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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.

 

2021 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 Missouri 6-7 5-7 .23   .13 3 .04 76 -.03 44 -.04 28 .16 60 1.05 1   72.5 95 71.7 56 -.9 78
2 Texas A&M 8-4 7-4 .22   .12 5 .21 10 -.02 36 -.04 32 .24 29 .48 19   73.2 106 73.7 18 .5 56
3 Michigan 12-2 12-2 .20   .15 1 .18 17 .04 6 -.06 37 .36 4 .64 8   69.2 20 73.7 17 4.5 13
4 Boise State 7-5 7-5 .19   .12 4 .02 90 .04 9 .05 6 .20 47 .52 15   70.0 39 72.3 37 2.3 31
5 Tennessee 7-6 6-6 .19   .09 11 .16 23 -.04 55 .02 11 .25 25 .25 51   69.5 28 72.5 32 3.0 20
6 Iowa 10-4 10-4 .19   .14 2 .20 13 .03 11 -.04 31 .18 54 .60 11   66.0 2 74.4 8 8.4 2
7 San Diego State 12-2 11-2 .18   .10 8 .17 20 .00 25 -.10 46 .29 13 .33 40   68.7 12 75.0 6 6.3 6
8 Colorado 4-8 3-8 .18   .08 15 .15 24 -.04 50 -.05 33 .14 69 .20 57   72.0 84 71.0 75 -1.0 79
9 UCLA 8-4 8-4 .18   .08 14 .16 22 -.05 64 .11 3 .19 52 .14 66   69.2 23 69.8 98 .6 55
10 Coastal Carolina 11-2 10-2 .17   .11 7 .03 86 -.02 34 .30 1 .14 70 .27 46   70.7 52 72.6 31 1.9 37
11 Stanford 3-9 3-9 .17   .08 16 .09 45 -.03 42 -.09 43 .13 76 .59 12   70.7 53 73.7 16 3.0 22
12 South Carolina 7-6 6-6 .17   .06 28 .06 64 .01 18 -.21 91 .16 64 .67 5   71.4 67 71.1 71 -.3 66
13 Oregon State 7-6 6-6 .17   .08 17 .05 65 .03 13 .04 8 .21 38 .16 63   72.5 93 70.5 86 -2.0 93
14 Ball State 6-7 5-7 .16   .11 6 .19 14 -.04 46 .02 10 .22 35 .13 67   69.0 18 74.0 11 5.1 9
15 Texas 5-7 5-7 .16   .09 12 .01 96 -.07 69 .05 5 .34 5 .48 18   69.2 19 70.2 90 1.1 49
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
16 Georgia 14-1 13-1 .15   .04 42 .07 60 .04 10 -.14 61 .21 36 .22 56   68.3 7 75.1 5 6.8 4
17 Arkansas State 2-10 1-10 .15   .09 10 .17 18 -.09 85 -.20 89 .32 8 .41 32   75.0 128 71.0 74 -4.0 112
18 California 5-7 4-7 .15   .03 45 .11 35 .00 26 -.26 112 .16 62 .39 34   73.8 119 71.7 57 -2.2 94
19 Kansas State 8-5 7-5 .15   .05 31 .29 3 -.10 92 -.05 34 .17 58 -.17 103   69.8 36 72.4 35 2.5 29
20 LSU 6-7 5-7 .14   .03 46 .04 78 -.03 41 -.20 85 .15 67 .63 10   72.8 102 71.3 68 -1.6 89
21 Washington 4-8 4-7 .14   .02 57 .07 59 .01 17 -.25 108 .21 39 .17 61   71.7 77 69.5 100 -2.3 99
22 Nevada 8-5 7-5 .14   .06 24 .03 83 -.08 75 -.01 17 .21 42 .33 39   68.9 17 72.0 44 3.2 19
23 Wake Forest 11-3 10-3 .14   .07 22 .12 34 -.09 83 -.02 22 .23 31 .42 30   68.8 14 71.2 69 2.4 30
24 Auburn 6-7 5-7 .14   .04 39 .02 92 -.01 30 -.13 54 .27 18 .09 74   73.2 104 74.1 9 .9 50
25 NC State 9-3 8-3 .13   .09 13 .35 1 -.05 62 -.12 52 .27 19 .06 78   70.0 38 75.3 4 5.3 8
26 Florida 6-7 5-7 .13   .03 53 -.03 116 -.03 43 -.03 24 .25 22 .03 87   71.3 63 71.7 52 .4 57
