Team Defense – College Football Geek

Defensive Stats (updated 12/18/2024)

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	46.50%	93	0.2061	93	0.1037	84	0.5049	95	4.37	65	10.46	91	2.10	17
Akron	46.74%	97	0.2319	105	0.1520	108	0.4767	71	5.45	90	11.29	106	2.22	121
Alabama	40.93%	17	0.0760	10	-0.0261	5	0.4455	34	1.20	19	5.62	8	2.09	10
App State	50.91%	128	0.2538	118	0.1766	118	0.5079	99	9.58	126	10.75	97	2.12	29
Arizona	46.31%	89	0.2125	96	0.1334	102	0.4764	69	5.29	86	11.32	108	2.18	90
Arizona State	44.70%	68	0.1084	22	0.0077	20	0.4641	54	1.55	23	8.45	54	2.11	25
Arkansas	42.35%	34	0.1322	32	0.0351	39	0.4601	50	-1.33	2	10.70	95	2.21	116
Arkansas State	52.15%	131	0.2823	125	0.1907	123	0.5469	125	10.25	129	10.46	90	2.12	35
Army	46.91%	99	0.1611	62	0.0524	54	0.4805	75	3.95	59	8.96	63	2.09	9
Auburn	40.43%	10	0.1042	21	-0.0142	10	0.4728	63	-0.19	6	8.96	62	2.18	88
Ball State	49.14%	120	0.3295	132	0.2337	130	0.5505	126	8.22	118	15.23	132	2.27	131
Baylor	42.30%	31	0.1738	73	0.0634	60	0.5105	101	4.09	61	9.27	70	2.16	67
Boise State	43.02%	43	0.1666	70	0.0233	30	0.5057	97	2.88	47	11.66	113	2.26	130
Boston College	44.91%	70	0.1660	68	0.0612	58	0.4853	81	1.88	29	11.25	105	2.11	21
Bowling Green	41.90%	24	0.1409	37	0.0361	40	0.4583	48	5.51	91	5.95	10	2.11	22
Buffalo	47.09%	102	0.2209	99	0.1347	103	0.4776	72	4.37	66	11.29	107	2.20	112
BYU	43.16%	46	0.1216	28	-0.0015	16	0.4757	68	3.42	56	6.08	12	2.16	60
California	43.77%	54	0.1558	58	-0.0203	8	0.5620	131	3.30	53	10.78	99	2.19	95
Central Michigan	43.34%	50	0.2296	104	0.1398	105	0.4885	85	7.80	114	10.93	101	2.16	63
Charlotte	46.50%	91	0.2013	87	0.1265	95	0.4738	65	7.47	110	7.43	29	2.19	100
Cincinnati	45.06%	71	0.1658	67	0.0617	59	0.4850	80	3.83	58	9.01	64	2.15	51
Clemson	42.80%	38	0.1409	38	0.0520	53	0.4658	57	4.96	82	7.27	28	2.15	56
Coastal Carolina	45.61%	78	0.2034	89	0.0708	65	0.5387	120	5.71	94	10.53	94	2.18	86
Colorado	40.87%	16	0.0747	8	-0.0124	12	0.4246	18	2.22	34	6.73	21	2.14	45
Colorado State	46.02%	84	0.1763	75	0.0817	73	0.4732	64	3.20	52	9.36	75	2.10	15
Duke	41.91%	25	0.0998	19	0.0141	23	0.4299	26	2.83	41	6.42	17	2.15	53
East Carolina	44.68%	67	0.1868	81	0.0698	64	0.5113	102	1.91	30	10.00	81	2.22	123
Eastern Michigan	48.04%	111	0.2541	119	0.1880	121	0.4630	52	5.02	83	12.57	124	2.19	107
Florida	43.42%	51	0.1378	34	0.0437	45	0.4694	60	3.98	60	8.43	53	2.16	71
Florida Atlantic	45.82%	81	0.2423	113	0.1438	106	0.5209	110	6.03	96	10.37	88	2.19	104
Florida International	45.26%	74	0.1636	64	0.0805	71	0.4505	39	6.57	102	4.77	5	2.16	73
Florida State	43.79%	55	0.2046	91	0.0673	61	0.5517	127	6.30	99	10.46	92	2.17	79
