91 .06 96 -.18 59 .03 28 -.09 102 -.37 107   72.7 113 65.9 104 -6.8 110
67 Colorado 3-9 3-9 .01   -.03 82 .23 44 -.02 13 -.14 100 -.18 115 -.07 73   69.0 58 66.6 101 -2.4 89
68 California 8-5 7-5 .00   -.07 98 .13 79 -.31 95 -.04 58 .00 73 -.22 91   70.2 86 67.9 84 -2.3 88
69 Air Force 8-5 7-5 .00   .01 54 .24 39 -.19 63 -.07 73 .19 14 -.04 69   68.4 47 70.6 34 2.2 35
70 Temple 9-4 9-3 .00   .07 25 .45 6 -.06 22 .12 8 -.17 113 -.09 78   64.5 4 69.7 49 5.2 13
71 Notre Dame 6-6 6-6 .00   -.03 80 .05 99 -.21 68 .02 36 -.03 86 .25 30   72.1 108 71.1 23 -1.0 70
72 Wyoming 7-6 6-6 .00   -.01 67 .01 110 -.30 93 .08 19 .11 34 -.08 76   71.1 99 67.4 90 -3.7 98
73 West Virginia 9-4 8-4 .00   -.02 71 .23 40 -.47 117 -.06 63 .15 21 .31 20   68.2 40 68.1 81 .0 65
74 Ball State 2-10 2-9 .00   .03 39 .14 72 -.16 51 .04 26 .10 43 .05 57   69.6 68 66.1 103 -3.5 96
75 Louisville 4-8 3-8 -.01   -.03 81 .14 73 -.24 78 -.06 70 -.01 75 -.17 86   71.3 104 68.7 72 -2.6 91
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
76 Bowling Green 7-6 7-6 -.01   .02 47 .28 27 -.17 55 .19 4 .03 62 -.67 119   65.2 8 70.2 43 5.0 15
77 UNLV 5-7 4-7 -.01   -.01 65 .18 59 -.18 58 -.17 108 .16 17 -.50 116   68.3 43 70.8 29 2.5 33
78 Pittsburgh 10-3 9-3 -.01   .00 56 .23 45 -.09 29 -.09 82 -.07 96 .15 41   66.3 14 72.9 9 6.6 10
79 Louisiana Tech 4-8 3-8 -.02   -.02 75 .20 53 -.28 87 .10 11 -.18 114 .27 27   70.8 94 66.4 102 -4.4 103
80 Middle Tennessee 10-3 10-3 -.02   -.03 78 .20 49 -.25 84 .01 43 -.04 90 .14 44   66.7 19 67.9 83 1.2 48
81 Hawaii 6-7 5-7 -.02   .00 59 .16 65 -.13 42 -.05 61 .20 12 -.43 110   70.4 92 68.5 74 -1.9 86
82 NC State 5-7 3-7 -.03   -.10 109 .13 76 -.47 113 -.17 110 -.03 84 .16 37   73.3 117 62.5 117 -10.8 119
83 Nevada 8-5 8-5 -.03   -.01 69 .13 77 -.11 35 -.16 106 .12 30 -.06 71   69.9 76 71.8 14 1.9 38
84 Idaho 8-5 8-5 -.03   -.01 63 .10 88 -.12 39 -.03 56 -.13 108 .28 23   72.9 114 67.2 95 -5.7 106
85 Marshall 7-6 6-6 -.03   -.01 66 .11 84 -.22 69 -.01 49 -.03 87 .37 17   70.1 84 70.4 37 .3 58
86 Purdue 5-7 5-7 -.03   -.04 85 .06 97 -.23 75 -.02 51 -.12 107 .36 18   69.0 57 65.7 105 -3.3 94
87 San Diego State 4-8 3-8 -.04   -.04 86 .11 85 -.30 94 -.14 101 .12 33 -.21 90   71.9 107 65.5 107 -6.4 109
88 Navy 10-4 9-4 -.04   -.02 72 .00 112 -.23 73 .10 12 .10 45 .02 62   69.5 66 70.7 30 1.2 43
89 Rice 2-10 2-10 -.04   -.02 77 .05 100 -.32 99 .03 29 .14 24 -.48 115   70.9 96 64.1 114 -6.9 111
90 Indiana 4-8 3-8 -.04   -.03 79 .31 22 -.32 100 -.07 76 .20 10 -.56 117   67.1 24 68.9 68 1.8 39
 
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 5-7 4-7 -.04   .00 57 .21 47 .03 6 -.04 60 -.09 97 -.46 111   67.6 29 69.7 51 2.1 37
92 Western Kentucky 0-12 0-11 -.05   -.01 68 .12 80 -.43 111 .00 44 .12 28 .13 47   70.0 81 62.1 119 -7.9 114
93 Kent State 5-7 4-7 -.05   -.02 73 .34 16 -.25 80 -.14 102 -.01 78 -.25 93   68.7 52 65.6 106 -3.1 93