27 Penn State 7-6 6-6 .13   .03 54 -.02 114 .01 20 -.21 95 .36 3 .02 89   73.9 120 73.6 20 -.3 67
28 Virginia Tech 6-7 5-7 .13   .08 18 .09 50 .01 22 -.02 23 .09 88 .43 26   70.4 44 73.0 24 2.6 28
29 Utah State 11-3 10-3 .13   .05 34 .21 9 -.11 100 -.13 58 .31 10 .01 91   71.0 57 71.8 49 .8 52
30 Clemson 10-3 9-3 .13   .05 36 .13 31 -.05 57 -.24 107 .21 37 .56 13   69.8 33 74.7 7 5.0 10
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
31 Fresno State 10-3 9-3 .12   .05 35 .04 81 -.06 68 -.19 81 .17 59 .66 7   70.2 42 71.7 55 1.5 43
32 Ole Miss 10-3 9-3 .12   .03 49 .08 52 -.01 29 -.21 92 .20 45 .26 50   71.0 56 72.6 29 1.7 41
33 Georgia Tech 3-9 2-9 .12   .04 40 .15 25 .11 1 -.18 77 .04 105 -.14 101   72.3 89 70.9 78 -1.4 88
34 Appalachian State 10-4 9-4 .12   .06 27 .26 6 .00 24 -.25 109 .15 66 .46 20   71.1 58 71.7 54 .6 53
35 TCU 5-7 4-7 .12   .03 47 .20 11 -.08 74 -.32 125 .15 65 .02 88   72.7 98 71.6 58 -1.2 84
36 Kentucky 10-3 9-3 .12   .01 70 .02 93 -.01 27 -.11 48 .18 53 .06 79   72.8 100 72.3 36 -.5 70
37 Michigan State 11-2 10-2 .12   .07 20 .03 88 .06 2 .02 12 .28 15 -.22 107   71.8 78 73.5 21 1.7 39
38 Duke 3-9 2-9 .12   .05 33 .14 27 -.02 32 -.03 27 .10 87 -.11 99   71.6 72 70.9 77 -.6 71
39 Arkansas 9-4 8-4 .12   .02 62 -.02 113 .01 21 -.11 50 .01 108 .41 31   72.0 85 71.7 53 -.4 68
40 Western Kentucky 9-5 8-5 .12   .07 19 .13 29 -.04 45 -.05 35 .21 44 .32 42   68.4 9 71.4 62 3.0 21
41 Texas Tech 7-6 6-6 .12   .05 30 -.05 126 .02 16 -.22 100 .32 7 .70 3   72.7 97 71.5 60 -1.1 83
42 Central Michigan 9-4 8-4 .11   .05 32 .08 55 -.09 87 .06 4 .13 78 .17 62   69.7 31 72.6 30 2.9 24
43 Old Dominion 6-7 5-7 .11   .09 9 .25 7 -.14 109 .15 2 .08 90 .11 69   70.0 40 68.7 108 -1.3 87
44 Alabama 13-2 12-2 .11   .00 74 .09 47 -.05 60 -.11 51 .00 114 .33 38   71.1 60 73.4 22 2.3 32
45 Baylor 12-2 11-2 .11   .03 52 .11 38 .02 14 -.17 69 .27 17 -.29 112   69.2 22 73.6 19 4.4 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 Texas State 4-8 4-7 .11   .04 41 .04 72 .01 19 -.02 20 -.03 119 .49 16   72.9 103 69.2 103 -3.8 110
47 Eastern Michigan 7-6 6-6 .11   .06 26 .05 69 -.18 114 .01 13 .30 12 .40 33   70.5 47 72.0 45 1.4 45
48 Illinois 5-7 5-7 .11   .07 21 .01 95 -.09 91 -.29 119 .31 11 .64 9   72.0 83 74.0 12 1.9 35
49 Arizona 1-11 1-10 .10   .01 66 .00 101 -.08 81 -.14 62 .13 77 .28 43   75.9 130 73.1 23 -2.8 102
50 South Florida 2-10 1-10 .10   .06 23 .19 15 -.05 63 -.17 70 .01 111 .54 14   73.2 107 67.4 123 -5.8 121
51 Army 9-4 8-4 .10   .02 59 .07 57 -.10 96 -.03 25 .24 28 -.17 102   66.4 3 75.3 3 8.9 1
52 Ohio State 11-2 11-2 .10   .05 29 .09 46 -.01 28 -.15 63 .22 33 .67 4   69.9 37 75.6 1 5.7 7
53 Rutgers 5-8 4-8 .10   .04 37 -.02 107 .04 8 -.16 66 .33 6 -.25 109   69.3 25 73.8 14 4.5 12