Fresno State	43.23%	47	0.1198	27	0.0337	38	0.4446	33	4.65	73	4.46	3	2.10	12
Georgia	40.79%	14	0.1097	23	0.0078	21	0.4517	40	2.73	38	8.00	40	2.18	91
Georgia Southern	49.14%	121	0.2356	108	0.1596	114	0.4892	87	6.80	105	10.75	96	2.16	76
Georgia State	49.74%	125	0.2427	115	0.1551	111	0.5152	104	8.54	120	9.07	65	2.12	27
Georgia Tech	43.89%	56	0.1421	41	0.0744	69	0.4302	28	1.61	25	9.57	78	2.19	98
Hawai'i	46.42%	90	0.2053	92	0.1154	88	0.4840	79	4.84	77	10.04	82	2.13	37
Houston	42.83%	40	0.1231	29	0.0518	52	0.4278	23	1.34	21	8.31	52	2.20	110
Illinois	46.97%	101	0.1883	82	0.1034	83	0.4766	70	6.46	101	9.15	66	2.06	2
Indiana	42.09%	29	0.0906	13	0.0007	19	0.4181	11	-0.90	3	8.85	61	2.14	47
Iowa	44.57%	65	0.1337	33	0.0423	43	0.4557	46	3.09	50	8.75	60	2.09	8
Iowa State	42.92%	42	0.1462	45	0.0463	50	0.4744	66	4.93	81	6.48	18	2.17	84
Jacksonville State	46.95%	100	0.1774	77	0.1083	85	0.4413	30	4.73	74	8.13	43	2.14	42
James Madison	40.42%	9	0.0925	14	0.0001	18	0.4273	22	1.73	28	7.21	26	2.15	50
Kansas	46.16%	87	0.2085	94	0.1194	92	0.4999	92	6.80	104	10.78	98	2.16	74
Kansas State	41.41%	20	0.0974	17	0.0317	36	0.4140	8	0.68	14	8.69	59	2.18	85
Kennesaw State	48.61%	114	0.2425	114	0.1805	120	0.4652	56	7.53	111	10.53	93	2.13	38
Kent State	51.52%	130	0.3185	130	0.2445	133	0.5240	111	11.09	132	11.83	117	2.11	18
Kentucky	45.14%	73	0.1385	35	0.0217	29	0.5093	100	4.58	71	7.72	36	2.12	28
Liberty	46.05%	85	0.1548	53	0.0896	77	0.4265	20	2.20	33	8.16	46	2.10	13
Louisiana	49.50%	124	0.2238	100	0.1009	81	0.5520	128	8.85	122	8.24	49	2.11	19
Louisiana Tech	42.54%	35	0.1404	36	0.0377	42	0.4615	51	2.73	39	7.20	25	2.15	54
Louisville	41.25%	19	0.1411	39	0.0480	51	0.4578	47	1.66	26	9.67	79	2.17	77
LSU	43.02%	44	0.1554	57	0.0455	49	0.4955	90	4.86	79	9.29	71	2.19	102
Marshall	45.46%	77	0.1552	55	0.1010	82	0.4140	7	6.22	97	6.98	22	2.16	65
Maryland	44.35%	64	0.1728	72	0.0740	68	0.4810	77	0.38	10	11.07	103	2.15	52
Massachusetts	47.43%	110	0.2792	124	0.1966	125	0.5173	106	12.67	133	8.21	48	2.18	87
Memphis	42.70%	37	0.1935	86	0.0609	57	0.5270	114	2.82	40	11.66	112	2.27	132
Miami	40.53%	12	0.1432	43	0.0235	31	0.4912	89	2.41	35	10.19	83	2.21	118
Miami (OH)	46.83%	98	0.1570	59	0.0531	56	0.4870	83	4.41	68	7.23	27	2.12	34
Michigan	40.86%	15	0.1255	30	-0.0137	11	0.5000	93	1.13	17	9.75	80	2.22	122
Michigan State	42.63%	36	0.1806	80	0.0441	46	0.5331	118	1.15	18	11.70	114	2.17	80
Middle Tennessee	50.53%	127	0.3068	128	0.2098	128	0.5541	129	7.54	112	13.87	128	2.12	31
Minnesota	42.29%	30	0.0986	18	-0.0120	13	0.4632	53	0.29	9	7.56	32	2.10	11
Mississippi State	49.09%	119	0.2552	120	0.1505	107	0.5448	123	4.60	72	12.10	120	2.13	40
