2025 FEI Defense Ratings

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FEI Defense Ratings (DFEI) are opponent-adjusted possession efficiency data representing the scoring advantage per non-garbage possession a defense would expect to have on a neutral field against an average opponent offense. The relative strength of opponent offenses faced (OOA) is the difference between DFEI and unadjusted defensive possession efficiency (DVE). Opponent offensive points per drive (DPD), available yards percentage (DAY), yards per play (DPP), and the percentages of opponent offensive drives that ended in a touchdown or field goal attempt (DSR), drives that ended in a touchdown (DTD), drives that earned at least 10 yards (DFD), and busted drives that were held to zero or fewer yards (DBD) are calculated from the results of non-garbage, regulation drives in FBS vs FBS games.

Opponent-Adjusted EfficiencyUnadjusted Efficiency
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
1Ohio State1-01-0.76.0042.7612.7012.457544.6433.1008.10017.60034.10047
2Texas0-10-1.71.4416.26491.5638.304154.4828.22219.22245.55626.00062
3Notre Dame0-10-1.67.5912.09572.4567.426464.5530.45559.27359.4557.18220
4Georgia1-01-0.67-.37651.047.002.07421.712.0001.0001.2001.20016
5Penn State1-01-0.67-.64761.311.438.18843.416.14312.0001.2864.4291
6Iowa1-00-0.56------------------
7Michigan1-01-0.54.0538.50281.5536.346244.1717.27325.18236.4557.18220
8Clemson0-10-1.51.1929.32411.7043.530645.5956.40051.20040.90080.00062
9Utah1-01-0.51.2226.29441.6741.388324.3824.33336.16732.83372.16729
10Oklahoma1-00-0.49------------------
11Ole Miss1-01-0.46-.2961.7614.7012.260114.0914.20016.10017.60034.10047
12South Carolina1-01-0.46-.2658.7218.8216.378294.4727.27325.0001.72758.18220
13Wisconsin1-01-0.45-.79851.242.002.06611.321.0001.0001.2222.3333
14Oregon1-00-0.44------------------
15Tennessee1-01-0.43.3124.12552.3664.411414.6132.36446.36470.54519.3642
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
16Minnesota1-01-0.41-.2455.66211.0021.20153.437.30031.10017.3005.3005
17Alabama0-10-1.41.984-.57773.4477.580717.2484.55674.44477.88977.11141
18LSU1-01-0.40-.3062.69201.0021.362284.4226.30031.10017.60034.20016
19Kansas State1-10-1.39.0636.33402.1854.401384.3623.45559.27359.54519.18220
20Nebraska1-01-0.39.1034.29451.8947.386314.8337.33336.22245.66744.11141
21Iowa State2-01-0.36.0539.31421.9150.458576.1968.27325.27359.54519.00062
22Texas A&M1-01-0.35.1433.21501.5536.344235.2447.36446.18236.54519.18220
23Florida1-00-0.33------------------
24Indiana1-01-0.33-.4066.7317.7012.25095.1044.1008.10017.70050.10047
25SMU1-00-0.33------------------
26Auburn1-01-0.31.4317-.12682.4065.651796.6878.40051.30065.90080.10047
27BYU1-00-0.30------------------
28Kentucky1-01-0.29-.2557.54251.1725.351264.7935.16713.16732.66744.16729
29Missouri1-00-0.28------------------
30James Madison1-00-0.28------------------
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
31California1-01-0.28-.2454.52271.3632.361275.2851.27325.18236.63642.18220
32Virginia Tech0-10-1.27.2028.07581.6741.395346.2069.33336.22245.55626.11141
33Maryland1-01-0.27-.96911.233.337.336214.2118.0673.06710.60034.13334