54 Pittsburgh 11-3 10-3 .10   .02 56 .06 63 -.05 59 -.07 40 .12 80 .27 48   69.3 24 71.9 46 2.7 27
55 Northern Illinois 9-5 8-5 .09   .03 48 .13 30 -.08 79 -.13 56 .11 84 .20 59   71.3 66 69.4 101 -1.9 92
56 Cincinnati 13-1 12-1 .09   .06 25 .20 12 .05 4 -.06 38 .41 1 -.69 126   65.5 1 72.2 38 6.7 5
57 Oklahoma State 12-2 11-2 .09   .01 72 .26 5 -.02 38 -.29 121 .29 14 -.08 96   69.7 30 74.1 10 4.4 15
58 Oklahoma 11-2 10-2 .09   .03 50 .08 54 -.11 98 -.33 127 .32 9 .43 28   70.6 50 72.1 41 1.5 42
59 USC 4-8 4-8 .09   .00 80 .05 68 -.16 112 -.27 115 .17 56 .36 37   73.7 117 72.8 26 -.9 77
60 Colorado State 3-9 3-8 .09   .00 75 .03 87 -.04 52 -.16 68 .20 48 .04 84   69.8 35 72.1 42 2.3 33
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
61 Notre Dame 11-2 11-2 .09   .02 58 .09 48 -.02 35 -.18 75 .21 43 .20 58   71.1 61 71.4 64 .2 61
62 Connecticut 1-11 0-10 .09   .03 55 .09 49 -.13 102 -.01 19 .06 95 .02 90   72.3 87 66.9 127 -5.4 118
63 North Carolina 6-7 5-7 .09   .00 76 -.01 106 -.04 49 -.06 36 -.04 121 .44 24   71.1 59 70.0 96 -1.1 82
64 Boston College 6-6 5-6 .09   .01 68 .18 16 -.21 122 -.19 82 .10 85 .42 29   72.3 88 71.3 67 -1.1 80
65 San Jose State 5-7 4-7 .09   .01 67 -.04 124 -.06 67 -.20 86 .21 40 .24 55   72.6 96 70.4 88 -2.3 97
66 Hawaii 6-7 5-7 .08   -.01 82 .09 43 -.09 86 -.22 99 -.03 118 .43 27   70.4 43 68.7 106 -1.7 90
67 UL Monroe 4-8 3-8 .08   .00 79 -.01 104 -.04 54 -.21 96 .06 98 .46 21   71.3 65 70.7 83 -.7 73
68 Washington State 7-6 6-6 .08   -.01 85 .00 102 -.10 93 -.26 110 .17 57 .32 41   70.1 41 70.4 87 .3 60
69 Kansas 2-10 1-10 .08   -.02 92 .05 67 .02 15 -.01 18 -.12 126 -.20 105   70.7 51 67.7 121 -3.0 104
70 Vanderbilt 2-10 2-9 .08   -.04 106 -.05 127 -.08 77 -.27 117 .02 106 .27 47   75.8 129 66.8 128 -9.0 130
71 Massachusetts 1-11 1-9 .08   .01 73 .03 82 -.09 88 -.43 129 .21 41 .24 53   71.5 69 68.4 114 -3.1 105
72 Louisville 6-7 5-7 .08   .01 65 .10 39 -.04 51 -.14 60 .18 55 -.09 97   71.5 71 71.3 65 -.2 65
73 New Mexico State 2-10 1-10 .07   -.01 84 -.03 119 -.02 33 -.27 114 .06 96 .27 49   75.0 127 69.2 102 -5.9 122
74 Charlotte 5-7 4-7 .07   .04 43 .10 41 -.08 76 -.04 29 .19 51 -.07 95   73.4 110 70.5 84 -2.8 103
75 Utah 10-4 9-4 .07   -.03 99 .17 19 -.13 103 .02 9 -.13 127 -.25 110   69.5 27 73.8 15 4.3 16
 
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 4-8 3-8 .07   .03 51 .06 62 -.20 117 .00 15 -.05 122 .85 2   67.4 4 68.7 109 1.3 47
77 Houston 12-2 11-2 .07   .03 44 .28 4 -.24 124 .05 7 .14 73 .07 76   67.7 6 72.2 39 4.6 11
78 Minnesota 9-4 9-4 .07   .02 61 .04 75 .06 3 -.23 103 .28 16 -.03 92   68.5 10 75.6 2 7.1 3
79 Wyoming 7-6 6-6 .07   -.01 90 .14 26 -.10 94 -.20 90 .11 83 -.07 94   73.2 105 69.0 104 -4.2 113
