Team Defense – College Football Geek

Defensive Stats (updated 9/30/25)

All stats on the table are opponent adjusted.

Def SR% (Success Rate):

If a play gains 50% of the yards needed on 1st down.
If a play gains 70% of the yards needed on 2nd down.
If a play gains 100% of the yards needed on 3rd and 4th down.

Adj Def EPA: EPA is a per play stat that measures the points added (or lost) in a given play compared to the expected value. It accounts for the expected points for the remainder of the current drive and the opponents next drive. It accounts for the down, distance, and yard line.

Early Down EPA: EPA per play on 1st and 2nd Down.

Late Down EPA: EPA per play on 3rd and 4th Down.

Def Explosiveness: EPA gained on big plays.

Team	Def SR%	Rank	Adj Def EPA	Rank	Early Down Def EPA	Rank	Late Down Def EPA	Rank	EPA Rush Def/Game	Rank	EPA Pass Def/Game	Rank	Def Explosiveness	Rank
Air Force	47.81%	136	0.3546	136	0.2300	134	0.5715	136	10.67	127	20.33	136	2.16	115
Akron	47.04%	133	0.2169	107	0.1868	128	0.4117	11	2.17	55	12.87	106	2.14	28
Alabama	37.07%	14	0.1429	33	0.0514	35	0.4545	64	3.54	67	5.74	22	2.16	98
App State	41.06%	59	0.2206	111	0.1120	88	0.5206	133	1.04	34	13.97	119	2.14	51
Arizona	39.24%	32	0.1367	26	0.0623	43	0.4307	31	1.07	36	8.30	51	2.16	105
Arizona State	40.93%	55	0.1556	46	0.0636	46	0.4620	76	1.06	35	12.47	102	2.17	131
Arkansas	42.67%	88	0.2361	120	0.1311	98	0.5323	134	9.50	125	11.64	93	2.15	78
Arkansas State	46.00%	127	0.2320	118	0.1646	122	0.4681	87	9.53	126	10.10	69	2.16	100
Army	44.10%	107	0.1894	80	0.1132	89	0.4528	61	2.65	61	10.12	70	2.15	62
Auburn	37.34%	15	0.1338	25	0.0232	18	0.4569	68	-3.37	2	12.42	100	2.14	49
Ball State	44.34%	110	0.2549	125	0.1344	102	0.5205	132	9.47	124	14.52	125	2.16	120
Baylor	41.64%	69	0.1837	74	0.0987	78	0.4621	77	4.38	84	7.60	40	2.15	77
Boise State	36.46%	7	0.2043	96	0.1019	83	0.4776	99	8.67	120	8.28	50	2.18	135
Boston College	41.83%	72	0.1798	71	0.0920	73	0.4567	65	1.39	43	10.15	71	2.16	96
Bowling Green	43.23%	97	0.2131	105	0.1414	109	0.4598	70	4.28	81	13.50	115	2.14	35
Buffalo	42.23%	82	0.1883	79	0.0751	54	0.4783	100	4.33	83	10.74	79	2.16	116
BYU	42.84%	92	0.0925	9	0.0563	37	0.3800	3	1.63	47	4.12	7	2.12	2
California	41.31%	63	0.1669	59	0.0898	69	0.4438	51	5.08	91	7.59	39	2.14	20
Central Michigan	44.84%	117	0.2218	113	0.1029	84	0.5107	129	4.89	89	11.80	95	2.14	56
Charlotte	44.17%	108	0.2170	108	0.1392	106	0.4453	52	3.60	72	10.40	76	2.14	45
Cincinnati	44.57%	113	0.2221	114	0.1499	117	0.4612	72	0.38	21	18.20	135	2.14	25
Clemson	40.49%	45	0.1579	48	0.0969	75	0.4273	25	0.63	28	10.94	84	2.15	58
Coastal Carolina	43.87%	105	0.1847	76	0.1044	86	0.4567	66	2.73	62	9.65	59	2.15	88
Colorado	43.26%	98	0.1724	64	0.1143	91	0.4302	30	2.04	52	9.47	56	2.14	37
Colorado State	40.88%	54	0.1740	65	0.0770	55	0.4663	85	3.53	66	9.36	55	2.16	102