Missouri	43.24%	48	0.1478	48	0.0806	72	0.4340	29	2.86	44	9.20	67	2.19	99
Navy	45.71%	80	0.1486	49	0.0681	62	0.4524	41	6.02	95	6.40	16	2.20	114
NC State	42.91%	41	0.1662	69	0.1101	87	0.4301	27	5.62	92	8.05	41	2.20	113
Nebraska	43.26%	49	0.1547	52	0.0693	63	0.4543	44	1.44	22	12.03	119	2.18	92
Nevada	48.97%	118	0.2333	107	0.1266	96	0.5439	122	9.95	127	7.53	31	2.14	46
New Mexico	52.18%	132	0.3448	133	0.2352	131	0.5847	132	8.31	119	14.18	129	2.22	120
New Mexico State	46.56%	94	0.2610	121	0.1598	115	0.5180	107	6.81	106	11.35	109	2.26	128
North Carolina	46.15%	86	0.2042	90	0.1248	94	0.4726	62	6.22	98	11.43	110	2.20	111
North Texas	47.34%	109	0.2455	116	0.1936	124	0.4652	55	7.31	109	10.19	84	2.19	106
Northern Illinois	41.98%	28	0.1139	24	0.0239	32	0.4287	24	3.13	51	6.67	20	2.13	41
Northwestern	45.12%	72	0.1553	56	0.0948	80	0.4200	12	3.61	57	9.35	74	2.11	20
Notre Dame	39.53%	4	0.0164	2	-0.0491	3	0.3622	1	2.84	43	0.75	1	2.08	5
Ohio	44.17%	60	0.1550	54	0.0308	35	0.4808	76	1.61	24	10.79	100	2.14	44
Ohio State	38.52%	1	0.0120	1	-0.0869	1	0.3906	3	0.21	8	4.73	4	2.12	33
Oklahoma	41.05%	18	0.0660	5	-0.0287	4	0.4231	17	-1.52	1	8.49	55	2.16	64
Oklahoma State	46.70%	95	0.2630	122	0.1608	116	0.5419	121	8.98	123	11.79	116	2.16	70
Old Dominion	42.83%	39	0.1770	76	0.0454	47	0.5250	112	3.35	55	9.27	69	2.26	129
Ole Miss	40.23%	6	0.0749	9	-0.0214	7	0.4224	15	0.60	13	8.55	57	2.13	39
Oregon	41.46%	22	0.1029	20	0.0265	33	0.4210	13	5.37	89	5.90	9	2.11	23
Oregon State	48.70%	116	0.2409	111	0.1899	122	0.4704	61	8.58	121	8.18	47	2.15	55
Penn State	38.85%	2	0.0824	12	-0.0087	14	0.4228	16	0.55	12	6.99	23	2.15	58
Pittsburgh	41.46%	21	0.1167	25	0.0211	28	0.4537	43	0.44	11	10.41	89	2.26	127
Purdue	49.24%	122	0.3237	131	0.2026	126	0.6020	133	10.28	130	14.28	130	2.17	83
Rice	42.31%	32	0.1785	79	0.0853	75	0.4752	67	5.30	87	7.92	38	2.17	78
Rutgers	45.38%	75	0.2357	109	0.1274	99	0.5190	109	7.99	115	10.21	85	2.19	101
Sam Houston	47.19%	106	0.1603	61	0.0771	70	0.4413	31	5.64	93	6.33	13	2.16	62
San Diego State	48.18%	112	0.2518	117	0.1277	100	0.5586	130	7.22	107	11.12	104	2.19	105
San José State	45.39%	76	0.1467	46	0.0275	34	0.4826	78	2.11	31	8.54	56	2.15	48
SMU	40.51%	11	0.0711	7	-0.0035	15	0.4010	4	-0.59	4	8.30	51	2.22	119
South Alabama	45.65%	79	0.1655	66	0.1181	90	0.4158	10	4.38	67	8.65	58	2.12	30
South Carolina	42.35%	33	0.0787	11	0.0088	22	0.4128	6	3.00	49	5.60	7	2.16	68
South Florida	44.17%	61	0.1783	78	0.1159	89	0.4422	32	2.44	36	10.94	102	2.16	66
Southern Miss	48.77%	117	0.3042	127	0.2287	129	0.5181	108	10.30	131	11.62	111	2.20	109
Stanford	47.11%	103	0.2147	97	0.1274	98	0.5070	98	5.32	88	13.00	127	2.21	115