80 New Mexico 3-9 2-9 .07   -.01 83 .05 66 -.04 56 -.13 55 .05 102 -.19 104   73.3 109 68.8 105 -4.6 115
81 SMU 8-4 7-4 .07   .04 38 .34 2 -.11 99 -.20 87 -.01 116 .44 25   67.5 5 70.3 89 2.8 25
82 Wisconsin 9-4 9-4 .06   -.01 87 .12 32 -.06 65 -.29 120 .25 23 .07 75   68.9 15 71.6 59 2.7 26
83 Louisiana 13-1 12-1 .06   .00 81 .01 97 -.08 78 -.09 44 .25 24 -.31 114   69.6 29 72.8 25 3.2 18
84 Miami (OH) 7-6 6-6 .06   .01 69 .04 80 -.05 58 -.09 42 .11 82 .14 65   71.4 68 71.8 50 .4 59
85 Oregon 10-4 9-4 .06   -.06 113 .03 89 -.08 80 -.19 83 -.03 120 .10 72   71.9 80 70.7 82 -1.2 85
86 Miami 7-5 6-5 .06   -.03 100 -.03 122 -.18 113 -.18 79 .24 30 .24 54   72.4 92 71.7 51 -.7 76
87 Iowa State 7-6 6-6 .06   -.04 107 .08 53 -.13 106 -.27 116 -.02 117 .48 17   71.2 62 71.1 73 -.2 64
88 Georgia State 8-5 8-5 .05   -.04 109 .01 98 -.07 70 -.29 122 .05 101 .39 35   73.4 112 71.2 70 -2.3 96
89 Troy 5-7 4-7 .05   -.01 89 -.02 112 -.09 84 -.21 93 .13 75 .46 22   70.8 55 70.1 92 -.7 74
90 Toledo 7-6 6-6 .05   -.01 86 .16 21 .01 23 -.20 84 .11 81 -.32 115   69.8 32 70.2 91 .4 58
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
91 Marshall 7-6 6-6 .05   .01 71 .21 8 -.15 110 -.09 41 .16 63 -.40 119   71.7 76 71.1 72 -.6 72
92 Middle Tennessee 7-6 6-6 .05   .00 77 .02 94 -.08 73 .00 16 .14 72 -.26 111   68.8 13 70.5 85 1.7 38
93 Indiana 2-10 1-10 .05   -.05 111 -.02 108 -.19 116 -.23 104 .05 99 .28 44   74.3 122 67.5 122 -6.8 128
94 BYU 10-3 9-3 .05   -.02 96 .00 99 -.05 61 -.22 101 .26 21 -.14 100   72.5 94 73.8 13 1.3 46
95 UTSA 12-2 11-2 .04   .01 64 -.03 115 -.08 82 -.20 88 .38 2 .24 52   69.2 21 71.5 61 2.2 34
96 Liberty 8-5 7-5 .04   -.01 88 .06 61 .04 5 -.23 102 .20 46 -.55 121   71.3 64 70.1 94 -1.3 86
97 Purdue 9-4 9-4 .04   -.04 105 -.04 123 -.06 66 -.16 67 .04 103 .10 71   72.3 90 70.1 93 -2.2 95
98 Georgia Southern 3-9 2-9 .04   -.04 103 .03 84 -.19 115 -.13 57 .08 91 .05 83   72.1 86 72.7 27 .6 54
99 Akron 2-10 1-10 .04   .01 63 .11 37 -.11 97 -.15 64 .07 93 -.05 93   73.6 114 67.1 125 -6.5 125
100 Florida International 1-11 0-11 .04   -.02 97 -.02 110 -.13 104 -.10 47 .19 50 -.56 123   73.2 108 70.8 79 -2.4 100
101 South Alabama 5-7 4-7 .04   -.04 108 .03 85 -.22 123 -.21 94 .19 49 .03 86   71.6 74 70.9 76 -.7 75
102 Navy 4-8 4-8 .03   .00 78 .12 33 -.27 126 -.02 21 .02 107 .44 23   72.8 101 67.1 124 -5.7 120
103 UCF 9-4 8-4 .03   -.03 101 .09 51 -.03 40 -.17 73 .07 94 -.42 120   68.4 8 71.9 48 3.5 17
104 East Carolina 7-5 6-5 .03   -.02 95 -.03 121 -.13 105 -.18 76 .22 34 .17 60   70.5 46 72.2 40 1.7 40
105 Air Force 10-3 9-3 .03   -.05 112 .09 44 -.13 107 -.24 106 .25 27 -.22 106   69.8 34 72.7 28 2.9 23
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