Delaware	46.60%	130	0.2568	127	0.1652	123	0.5015	123	4.75	88	16.49	134	2.17	129
Duke	40.79%	51	0.2067	99	0.0910	72	0.4993	122	0.76	30	15.55	131	2.15	71
East Carolina	37.87%	18	0.1465	37	0.0630	44	0.4374	41	1.96	50	7.68	42	2.14	48
Eastern Michigan	46.79%	131	0.2827	133	0.2053	132	0.4903	116	11.52	131	11.46	89	2.14	55
Florida	39.02%	29	0.1542	43	0.0316	22	0.4809	105	2.64	60	7.73	45	2.14	40
Florida Atlantic	41.39%	67	0.2182	110	0.1812	126	0.4101	10	8.92	122	11.49	90	2.16	103
Florida International	41.57%	68	0.1580	49	0.1320	100	0.4012	7	1.13	37	10.26	73	2.13	12
Florida State	38.55%	25	0.1394	30	0.0778	56	0.4334	36	1.26	39	9.92	65	2.18	134
Fresno State	45.21%	120	0.2580	128	0.1618	119	0.4974	120	3.95	76	15.86	132	2.14	23
Georgia	40.38%	42	0.1635	56	0.0801	59	0.4612	73	-2.15	4	13.00	107	2.15	75
Georgia Southern	47.43%	135	0.2764	131	0.1776	125	0.5533	135	11.84	132	11.55	91	2.14	52
Georgia State	45.95%	126	0.2721	130	0.2013	131	0.5073	126	14.55	135	12.06	97	2.15	73
Georgia Tech	40.43%	43	0.1767	67	0.0578	41	0.4790	101	6.27	102	6.15	27	2.14	50
Hawai'i	43.29%	99	0.1927	84	0.1345	103	0.4351	39	7.99	114	7.20	35	2.16	106
Houston	41.91%	75	0.1410	32	0.0848	65	0.4158	16	3.34	65	5.38	17	2.15	83
Illinois	41.37%	66	0.1971	89	0.0828	62	0.5030	124	-1.24	8	13.92	118	2.14	33
Indiana	34.25%	3	0.1381	28	0.0233	19	0.4613	74	0.32	20	9.81	62	2.16	104
Iowa	41.02%	57	0.1479	39	0.0690	50	0.4377	42	1.34	41	9.65	58	2.16	114
Iowa State	41.01%	56	0.1320	22	0.0472	33	0.4310	32	0.89	32	7.73	44	2.14	41
Jacksonville State	45.52%	122	0.2421	122	0.1557	118	0.4851	111	6.89	106	13.31	113	2.16	108
James Madison	34.03%	2	0.1105	16	0.0043	11	0.4283	27	2.52	58	4.95	12	2.17	132
Kansas	40.84%	52	0.1965	88	0.0785	57	0.4830	109	2.38	56	14.03	121	2.16	111
Kansas State	36.94%	12	0.1533	42	0.0467	32	0.4608	71	3.56	71	6.95	33	2.16	121
Kennesaw State	44.25%	109	0.1915	82	0.1430	111	0.4246	22	5.60	95	8.84	54	2.13	8
Kent State	47.19%	134	0.2941	134	0.2407	136	0.4770	98	15.37	136	11.76	94	2.17	127
Kentucky	39.57%	34	0.1600	53	0.0961	74	0.4274	26	0.78	31	10.98	86	2.15	86
Liberty	42.01%	78	0.1881	78	0.0982	76	0.4729	93	5.64	96	6.96	34	2.13	11
Louisiana	43.75%	103	0.1992	91	0.1266	95	0.4625	78	10.83	128	5.51	18	2.14	39
Louisiana Tech	37.85%	17	0.0898	8	-0.0174	6	0.4461	55	1.93	49	4.33	9	2.15	94
Louisville	39.76%	37	0.0785	5	-0.0023	9	0.4087	9	1.02	33	2.10	4	2.13	9
LSU	38.21%	21	0.1190	18	0.0231	17	0.4347	38	-0.48	15	7.54	37	2.14	53
Marshall	44.59%	114	0.2438	123	0.1440	112	0.4859	112	4.53	85	16.26	133	2.16	110
Maryland	36.46%	8	0.0772	4	-0.0596	2	0.4412	48	0.39	22	5.69	20	2.16	109
Massachusetts	46.37%	128	0.2620	129	0.1620	120	0.5116	130	8.12	116	14.02	120	2.14	36
Memphis	40.72%	48	0.1545	44	0.0824	60	0.4360	40	-0.31	17	11.62	92	2.14	27
Miami	37.39%	16	0.0968	11	0.0176	16	0.4149	15	-1.06	12	7.70	43	2.14	38
Miami (OH)	43.50%	100	0.1817	73	0.0800	58	0.4898	114	5.68	97	9.90	63	2.14	21