34TCU1-01-0.25-.91901.164.8819.18633.415.12511.12527.2503.2509
35Arizona State1-00-0.24------------------
36Tulane1-01-0.24-.7280.958.306.290144.0915.1008.0001.50012.3005
37Louisville1-00-0.23------------------
38Pittsburgh1-00-0.22------------------
39Washington1-01-0.22.1531.06592.3362.396354.9640.33336.33367.4446.00062
40Duke1-00-0.21------------------
41Texas Tech1-00-0.21------------------
42Arkansas1-00-0.20------------------
43Cincinnati0-10-1.20.1035.11562.2257.536654.4025.44457.222451.00085.00062
44Houston1-00-0.20------------------
45Michigan State1-01-0.19-.7582.949-.181.24074.1116.0915.0001.54519.18220
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
46USC1-01-0.19-.5773.76131.6340.289134.3121.37549.12527.62540.12535
47Florida State1-01-0.18-.0948.26481.7043.473584.6734.40051.20040.80064.10047
48Miami1-01-0.17-.0144.18522.1854.382305.4655.36446.27359.4557.18220
49Colorado0-10-1.17.3622-.19702.7069.585736.7479.50065.300651.00085.00062
50Boise State0-10-1.16.3721-.20713.1071.458556.4072.50065.40071.60034.20016
51Illinois1-00-0.16------------------
52Boston College1-00-0.16------------------
53Northwestern0-10-1.15.1532.00622.3059.576696.0363.50065.20040.70050.00062
54Miami (OH)0-10-1.15-.1449.29461.8947.484614.3422.33336.22245.88977.11141
55NC State1-01-0.14-.2960.44321.4233.417454.9741.33336.16732.58331.2509
56Toledo0-10-1.14-.1550.29431.8346.411425.2750.33336.25055.66744.08360
57Navy1-00-0.14------------------
58Virginia1-01-0.12-.6578.7711.6410.257103.598.0915.09112.4557.2738
59UCF1-01-0.11-.3063.41361.0021.437504.8839.30031.10017.70050.00062
60UNLV2-01-0.10-.3164.42351.4434.436494.8638.33336.22245.55626.22214
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
61Georgia Tech1-01-0.10-.0847.17532.0051.457535.0843.40051.20040.80064.10047
62Wyoming1-01-0.08-.97921.066.002.23363.083.0834.0001.66744.2509
63Marshall0-10-1.07.749-.66813.8079.579706.7780.60077.50081.80064.10047
64Army0-10-0.07------------------
65Northern Illinois1-00-0.06------------------
66Rice1-01-0.05-.5572.60221.2027.350254.8136.30031.10017.70050.00062
67Kansas2-01-0.04-.6779.7119.7815.326174.2820.22219.11125.77863.00062
68Old Dominion0-10-1.03.0537-.02632.2257.783866.2870.55674.222451.00085.00062
69Baylor0-10-1.03.788-.75833.8882.677826.0062.62581.50081.87574.12535
70South Florida1-01-0.03-.9089.9310.6410.414434.2219.0915.09112.81868.09156
71Buffalo0-10-1.03-.1652.19512.3059.636776.5175.50065.20040.90080.00062
72Fresno State1-11-1.02.2127-.19692.6568.456525.6357.41255.35369.70656.00062
73Washington State1-00-0.02------------------
74Oklahoma State1-00-0.00------------------
75South Alabama1-00-0.00------------------
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
76San Jose State0-10-1.00-.4268.42331.4535.458565.2346.45559.09112.54519.09156
77Bowling Green1-00-0-.01------------------
78UCLA0-10-1-.011.621-1.63915.1490.836896.1967.85790.714911.00085.00062
79Memphis1-00-0-.01------------------
80Air Force1-00-0-.02------------------
81Mississippi State1-01-0-.03-.7884.76151.0021.331193.6510.20016.10017.50012.20016
82Arizona1-01-0-.03-1.11931.085.609.24783.354.20016.0001.50012.3005
83Jacksonville State0-10-1-.04.0440-.07661.8947.620756.0764.44457.22245.88977.00062
