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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.

 

2014 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 Kansas State 9-4 8-4 .17   .11 5 .14 20 .00 30 .25 2 .03 92 .16 39   69.1 28 72.7 23 3.6 24
2 Utah 9-4 8-4 .15   .13 2 .06 60 -.11 91 .07 8 .28 4 .54 6   69.8 43 74.5 2 4.7 15
3 UAB 6-6 5-6 .14   .13 1 .35 1 -.14 102 .06 9 .20 23 .39 17   70.0 50 70.8 55 .8 51
4 Oklahoma State 7-6 6-6 .13   .06 15 .20 11 -.13 100 -.08 61 .18 27 .15 42   71.7 97 71.5 38 -.3 69
5 TCU 12-1 11-1 .13   .07 10 .07 55 .01 24 -.01 31 .13 49 .45 10   64.9 3 74.2 3 9.2 1
6 Duke 9-4 8-4 .12   .12 4 .16 18 -.09 80 .12 5 .26 7 .39 16   67.6 12 73.2 16 5.6 10
7 West Virginia 7-6 6-6 .12   .05 22 .20 8 -.05 63 -.21 112 .01 99 .54 5   73.8 121 68.7 97 -5.1 115
8 Oklahoma 8-5 8-5 .11   .05 23 .23 3 -.03 52 -.01 26 .01 98 .08 50   69.7 40 71.9 34 2.2 30
9 Memphis 10-3 9-3 .10   .12 3 .13 24 .05 8 .08 7 .26 9 .12 46   65.0 4 73.6 7 8.6 3
10 Maryland 7-6 6-6 .10   .09 6 .08 45 -.11 90 .14 3 .05 82 .92 1   70.0 49 68.4 102 -1.7 86
11 Georgia 10-3 9-3 .10   .07 11 .17 16 .01 27 .06 10 .08 75 .08 51   66.3 5 74.1 4 7.9 4
12 Tennessee 7-6 6-6 .09   .06 14 .08 46 .02 16 -.05 43 .15 41 .15 43   68.3 20 73.1 17 4.7 14
13 Washington 8-6 7-6 .09   .06 12 .19 12 -.07 73 -.06 49 .14 43 .28 25   70.5 62 70.5 65 .0 65
14 Nebraska 9-4 8-4 .09   .08 7 .14 22 -.11 92 .31 1 .05 80 -.21 95   64.8 2 72.3 29 7.5 5
15 Iowa State 2-10 2-9 .08   .02 52 -.01 106 -.03 50 -.08 68 .13 47 .09 49   72.5 113 72.9 19 .4 57
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
16 Wake Forest 3-9 2-9 .08   .08 8 .02 90 -.01 35 -.11 73 .28 5 .21 35   70.5 63 69.3 88 -1.3 78
17 Minnesota 8-5 7-5 .08   .06 13 .14 21 .02 21 -.05 47 .16 34 -.01 68   67.7 14 72.1 31 4.4 16
18 Florida State 13-1 12-1 .08   .05 18 -.05 124 .01 25 -.12 77 .13 46 .69 3   71.2 75 68.2 106 -3.1 101
19 Texas A&M 8-5 7-5 .08   .05 20 .03 80 -.02 42 -.07 59 .18 28 .36 19   72.0 102 72.8 22 .8 50
20 UCLA 10-3 10-3 .07   .01 62 .11 32 -.01 39 -.21 114 .10 62 .19 36   73.8 124 72.2 30 -1.6 85
21 UTSA 4-8 4-8 .07   .06 16 .11 33 .05 6 -.19 109 .19 24 .22 34   70.0 47 70.7 58 .7 53
22 Florida 7-5 6-5 .07   .04 26 .09 42 -.04 58 .00 21 .05 84 .27 27   66.9 9 72.5 25 5.7 9
23 Missouri 11-3 10-3 .07   .03 31 .11 29 -.11 93 -.03 39 .12 54 .24 31   71.5 85 69.8 83 -1.7 87
24 North Texas 4-8 3-8 .07   .05 19 .03 84 .14 2 -.24 123 .18 29 .39 18   70.4 58 70.6 61 .2 63
25 Oregon 13-2 12-2 .06   .03 32 -.01 108 .02 18 .01 20 .11 57 .08 52   68.2 17 73.3 13 5.1 11
26 LSU 8-5 7-5 .06   .04 25 .18 15 .00 28 -.02 32 .12 52 -.19 92   70.3 55 72.1 32 1.8 35