Michigan	37.04%	13	0.1391	29	0.0097	12	0.4792	102	0.74	29	9.95	66	2.16	95
Michigan State	41.16%	62	0.2054	97	0.1425	110	0.4505	57	3.67	74	14.21	123	2.14	19
Middle Tennessee	45.79%	125	0.2285	117	0.1446	113	0.4833	110	4.14	79	13.06	109	2.15	59
Minnesota	40.68%	47	0.1689	62	0.0669	48	0.4741	95	1.98	51	13.14	110	2.14	18
Mississippi State	38.67%	27	0.1397	31	0.0572	39	0.4423	49	0.42	23	8.22	49	2.14	34
Missouri	34.73%	5	0.1227	20	-0.0244	4	0.4821	107	-1.31	6	10.75	80	2.17	124
Missouri State	42.93%	93	0.2552	126	0.1976	130	0.4641	81	7.07	109	14.68	127	2.15	81
Navy	41.13%	61	0.1783	68	0.0652	47	0.4647	82	3.56	69	9.66	60	2.14	46
NC State	38.08%	20	0.1920	83	0.0523	36	0.5073	127	5.02	90	10.59	77	2.15	92
Nebraska	42.14%	81	0.1368	27	0.0636	45	0.4320	35	13.60	134	-0.95	1	2.15	61
Nevada	44.01%	106	0.2039	95	0.1265	94	0.4534	63	8.67	121	9.49	57	2.13	5
New Mexico	41.36%	64	0.1585	50	0.0988	79	0.4218	20	4.58	86	10.98	85	2.17	128
New Mexico State	44.35%	111	0.2020	93	0.1074	87	0.4684	88	-1.13	11	11.83	96	2.15	89
North Carolina	44.60%	115	0.1952	86	0.0908	71	0.4976	121	3.20	64	9.91	64	2.14	24
North Texas	41.91%	76	0.1792	69	0.0393	28	0.4915	117	7.50	110	5.00	14	2.18	136
Northern Illinois	42.83%	91	0.1608	54	0.0617	42	0.4525	59	2.53	59	7.68	41	2.15	60
Northwestern	41.07%	60	0.1954	87	0.0994	80	0.4718	92	9.44	123	7.58	38	2.15	79
Notre Dame	40.02%	39	0.2088	103	0.1245	93	0.4714	91	2.92	63	13.03	108	2.16	107
Ohio	42.74%	89	0.1596	51	0.0838	64	0.4412	47	3.56	70	9.99	68	2.14	54
Ohio State	36.92%	11	0.0545	1	0.0150	14	0.3628	2	-1.25	7	2.37	5	2.15	67
Oklahoma	30.52%	1	0.0947	10	0.0341	25	0.3952	6	1.23	38	6.19	28	2.17	133
Oklahoma State	43.61%	102	0.2971	135	0.2317	135	0.4804	103	11.23	130	14.52	126	2.17	123
Old Dominion	44.48%	112	0.1150	17	0.0345	26	0.4271	24	5.72	98	1.39	2	2.12	1
Ole Miss	39.11%	30	0.1672	60	0.0879	68	0.4410	46	7.68	111	5.87	24	2.15	74
Oregon	38.42%	23	0.1458	36	0.0034	10	0.4756	96	4.74	87	4.98	13	2.17	125
Oregon State	41.04%	58	0.2124	104	0.1484	116	0.4525	60	1.39	42	13.28	112	2.17	130
Penn State	40.60%	46	0.1307	21	-0.0224	5	0.4685	89	-0.11	18	6.89	32	2.15	70
Pittsburgh	38.37%	22	0.1597	52	0.0499	34	0.4568	67	-0.38	16	10.89	83	2.15	64
Purdue	40.76%	49	0.2134	106	0.1012	82	0.5150	131	7.89	112	11.27	88	2.13	6
Rice	39.14%	31	0.1764	66	0.0433	30	0.4882	113	4.00	77	9.71	61	2.16	112
Rutgers	46.99%	132	0.2327	119	0.1817	127	0.4347	37	4.31	82	14.69	128	2.14	29
Sam Houston	45.50%	121	0.2210	112	0.1407	107	0.4672	86	4.21	80	14.38	124	2.15	66
San Diego State	36.81%	9	0.0883	7	-0.0094	8	0.4226	21	-1.18	9	4.31	8	2.14	17
San José State	42.10%	80	0.1986	90	0.1729	124	0.4044	8	0.43	24	13.23	111	2.15	80
SMU	41.37%	65	0.1685	61	0.0983	77	0.4407	45	-1.14	10	14.15	122	2.16	113
South Alabama	41.71%	70	0.2224	115	0.0906	70	0.5102	128	8.62	119	8.63	53	2.15	65
South Carolina	39.74%	36	0.1066	15	0.0271	20	0.4256	23	1.87	48	5.74	21	2.13	4