84Wake Forest1-01-0-.05-.5371.4831.8216.328183.639.27325.09112.4557.18220
85Vanderbilt1-00-0-.06------------------
86Syracuse0-10-1-.06.4815-.55763.4578.603747.2885.54571.45579.81868.00062
87Ohio0-10-1-.07.847-.91864.5089.839907.4587.83389.500811.00085.00062
88Connecticut1-00-0-.07------------------
89West Virginia1-00-0-.07------------------
90North Carolina0-10-1-.07.6210-.70823.8681.788877.8889.71487.429761.00085.00062
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
91Sam Houston0-20-2-.08.3025-.38733.2773.538666.6277.54571.40975.68249.00062
92Western Kentucky2-01-0-.09-.5070.41371.3131.337225.8960.30835.15430.53817.15432
93Troy1-00-0-.09------------------
94Texas State1-01-0-.09-.0546-.04652.1353.428485.7159.37549.25055.62540.12535
95Rutgers1-01-0-.10.935-1.02883.8882.670816.9081.62581.50081.87574.00062
96East Carolina0-10-1-.10.0041-.10672.1854.540686.1065.54571.27359.81868.00062
97Florida Atlantic0-10-1-.10-.2859.17542.3161.411405.3952.46264.23154.76962.00062
98Stanford0-10-1-.11-.4569.35392.0952.427475.2548.45559.18236.63642.09156
99UTSA0-10-1-.11.3223-.42743.1872.480606.5376.45559.45579.54519.00062
100Central Michigan1-01-0-.12-.6175.49291.1725.400375.2345.33336.16732.58331.16729
101Liberty1-00-0-.12------------------
102Louisiana0-10-1-.12-.4067.28471.5638.391333.9812.22219.22245.55626.22214
103Louisiana Tech1-00-0-.13------------------
104San Diego State1-00-0-.14------------------
105Colorado State0-10-1-.14.866-1.00874.2286.794887.1383.66784.556871.00085.00062
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
106Oregon State0-10-1-.15-.1651.01612.8370.500625.6658.50065.33367.83372.00062
107Temple1-01-0-.16-.6577.49301.2530.518635.9661.25024.12527.75059.12535
108Purdue1-01-0-.17-.9088.7316.002.317164.0313.16713.0001.50012.00062
109Appalachian State1-01-0-.17-.7281.56241.2228.333204.5329.22219.11125.66744.11141
110UL Monroe1-00-0-.18------------------
111Georgia Southern0-10-1-.19.4019-.59783.8984.764857.1282.66784.444771.00085.00062
112Coastal Carolina0-10-1-.22.4118-.63803.8079.634766.4573.70086.50081.90080.00062
113Hawaii1-11-1-.22-.1953-.03642.4466.474594.9942.50065.27864.61139.11141
114UTEP0-10-1-.23-.2556.03602.3362.396366.1166.41756.25055.50012.3333
115Western Michigan0-10-1-.23-.5974.36381.7545.416445.2649.33336.25055.58331.2509
116Georgia State0-10-1-.25.5813-.83854.4588.713848.0090.72788.54586.90984.00062
117Nevada0-10-1-.27.5514-.81845.1490.888926.31711.00093.57188.71457.14333
118Florida International1-00-0-.27------------------
119Kennesaw State0-10-1-.27-.8086.5326.9120.409394.5731.27325.09112.81868.09156
120UAB1-00-0-.27------------------
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
121Akron0-10-1-.28-.8687.5723.8318.437515.4053.16713.08311.75059.08360
122Tulsa1-00-0-.31------------------
123North Texas1-00-0-.32------------------
124Utah State1-01-0-.33-.7583.42341.2329.283123.9211.23123.15430.53817.23113
125Southern Mississippi0-10-1-.38-.0445-.34723.4074.538675.4154.60077.40071.70050.10047
126Eastern Michigan0-10-1-.421.332-1.75925.6392.907939.0392.87591.750921.00085.00062
127Arkansas State1-00-0-.43------------------