27 Texas Tech 4-8 3-8 .05   -.01 82 .00 105 -.08 75 -.22 117 .22 18 .05 57   73.7 120 69.6 84 -4.1 109
28 Vanderbilt 3-9 2-9 .05   .03 37 .08 48 -.21 117 .03 16 .14 42 -.13 86   72.7 115 68.5 99 -4.2 112
29 Arizona State 10-3 9-3 .05   .01 56 .05 68 -.10 86 -.07 55 .09 70 .30 24   67.4 11 73.5 8 6.1 8
30 Oregon State 5-7 4-7 .05   .01 54 .10 36 -.04 59 -.18 104 -.05 109 .73 2   72.5 114 69.8 81 -2.7 97
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
31 South Carolina 7-6 6-6 .05   .02 47 .06 61 -.12 94 -.05 44 .16 37 .24 30   71.5 86 70.4 68 -1.1 75
32 Air Force 10-3 9-3 .05   .07 9 .05 62 -.02 41 -.05 46 .15 38 .52 7   69.0 26 71.4 42 2.4 26
33 USC 9-4 9-4 .05   .01 53 .20 9 -.16 109 .03 15 -.02 103 .41 13   71.6 91 70.7 56 -.9 73
34 Mississippi State 10-3 9-3 .05   .01 59 .10 41 .04 9 -.16 98 .15 39 -.11 82   70.7 70 72.5 26 1.8 34
35 Hawaii 4-9 3-9 .04   .04 28 .00 97 -.06 66 -.14 83 .33 2 -.03 75   71.6 90 71.4 40 -.2 67
36 Colorado 2-10 2-10 .04   .00 72 .04 70 -.04 61 -.18 106 .10 66 .15 44   73.3 117 69.2 89 -4.1 110
37 Arizona 10-4 10-4 .04   .01 64 .03 86 .04 12 -.15 90 .16 35 -.12 83   71.5 87 73.3 14 1.7 37
38 Ohio State 14-1 14-1 .04   .03 35 .04 73 .02 19 -.07 52 .26 8 -.10 80   66.5 6 75.1 1 8.6 2
39 Baylor 11-2 10-2 .04   -.02 90 .05 63 -.10 87 -.14 87 .23 14 -.01 69   67.1 10 73.5 10 6.4 7
40 Michigan State 11-2 10-2 .04   .03 38 .20 10 .02 17 -.10 71 .11 56 -.21 94   66.7 7 70.6 60 3.9 19
41 Colorado State 10-3 9-3 .04   .04 29 .05 69 .07 4 -.19 107 .17 32 .31 22   72.5 112 72.9 20 .4 56
42 Texas 6-7 6-7 .04   -.04 104 -.01 107 -.12 96 -.12 76 .06 78 .05 58   71.3 77 69.9 77 -1.3 79
43 Auburn 8-5 7-5 .04   .01 61 -.03 117 -.01 36 .00 22 .11 55 -.02 72   70.8 71 71.0 52 .2 62
44 BYU 8-5 7-5 .04   .02 41 .05 67 -.06 67 -.12 79 .23 15 .13 45   70.1 52 68.9 95 -1.2 76
45 Virginia Tech 7-6 6-6 .03   .02 45 .01 96 .00 33 -.08 64 .13 45 .05 59   72.2 109 67.2 115 -5.0 114
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
46 Ole Miss 9-4 8-4 .03   -.02 84 .04 72 .04 11 -.28 127 .23 12 -.13 84   71.7 96 72.4 28 .7 52
47 California 5-7 4-7 .03   .01 55 .12 28 -.09 81 -.01 27 .02 94 -.07 77   70.6 64 69.2 92 -1.4 81
48 Georgia Tech 11-3 10-3 .03   .03 39 .07 56 -.01 37 .10 6 .09 71 -.24 97   69.7 37 71.0 51 1.4 45
49 Middle Tennessee 6-6 5-6 .03   .02 49 .10 39 -.13 98 .12 4 .09 69 -.36 110   69.7 39 70.0 75 .3 59
50 Nevada 7-6 6-6 .03   .04 30 .05 65 .02 20 -.03 38 .10 61 -.01 71   68.6 23 71.2 47 2.6 25
51 Illinois 6-7 5-7 .03   .02 48 .09 43 -.03 49 .00 23 .16 33 -.58 121   69.6 36 71.1 50 1.5 42
52 Arkansas 7-6 6-6 .03   -.02 91 .16 19 -.16 108 -.23 120 .27 6 -.38 113   68.4 22 73.5 9 5.1 12
53 Marshall 13-1 12-1 .02   .05 21 .21 7 -.02 44 .04 12 .03 91 -.03 73   67.9 16 70.2 70 2.3 28