South Florida	42.58%	87	0.1615	55	0.0861	66	0.4387	43	2.10	53	7.94	47	2.14	16
Southern Miss	42.27%	83	0.1438	34	0.0679	49	0.4311	34	6.26	101	4.82	11	2.16	99
Stanford	42.74%	90	0.1839	75	0.1471	115	0.4141	14	1.45	45	13.74	116	2.14	26
Syracuse	45.67%	123	0.2174	109	0.1467	114	0.4619	75	5.09	92	12.43	101	2.15	69
TCU	38.62%	26	0.1650	57	0.1040	85	0.4299	28	2.13	54	10.30	74	2.15	72
Temple	40.77%	50	0.2086	102	0.1412	108	0.4592	69	8.02	115	10.31	75	2.14	42
Tennessee	43.03%	95	0.1470	38	0.0292	21	0.4807	104	3.60	73	10.72	78	2.15	76
Texas	36.83%	10	0.0577	3	-0.0094	7	0.3863	5	-3.03	3	3.43	6	2.14	32
Texas A&M	36.04%	6	0.1060	14	0.0324	24	0.4138	13	1.46	46	6.47	30	2.16	117
Texas State	43.54%	101	0.2409	121	0.2200	133	0.4166	17	10.98	129	10.24	72	2.15	91
Texas Tech	34.36%	4	0.0576	2	-0.0671	1	0.4400	44	-5.80	1	6.10	25	2.17	122
Toledo	40.49%	44	0.0802	6	0.0164	15	0.3849	4	0.60	27	1.81	3	2.16	101
Troy	40.03%	40	0.1514	40	0.0748	53	0.4302	29	3.55	68	7.77	46	2.15	93
Tulane	42.03%	79	0.1454	35	0.0833	63	0.4210	19	3.84	75	6.72	31	2.15	63
Tulsa	42.48%	85	0.1664	58	0.0465	31	0.4762	97	4.05	78	7.95	48	2.14	14
UAB	45.10%	119	0.2813	132	0.1896	129	0.5058	125	12.16	133	12.63	104	2.15	57
UCF	42.57%	86	0.1565	47	0.0386	27	0.4661	84	6.32	104	5.66	19	2.13	10
UCLA	45.79%	124	0.2275	116	0.1381	104	0.4830	108	7.98	113	9.97	67	2.14	30
UConn	46.44%	129	0.2035	94	0.1329	101	0.4460	54	6.03	99	11.19	87	2.16	118
UL Monroe	40.17%	41	0.1947	85	0.1274	96	0.4433	50	-0.90	13	15.27	130	2.16	119
UNLV	43.12%	96	0.2081	100	0.0738	52	0.4946	119	8.42	118	12.32	98	2.17	126
USC	41.90%	74	0.1330	23	0.0414	29	0.4473	56	0.44	25	10.78	81	2.14	43
Utah	38.75%	28	0.1028	12	-0.0361	3	0.4631	79	1.32	40	5.16	15	2.15	87
Utah State	44.87%	118	0.1998	92	0.1314	99	0.4530	62	8.41	117	8.41	52	2.13	13
UTEP	38.42%	24	0.1060	13	0.1011	81	0.3383	1	0.55	26	5.37	16	2.14	44
UTSA	39.64%	35	0.2066	98	0.1134	90	0.4733	94	2.49	57	12.33	99	2.16	97
Vanderbilt	42.98%	94	0.1793	70	0.0824	61	0.4659	83	1.39	44	12.55	103	2.14	15
Virginia	41.99%	77	0.1899	81	0.1386	105	0.4310	33	5.21	94	10.85	82	2.14	47
Virginia Tech	43.85%	104	0.2454	124	0.1626	121	0.4931	118	6.95	107	15.04	129	2.15	82
Wake Forest	37.92%	19	0.1202	19	0.0109	13	0.4508	58	-0.08	19	6.29	29	2.13	7
Washington	42.34%	84	0.1856	77	0.0865	67	0.4689	90	-0.83	14	13.76	117	2.15	84
Washington State	44.81%	116	0.2081	101	0.1212	92	0.4639	80	6.69	105	12.86	105	2.14	22
West Virginia	39.40%	33	0.1515	41	0.0323	23	0.4814	106	5.15	93	5.80	23	2.15	85
Western Kentucky	40.85%	53	0.1798	72	0.1292	97	0.4123	12	6.21	100	6.13	26	2.14	31
Western Michigan	41.74%	71	0.1335	24	0.0695	51	0.4166	18	7.06	108	4.67	10	2.13	3
Wisconsin	40.01%	38	0.1547	45	0.0574	40	0.4453	53	-1.39	5	13.31	114	2.15	68
Wyoming	41.87%	73	0.1705	63	0.0572	38	0.4901	115	6.29	103	7.45	36	2.15	90

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Defensive Stats (updated 9/30/25)