128Ball State0-10-1-.44.6011-1.05894.0085.648788.7691.57176.57188.57130.00062
129Charlotte0-10-1-.47.1630-.62793.4074.704836.4574.60077.40071.80064.10047
130New Mexico State1-00-0-.47------------------
131Delaware1-00-0-.50------------------
132New Mexico0-10-1-.51-.0143-.50753.4074.584727.3286.60077.40071.70050.00062
133Middle Tennessee0-10-0-.55------------------
134Missouri State0-10-1-.611.213-1.82936.1393.8729112.9593.87591.87593.87574.12535
135Kent State1-00-0-.67------------------
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
136Massachusetts0-10-1-.75.3920-1.14904.3887.665807.7988.62581.62590.75059.12535

Opponent-Adjusted Efficiency							Unadjusted Efficiency
Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	DFEI	OOA	Rk	DVE	Rk	DPD	Rk	DAY	Rk	DPP	Rk	DSR	Rk	DTD	Rk	DFD	Rk	DBD	Rk
1	Ohio State	1-0	1-0	.76	.00	42	.76	12	.70	12	.457	54	4.64	33	.100	8	.100	17	.600	34	.100	47
2	Texas	0-1	0-1	.71	.44	16	.26	49	1.56	38	.304	15	4.48	28	.222	19	.222	45	.556	26	.000	62
3	Notre Dame	0-1	0-1	.67	.59	12	.09	57	2.45	67	.426	46	4.55	30	.455	59	.273	59	.455	7	.182	20
4	Georgia	1-0	1-0	.67	-.37	65	1.04	7	.00	2	.074	2	1.71	2	.000	1	.000	1	.200	1	.200	16
5	Penn State	1-0	1-0	.67	-.64	76	1.31	1	.43	8	.188	4	3.41	6	.143	12	.000	1	.286	4	.429	1
6	Iowa	1-0	0-0	.56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7	Michigan	1-0	1-0	.54	.05	38	.50	28	1.55	36	.346	24	4.17	17	.273	25	.182	36	.455	7	.182	20
8	Clemson	0-1	0-1	.51	.19	29	.32	41	1.70	43	.530	64	5.59	56	.400	51	.200	40	.900	80	.000	62
9	Utah	1-0	1-0	.51	.22	26	.29	44	1.67	41	.388	32	4.38	24	.333	36	.167	32	.833	72	.167	29
10	Oklahoma	1-0	0-0	.49	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	Ole Miss	1-0	1-0	.46	-.29	61	.76	14	.70	12	.260	11	4.09	14	.200	16	.100	17	.600	34	.100	47
12	South Carolina	1-0	1-0	.46	-.26	58	.72	18	.82	16	.378	29	4.47	27	.273	25	.000	1	.727	58	.182	20
13	Wisconsin	1-0	1-0	.45	-.79	85	1.24	2	.00	2	.066	1	1.32	1	.000	1	.000	1	.222	2	.333	3
14	Oregon	1-0	0-0	.44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
15	Tennessee	1-0	1-0	.43	.31	24	.12	55	2.36	64	.411	41	4.61	32	.364	46	.364	70	.545	19	.364	2

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	DFEI	OOA	Rk	DVE	Rk	DPD	Rk	DAY	Rk	DPP	Rk	DSR	Rk	DTD	Rk	DFD	Rk	DBD	Rk
16	Minnesota	1-0	1-0	.41	-.24	55	.66	21	1.00	21	.201	5	3.43	7	.300	31	.100	17	.300	5	.300	5
17	Alabama	0-1	0-1	.41	.98	4	-.57	77	3.44	77	.580	71	7.24	84	.556	74	.444	77	.889	77	.111	41
18	LSU	1-0	1-0	.40	-.30	62	.69	20	1.00	21	.362	28	4.42	26	.300	31	.100	17	.600	34	.200	16
19	Kansas State	1-1	0-1	.39	.06	36	.33	40	2.18	54	.401	38	4.36	23	.455	59	.273	59	.545	19	.182	20
20	Nebraska	1-0	1-0	.39	.10	34	.29	45	1.89	47	.386	31	4.83	37	.333	36	.222	45	.667	44	.111	41
21	Iowa State	2-0	1-0	.36	.05	39	.31	42	1.91	50	.458	57	6.19	68	.273	25	.273	59	.545	19	.000	62
22	Texas A&M	1-0	1-0	.35	.14	33	.21	50	1.55	36	.344	23	5.24	47	.364	46	.182	36	.545	19	.182	20
23	Florida	1-0	0-0	.33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
24	Indiana	1-0	1-0	.33	-.40	66	.73	17	.70	12	.250	9	5.10	44	.100	8	.100	17	.700	50	.100	47
25	SMU	1-0	0-0	.33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
26	Auburn	1-0	1-0	.31	.43	17	-.12	68	2.40	65	.651	79	6.68	78	.400	51	.300	65	.900	80	.100	47