54 Stanford 8-5 7-5 .02   -.01 76 .07 52 .04 14 -.07 51 -.03 104 -.09 78   69.7 41 71.5 39 1.8 36
55 Florida Atlantic 3-9 3-9 .02   .02 42 .03 83 -.10 88 .01 19 .22 19 -.17 90   70.4 57 70.3 69 -.1 66
56 Boston College 7-6 6-6 .02   .01 57 .18 13 .00 32 -.09 70 .10 63 -.34 108   70.0 48 70.5 63 .5 55
57 San Diego State 7-6 6-6 .02   .03 33 .10 35 .04 13 -.15 94 .10 64 .16 40   68.2 18 72.5 27 4.2 18
58 UNLV 2-11 1-11 .02   .02 50 .05 66 -.04 55 -.10 72 .21 20 -.28 101   70.6 69 71.6 37 1.0 47
59 Virginia 5-7 4-7 .02   -.01 77 .02 91 .01 23 -.16 95 -.04 107 .31 23   69.4 33 71.0 53 1.6 40
60 Indiana 4-8 3-8 .02   .00 71 .00 99 .08 3 -.14 86 .02 96 .08 53   71.1 73 69.1 93 -1.9 89
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
61 Ball State 5-7 4-6 .01   .06 17 .10 38 -.11 89 -.14 84 .18 26 .42 11   68.8 25 71.2 48 2.4 27
62 Pittsburgh 6-7 5-7 .01   .00 65 .04 75 -.04 56 -.13 81 .10 60 .17 38   69.1 29 74.0 5 4.8 13
63 Fresno State 6-8 5-8 .01   .01 60 -.03 113 .06 5 -.03 37 .09 72 -.23 96   70.9 72 71.1 49 .2 61
64 New Mexico 4-8 4-8 .01   .02 43 .13 26 .00 29 -.14 89 .10 67 -.36 111   72.1 107 70.7 59 -1.4 83
65 Wisconsin 11-3 10-3 .01   -.01 83 -.02 111 -.02 46 -.08 65 -.07 112 .45 9   70.6 66 69.8 80 -.8 72
66 Alabama 12-2 11-2 .01   -.04 105 .00 104 -.07 72 -.23 119 .31 3 -.29 103   71.4 81 73.4 11 2.0 32
67 Kentucky 5-7 4-7 .01   -.02 95 .03 79 -.21 118 -.16 96 -.03 105 .54 4   70.6 65 70.9 54 .3 58
68 NC State 8-5 7-5 .01   .02 46 .04 74 -.01 40 -.26 125 .24 10 .19 37   70.6 67 70.7 57 .1 64
69 Florida International 4-8 3-7 .00   -.02 88 .08 49 -.14 101 -.07 56 .01 97 .06 56   71.3 79 65.4 126 -5.9 121
70 Purdue 3-9 2-9 .00   .00 70 .06 58 -.16 110 .03 14 -.10 116 .42 12   68.8 24 66.4 121 -2.4 94
71 Michigan 5-7 5-7 .00   .00 69 -.02 112 .00 31 .00 24 -.02 102 .11 48   70.1 53 69.9 78 -.2 68
72 Toledo 9-4 8-4 .00   .02 44 .04 71 -.01 34 .03 13 .04 86 -.03 74   71.3 80 70.1 72 -1.2 77
73 Louisville 9-4 8-4 .00   -.02 92 .13 23 -.03 53 -.16 99 -.08 114 .25 29   69.8 42 66.9 117 -2.9 100
74 Temple 6-6 5-6 -.01   .03 36 .02 88 .19 1 -.02 33 .08 73 -.33 107   68.4 21 70.0 74 1.6 39
75 Bowling Green 8-6 7-6 -.01   .03 34 .11 31 -.16 107 -.12 78 .17 30 .23 32   71.4 83 68.6 98 -2.8 99
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
76 Iowa 7-6 6-6 -.01   -.05 108 .00 100 -.02 45 -.05 45 -.10 117 -.13 85   71.9 100 70.5 64 -1.3 80
77 Miami 6-7 5-7 -.01   -.04 102 -.03 116 -.17 111 -.20 111 .18 25 .27 26   72.0 105 70.4 66 -1.6 84
78 Cincinnati 9-4 9-4 -.01   .02 51 -.04 118 -.06 69 .06 11 .06 77 .32 21   71.9 101 69.4 86 -2.5 96