94 Illinois 3-9 2-9 -.05   -.07 96 .02 105 -.23 74 -.10 90 .08 48 -.47 114   72.4 110 69.0 64 -3.3 95
95 San Jose State 2-10 1-10 -.06   -.08 104 .00 111 -.37 108 -.15 104 .03 64 -.09 79   72.7 112 67.3 92 -5.4 105
96 New Mexico State 3-10 2-10 -.06   -.03 83 .00 114 .07 3 .02 35 -.06 93 -.42 109   70.0 80 69.0 63 -.9 69
97 Utah State 4-8 3-8 -.06   -.05 87 .08 93 .05 5 -.26 120 .01 70 -.32 104   70.0 79 73.5 3 3.5 23
98 Louisiana 6-6 5-6 -.07   -.08 103 -.01 116 -.47 115 -.08 78 .13 27 .15 42   73.1 115 65.3 109 -7.8 113
99 Memphis 2-10 1-10 -.08   -.07 99 .10 87 -.40 110 -.18 112 .11 35 -.30 101   70.0 82 67.4 91 -2.6 90
100 Florida Atlantic 5-7 5-7 -.08   -.05 89 .10 86 -.10 30 -.17 111 -.10 104 -.20 89   71.3 103 69.7 50 -1.6 84
101 Texas A&M 6-7 6-7 -.08   -.12 113 .08 92 -.28 90 -.19 113 -.09 101 -.10 80   69.0 59 67.7 86 -1.4 79
102 New Mexico 1-11 1-11 -.08   -.08 102 -.02 117 -.17 53 -.20 114 .03 61 -.12 81   73.2 116 64.5 112 -8.6 115
103 SMU 8-5 7-5 -.09   -.05 88 .15 67 -.19 66 -.10 88 -.05 91 .02 63   69.7 72 70.8 28 1.2 47
104 North Texas 2-10 2-10 -.09   -.07 100 .19 56 -.17 52 -.15 105 -.18 116 -.33 106   68.1 33 69.3 56 1.2 45
105 South Florida 8-5 6-5 -.09   -.13 117 .09 91 -.24 79 -.21 115 -.11 106 -.30 102   71.3 102 65.0 111 -6.3 108
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
106 Washington State 1-11 1-11 -.09   -.14 118 -.01 115 -.58 120 -.11 91 -.09 103 -.31 103   74.1 119 64.3 113 -9.8 117
107 Penn State 11-2 10-2 -.09   -.11 111 .14 69 -.16 48 -.13 97 -.13 110 -.27 97   67.5 28 71.5 18 4.0 19
108 Eastern Michigan 0-12 0-12 -.09   -.07 97 .13 75 -.47 116 .02 32 .04 58 -.46 113   66.4 15 68.9 69 2.5 34
109 Army 5-7 4-7 -.10   -.09 108 .15 68 -.38 109 -.09 86 -.13 109 .00 66   69.2 63 68.1 80 -1.1 74
110 Northwestern 8-5 7-5 -.10   -.06 94 .12 82 -.22 72 -.12 94 -.09 100 .07 55   71.5 106 67.3 93 -4.2 100
111 Syracuse 4-8 3-8 -.10   -.09 106 .17 62 -.51 119 -.16 107 .05 54 -.05 70   69.6 71 68.2 79 -1.4 81
112 Toledo 5-7 5-7 -.11   -.09 107 .16 64 -.31 97 -.13 98 -.24 118 .24 32   71.2 101 62.2 118 -9.0 116
113 UL Monroe 6-6 5-6 -.11   -.12 114 .25 36 -.43 112 -.24 118 .00 72 -.46 112   68.4 46 68.4 77 .0 64
114 Colorado State 3-9 2-9 -.11   -.11 112 .01 108 -.32 101 -.02 53 -.23 117 .19 35   71.1 98 66.7 98 -4.3 102
115 Akron 3-9 2-9 -.12   -.08 105 .30 23 -.47 114 .11 9 -.14 112 -.92 120   69.9 78 63.7 115 -6.2 107
116 UTEP 4-8 4-8 -.14   -.10 110 .04 103 -.35 104 -.09 83 .01 69 -.08 77   71.3 105 67.1 96 -4.2 101
117 UAB 5-7 5-7 -.15   -.13 116 .06 98 -.34 103 -.25 119 .05 57 -.28 98   72.4 109 67.3 94 -5.0 104
118 Tulane 3-9 2-9 -.16   -.15 119 .14 71 -.31 98 -.06 65 -.48 120 -.33 105   74.5 120 61.7 120 -12.8 120
119 Buffalo 5-7 4-7 -.16   -.13 115 .00 113 -.36 106 -.07 72 -.09 98 -.27 95   72.4 111 65.2 110 -7.2 112
120 Miami (OH) 1-11 1-11 -.20   -.18 120 -.03 119 -.34 102 -.09 85 -.31 119 -.30 100   74.0 118 63.7 116 -10.3 118