27	BYU	1-0	0-0	.30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
28	Kentucky	1-0	1-0	.29	-.25	57	.54	25	1.17	25	.351	26	4.79	35	.167	13	.167	32	.667	44	.167	29
29	Missouri	1-0	0-0	.28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
30	James Madison	1-0	0-0	.28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	DFEI	OOA	Rk	DVE	Rk	DPD	Rk	DAY	Rk	DPP	Rk	DSR	Rk	DTD	Rk	DFD	Rk	DBD	Rk
31	California	1-0	1-0	.28	-.24	54	.52	27	1.36	32	.361	27	5.28	51	.273	25	.182	36	.636	42	.182	20
32	Virginia Tech	0-1	0-1	.27	.20	28	.07	58	1.67	41	.395	34	6.20	69	.333	36	.222	45	.556	26	.111	41
33	Maryland	1-0	1-0	.27	-.96	91	1.23	3	.33	7	.336	21	4.21	18	.067	3	.067	10	.600	34	.133	34
34	TCU	1-0	1-0	.25	-.91	90	1.16	4	.88	19	.186	3	3.41	5	.125	11	.125	27	.250	3	.250	9
35	Arizona State	1-0	0-0	.24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
36	Tulane	1-0	1-0	.24	-.72	80	.95	8	.30	6	.290	14	4.09	15	.100	8	.000	1	.500	12	.300	5
37	Louisville	1-0	0-0	.23	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
38	Pittsburgh	1-0	0-0	.22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
39	Washington	1-0	1-0	.22	.15	31	.06	59	2.33	62	.396	35	4.96	40	.333	36	.333	67	.444	6	.000	62
40	Duke	1-0	0-0	.21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
41	Texas Tech	1-0	0-0	.21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
42	Arkansas	1-0	0-0	.20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
43	Cincinnati	0-1	0-1	.20	.10	35	.11	56	2.22	57	.536	65	4.40	25	.444	57	.222	45	1.000	85	.000	62
44	Houston	1-0	0-0	.20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
45	Michigan State	1-0	1-0	.19	-.75	82	.94	9	-.18	1	.240	7	4.11	16	.091	5	.000	1	.545	19	.182	20

Rk	Team	Rec	FBS	DFEI	OOA	Rk	DVE	Rk	DPD	Rk	DAY	Rk	DPP	Rk	DSR	Rk	DTD	Rk	DFD	Rk	DBD	Rk
46	USC	1-0	1-0	.19	-.57	73	.76	13	1.63	40	.289	13	4.31	21	.375	49	.125	27	.625	40	.125	35
47	Florida State	1-0	1-0	.18	-.09	48	.26	48	1.70	43	.473	58	4.67	34	.400	51	.200	40	.800	64	.100	47
48	Miami	1-0	1-0	.17	-.01	44	.18	52	2.18	54	.382	30	5.46	55	.364	46	.273	59	.455	7	.182	20
49	Colorado	0-1	0-1	.17	.36	22	-.19	70	2.70	69	.585	73	6.74	79	.500	65	.300	65	1.000	85	.000	62
50	Boise State	0-1	0-1	.16	.37	21	-.20	71	3.10	71	.458	55	6.40	72	.500	65	.400	71	.600	34	.200	16
51	Illinois	1-0	0-0	.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
52	Boston College	1-0	0-0	.16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
53	Northwestern	0-1	0-1	.15	.15	32	.00	62	2.30	59	.576	69	6.03	63	.500	65	.200	40	.700	50	.000	62
54	Miami (OH)	0-1	0-1	.15	-.14	49	.29	46	1.89	47	.484	61	4.34	22	.333	36	.222	45	.889	77	.111	41
55	NC State	1-0	1-0	.14	-.29	60	.44	32	1.42	33	.417	45	4.97	41	.333	36	.167	32	.583	31	.250	9
56	Toledo	0-1	0-1	.14	-.15	50	.29	43	1.83	46	.411	42	5.27	50	.333	36	.250	55	.667	44	.083	60
57	Navy	1-0	0-0	.14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
58	Virginia	1-0	1-0	.12	-.65	78	.77	11	.64	10	.257	10	3.59	8	.091	5	.091	12	.455	7	.273	8
59	UCF	1-0	1-0	.11	-.30	63	.41	36	1.00	21	.437	50	4.88	39	.300	31	.100	17	.700	50	.000	62
60	UNLV	2-0	1-0	.10	-.31	64	.42	35	1.44	34	.436	49	4.86	38	.333	36	.222	45	.556	26	.222	14