79 Louisiana Tech 9-5 9-4 -.01   -.02 94 .24 2 -.06 68 -.07 50 -.15 120 -.16 89   64.3 1 71.3 45 7.0 6
80 Kansas 3-9 2-9 -.01   -.08 120 -.03 114 -.49 128 -.08 67 .11 59 -.20 93   72.0 104 67.8 109 -4.2 111
81 Notre Dame 8-5 8-5 -.01   -.01 81 .11 30 -.08 77 -.03 36 .12 51 -.37 112   67.8 15 72.1 33 4.3 17
82 UTEP 7-6 7-6 -.01   -.01 73 .23 6 .01 22 -.20 110 -.09 115 .04 61   70.5 61 70.1 71 -.4 70
83 Texas State 7-5 6-5 -.01   .04 27 .07 50 .03 15 -.08 66 .22 16 -.26 99   71.1 74 73.0 18 2.0 33
84 North Carolina 6-7 5-7 -.01   -.02 87 .06 59 .05 7 -.17 102 .12 50 -.93 127   70.4 59 72.6 24 2.2 31
85 Boise State 12-2 12-2 -.01   -.02 86 -.05 121 -.03 51 -.11 74 .16 36 -.01 70   69.9 44 71.2 46 1.3 46
86 Utah State 10-4 9-4 -.02   -.02 89 .00 103 -.03 48 -.04 42 .11 58 -.48 115   69.5 35 70.4 67 .9 49
87 Akron 5-7 4-7 -.02   .02 40 .13 25 -.02 43 -.13 80 .10 68 .06 55   67.6 13 71.3 43 3.8 20
88 Southern Mississippi 3-9 2-9 -.02   -.03 98 .07 51 -.34 127 -.02 34 .01 101 .25 28   73.8 125 66.5 120 -7.4 124
89 Idaho 1-10 1-10 -.02   .04 24 .09 44 -.10 85 -.07 53 .40 1 -.25 98   69.4 32 70.1 73 .7 54
90 Troy 3-9 3-8 -.02   .01 58 .23 5 -.25 120 -.01 25 -.06 110 .02 64   72.2 110 68.5 101 -3.7 106
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
91 Rutgers 8-5 7-5 -.02   -.01 74 .00 98 -.15 103 .02 17 .04 85 .15 41   71.3 76 67.4 113 -3.9 107
92 Army 4-8 3-7 -.02   .00 66 .00 101 -.17 112 -.04 41 .23 13 -.06 76   69.9 45 68.5 100 -1.4 82
93 Syracuse 3-9 2-9 -.03   -.05 111 -.05 123 -.16 106 -.15 92 .05 79 .05 60   73.4 118 69.3 87 -4.1 108
94 Western Michigan 8-5 7-5 -.03   -.01 75 .11 34 -.06 64 -.16 97 .15 40 -.14 87   71.5 88 68.3 104 -3.3 104
95 South Florida 4-8 3-8 -.03   -.02 96 .00 102 -.09 79 -.13 82 .07 76 .01 66   71.5 84 71.7 36 .3 60
96 Tulsa 2-10 2-10 -.03   -.02 85 -.01 109 -.09 83 -.02 35 .13 48 -.31 104   73.0 116 69.8 82 -3.1 102
97 Clemson 10-3 9-3 -.03   -.06 116 -.05 122 -.13 97 -.23 121 .20 22 -.01 67   69.7 38 71.4 41 1.7 38
98 Penn State 7-6 7-6 -.04   -.05 106 -.08 127 -.22 119 -.07 54 -.03 106 .40 14   69.9 46 67.7 110 -2.2 92
99 Houston 8-5 7-5 -.04   -.03 100 -.06 125 .04 10 -.15 93 .10 65 -.18 91   71.3 78 69.2 90 -2.1 90
100 UL Monroe 4-8 4-8 -.04   .00 68 .04 76 -.13 99 -.08 63 .02 93 .35 20   72.1 106 70.0 76 -2.1 91
101 Northern Illinois 11-3 10-3 -.04   -.01 79 .03 85 -.08 76 -.01 30 .22 17 -.52 118   69.5 34 73.2 15 3.7 22
102 Northwestern 5-7 4-7 -.04   -.06 112 .12 27 -.17 113 -.01 29 -.20 124 .02 63   70.5 60 67.3 114 -3.2 103
103 Rice 8-5 8-5 -.04   -.05 110 .04 77 -.10 84 -.14 88 .08 74 -.28 102   69.0 27 69.9 79 .9 48
104 SMU 1-11 1-11 -.05   -.05 107 .06 57 -.01 38 -.26 126 .04 89 -.55 119   71.7 94 64.2 128 -7.5 125