Syracuse	46.18%	88	0.2240	101	0.1532	109	0.4863	82	5.03	84	12.55	123	2.15	59
TCU	44.68%	66	0.1917	85	0.0526	55	0.5366	119	7.26	108	8.11	42	2.12	32
Temple	46.01%	83	0.2102	95	0.1563	112	0.4469	36	7.72	113	7.69	35	2.23	124
Tennessee	40.17%	5	0.0647	4	-0.0241	6	0.4142	9	-0.21	5	6.38	15	2.09	6
Texas	40.68%	13	0.0211	3	-0.0558	2	0.3837	2	-0.09	7	4.09	2	2.09	7
Texas A&M	40.30%	7	0.1195	26	0.0200	27	0.4530	42	2.12	32	7.50	30	2.24	125
Texas State	44.33%	63	0.1468	47	0.0330	37	0.4871	84	4.36	64	8.16	45	2.13	36
Texas Tech	43.59%	53	0.1682	71	0.1208	93	0.4293	25	4.90	80	9.26	68	2.17	82
Toledo	44.08%	57	0.1518	50	0.0370	41	0.4784	73	2.64	37	7.74	37	2.10	14
Troy	47.11%	104	0.1907	84	0.1273	97	0.4588	49	4.15	62	9.29	72	2.19	97
Tulane	40.35%	8	0.0940	15	-0.0008	17	0.4464	35	2.88	46	6.62	19	2.20	108
Tulsa	47.30%	108	0.3124	129	0.2359	132	0.5328	117	5.13	85	16.20	133	2.25	126
UAB	47.15%	105	0.2296	103	0.1651	117	0.4789	74	9.21	124	7.19	24	2.12	26
UCF	43.50%	52	0.1574	60	0.0151	24	0.5323	116	1.69	27	10.34	87	2.18	89
UCLA	44.90%	69	0.1413	40	0.0160	25	0.5049	96	0.89	15	10.30	86	2.10	16
UConn	43.10%	45	0.1451	44	0.0727	66	0.4257	19	2.84	42	8.27	50	2.19	96
UL Monroe	48.33%	113	0.1885	83	0.0844	74	0.5034	94	10.02	128	6.07	11	2.07	3
UNLV	41.48%	23	0.1431	42	0.0428	44	0.4665	59	3.33	54	9.45	77	2.18	93
USC	44.20%	62	0.1540	51	0.0922	79	0.4269	21	4.51	70	7.61	34	2.11	24
Utah	39.39%	3	0.0666	6	-0.0164	9	0.4090	5	1.32	20	6.34	14	2.16	75
Utah State	49.35%	123	0.2674	123	0.1772	119	0.5273	115	8.11	117	11.83	118	2.14	43
UTEP	46.50%	92	0.1753	74	0.0918	78	0.4552	45	4.85	78	9.38	76	2.17	81
UTSA	41.95%	27	0.1624	63	0.0868	76	0.4497	38	1.01	16	12.37	122	2.31	133
Vanderbilt	48.63%	115	0.2262	102	0.1194	91	0.5263	113	4.19	63	12.64	125	2.19	103
Virginia	45.98%	82	0.2200	98	0.1359	104	0.4891	86	4.83	76	11.74	115	2.15	49
Virginia Tech	41.92%	26	0.0940	16	0.0188	26	0.4220	14	2.87	45	7.57	33	2.16	69
Wake Forest	51.11%	129	0.2369	110	0.1592	113	0.5114	103	4.81	75	12.27	121	2.06	1
Washington	44.09%	58	0.1321	31	0.0455	48	0.4483	37	6.61	103	4.88	6	2.16	72
Washington State	46.72%	96	0.2014	88	0.1088	86	0.4905	88	6.33	100	9.33	73	2.16	61
West Virginia	44.12%	59	0.2333	106	0.1296	101	0.5449	124	2.95	48	14.57	131	2.21	117
Western Kentucky	47.23%	107	0.2420	112	0.1540	110	0.4991	91	9.30	125	8.15	44	2.18	94
Western Michigan	50.35%	126	0.2913	126	0.2056	127	0.5159	105	8.11	116	12.66	126	2.15	57
Wisconsin	43.79%	55	0.1645	65	0.0739	67	0.4660	59	4.42	69	7.93	39	2.08	4
Wyoming	45.60%	79	0.2101	95	0.1831	121	0.4159	11	6.51	102	9.36	75	2.12	33

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Defensive Stats (updated 12/18/2024)