106 Florida State 5-7 5-6 .03   -.05 110 .04 73 -.14 108 -.32 126 .16 61 .14 64   74.8 126 68.5 113 -6.2 123
107 UAB 9-4 8-4 .02   .02 60 -.06 128 .04 7 -.06 39 .14 68 .04 85   69.4 26 70.8 80 1.4 44
108 Maryland 7-6 6-6 .02   -.07 118 -.03 117 -.30 127 -.04 30 .14 71 -.11 98   73.4 111 68.7 107 -4.7 116
109 Ohio 3-9 3-8 .02   -.02 93 .08 56 -.04 48 -.17 71 .13 79 -.23 108   72.4 91 71.4 63 -1.1 81
110 UNLV 2-10 2-9 .02   -.06 117 .04 79 -.27 125 -.31 124 .04 104 .37 36   71.7 75 66.0 129 -5.7 119
111 Tulsa 7-6 7-5 .02   -.04 104 .05 71 -.36 130 -.22 98 .09 89 .66 6   72.0 82 72.1 43 .1 63
112 Arizona State 8-5 7-5 .02   -.08 122 -.04 125 -.12 101 -.27 118 .23 32 -.35 117   70.6 48 72.4 33 1.9 36
113 Tulane 2-10 1-10 .01   -.03 102 -.03 118 -.02 37 -.16 65 .26 20 -1.01 129   70.8 54 67.7 120 -3.1 106
114 Memphis 6-6 5-6 .01   -.02 94 .07 58 -.04 47 -.18 78 .25 26 -.58 124   72.8 99 68.6 110 -4.2 114
115 Virginia 6-6 5-6 .01   -.07 120 -.09 130 -.09 90 -.21 97 .10 86 .05 81   74.6 124 71.9 47 -2.7 101
116 Syracuse 5-7 4-7 .00   -.08 121 .04 74 -.09 89 -.12 53 -.08 124 -.34 116   74.2 121 67.9 118 -6.3 124
117 West Virginia 6-7 5-7 .00   -.09 124 .05 70 -.34 129 -.30 123 .08 92 .27 45   74.4 123 67.7 119 -6.6 127
118 North Texas 6-7 5-7 .00   -.03 98 .02 91 .03 12 -.18 80 .01 109 .05 80   71.9 81 70.0 95 -1.9 91
119 Northwestern 3-9 2-9 -.01   -.09 126 -.02 109 -.04 53 -.11 49 .05 100 -1.12 130   73.6 115 68.6 112 -5.1 117
120 Southern Mississippi 3-9 2-9 -.01   -.01 91 .10 42 -.02 39 -.03 26 .00 113 -.69 127   68.9 16 70.0 97 1.1 48
 
Rk Team Rec FBS SFEI   STE Rk KRE Rk KE Rk PRE Rk PE Rk FGE Rk   OFP Rk DFP Rk NFP Rk
121 Kent State 7-7 6-7 -.01   -.07 119 .10 40 -.31 128 -.17 72 .00 115 .05 82   70.5 45 68.2 115 -2.3 98
122 Buffalo 4-8 3-8 -.02   -.06 114 .04 77 -.08 71 -.14 59 -.16 128 .07 77   73.6 116 67.1 126 -6.6 126
123 Florida Atlantic 5-7 4-7 -.02   -.06 116 -.03 120 -.16 111 -.23 105 .14 74 .09 73   71.6 73 72.4 34 .8 51
124 Mississippi State 7-6 6-6 -.03   -.12 127 .14 28 -.08 72 -.27 113 -.19 129 -.56 122   70.6 49 70.8 81 .2 62
125 Louisiana Tech 3-9 2-9 -.04   -.06 115 .00 100 -.21 120 -.10 45 .01 112 .11 70   68.5 11 68.1 116 -.5 69
126 UTEP 7-6 6-6 -.06   -.08 123 -.09 129 -.02 31 -.26 111 -.05 123 .12 68   73.7 118 69.8 99 -3.9 111
127 Rice 4-8 3-8 -.06   -.09 125 -.01 105 -.21 121 .01 14 .01 110 -.83 128   71.9 79 68.6 111 -3.3 108
128 Western Michigan 8-5 7-5 -.07   -.15 129 .11 36 -.21 118 -.17 74 -.33 130 -.39 118   71.5 70 68.0 117 -3.5 109
129 Temple 3-9 2-9 -.09   -.13 128 .00 103 -.21 119 -.52 130 .06 97 -.31 113   73.4 113 64.9 130 -8.6 129
130 Nebraska 3-9 2-9 -.10   -.18 130 -.02 111 -.10 95 -.40 128 -.11 125 -.60 125   74.6 125 71.3 66 -3.3 107