105 UCF 9-4 8-4 -.05   -.01 80 .23 4 -.04 60 -.17 103 .03 90 -.09 79   66.8 8 68.3 103 1.5 43
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
106 Kent State 2-9 2-9 -.05   -.02 93 .03 81 -.05 62 -.17 101 .24 11 -.63 124   71.8 99 73.3 12 1.5 41
107 Louisiana 9-4 8-4 -.05   .01 63 .02 94 -.04 54 -.03 40 .04 88 .12 47   70.1 51 73.8 6 3.7 21
108 South Alabama 6-7 6-7 -.05   .00 67 .04 78 -.12 95 -.09 69 .12 53 .07 54   70.2 54 69.2 91 -1.0 74
109 Arkansas State 7-6 6-6 -.06   -.01 78 .10 37 -.06 65 -.12 75 .20 21 -.59 122   68.3 19 70.6 62 2.3 29
110 Connecticut 2-10 1-10 -.06   -.04 103 -.01 110 .01 26 -.18 105 .04 87 -.14 88   72.0 103 66.6 118 -5.4 118
111 Massachusetts 3-9 3-9 -.07   -.05 109 .18 14 -.04 57 -.16 100 -.12 118 -.67 125   70.6 68 68.7 96 -1.9 88
112 Ohio 6-6 5-6 -.07   -.04 101 .07 53 -.06 70 -.19 108 .17 31 -.32 106   71.8 98 71.3 44 -.4 71
113 Miami (OH) 2-10 2-9 -.07   -.03 99 .02 87 -.26 124 -.01 28 .05 83 .23 33   71.7 93 68.0 108 -3.7 105
114 Western Kentucky 8-5 8-5 -.08   -.07 117 .08 47 -.20 116 -.06 48 -.08 113 -.11 81   71.4 82 69.0 94 -2.4 95
115 Navy 8-5 7-5 -.09   -.06 114 .10 40 -.07 74 -.25 124 .02 95 -.32 105   71.7 95 69.4 85 -2.3 93
116 Georgia Southern 9-3 8-3 -.09   -.02 97 .07 54 -.03 47 -.07 58 .01 100 -.27 100   69.2 30 72.8 21 3.7 23
117 East Carolina 8-5 7-5 -.09   -.07 118 -.07 126 -.07 71 -.07 57 .05 81 -.35 109   70.3 56 71.8 35 1.5 44
118 Georgia State 1-11 0-11 -.10   -.06 115 .03 82 -.19 115 -.21 113 -.07 111 .52 8   74.5 127 65.0 127 -9.5 128
119 Buffalo 5-6 3-6 -.11   -.06 113 .16 17 -.15 105 -.15 91 .14 44 -1.12 128   69.3 31 66.5 119 -2.8 98
120 Eastern Michigan 2-10 1-10 -.12   -.08 121 -.03 115 -.17 114 -.22 115 -.05 108 .04 62   72.4 111 66.3 123 -6.2 122
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
121 Central Michigan 7-6 6-6 -.12   -.08 119 .02 95 -.15 104 -.14 85 -.13 119 .39 15   71.6 92 66.3 124 -5.4 117
122 Wyoming 4-8 3-8 -.14   -.15 124 -.05 120 -.27 125 -.22 116 -.17 121 .02 65   76.5 128 67.1 116 -9.4 127
123 Washington State 3-9 2-9 -.15   -.19 127 .02 93 -.25 121 -.31 128 -.27 126 -.39 114   73.9 126 68.2 105 -5.7 120
124 Old Dominion 6-6 5-6 -.16   -.14 122 -.04 119 -.26 123 .01 18 -.18 123 -.51 117   73.8 122 68.1 107 -5.6 119
125 San Jose State 3-9 2-9 -.17   -.17 125 .02 92 -.08 78 -.22 118 -.24 125 -.55 120   73.5 119 66.0 125 -7.5 126
126 New Mexico State 2-10 1-10 -.17   -.14 123 .05 64 -.25 122 -.07 60 -.31 127 -.48 116   72.2 108 67.4 112 -4.8 113
127 Tulane 3-9 2-9 -.18   -.18 126 -.08 128 -.09 82 -.24 122 -.17 122 -.61 123   73.8 123 67.5 111 -6.3 123
128 Appalachian State 7-5 6-4 -.24   -.20 128 .02 89 -.29 126 -.08 62 -.33 128 -.86 126   71.6 89 66.4 122 -5.2 116