2009 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
1Alabama14-013-0.93.186.754.975.26833.822.2193.1035.4732.2333
2Florida13-112-1.86.1610.7071.057.27944.034.25010.1024.4844.2501
3Nebraska10-410-4.83.0546.791.791.30084.136.2328.0851.57917.18312
4Oklahoma8-57-5.83.177.6691.1310.29774.259.2317.12610.4905.17517
5North Carolina8-56-5.82.213.62121.5117.360164.6113.32823.15718.56011.18710
6Texas13-113-1.79.0257.7731.058.25623.761.2328.1167.4763.2442
7Ohio State11-211-2.77.0065.782.933.28954.045.2245.1096.5177.1908
8Iowa11-210-2.73.0832.65101.046.313104.147.2306.1229.57616.18015
9Virginia Tech10-310-3.70.1023.60131.2412.320114.4610.26913.1178.5248.1937
10Penn State11-210-2.69-.0582.745.964.29664.248.2234.1002.56213.15433
11Ole Miss9-47-4.67.0928.59141.3314.338134.5611.29014.14515.5349.16026
12South Carolina7-66-6.65.222.43271.6329.378254.7218.35137.18727.64943.13448
13TCU12-111-1.65-.0685.716.872.24613.943.1931.1002.4361.2145
14Boston College8-57-5.64.1120.53171.4015.386304.7721.32122.13913.65749.16124
15Clemson9-58-5.63.1611.47191.6027.372224.8825.31819.18224.61026.16222
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
16Boise State14-013-0.62-.0687.6881.109.30494.9728.2092.14214.5006.16918
17Air Force8-57-5.61-.0373.64111.2411.352154.6114.26812.13812.59320.10684
18LSU9-49-4.56.1121.45211.4016.426414.8826.34029.12811.68876.11374
19Utah10-310-3.55-.0168.56151.3213.331124.6515.26311.15617.59421.18113
20Oklahoma State9-48-4.52.0733.45221.5320.380284.8122.31518.18928.65750.16123
21Oregon10-310-3.51.0737.45241.6936.370214.7017.34834.18929.56112.13449
22Tennessee7-67-6.50.0449.46201.6430.379274.8523.37750.15216.60925.15235
23Texas Tech9-48-4.49.0542.44251.5824.385294.6012.33627.18225.63538.16124
24UCLA7-67-6.49.0734.42291.5621.375235.1740.32924.19432.61327.1879
25West Virginia9-48-4.48.0739.41301.5825.370204.7620.39058.16419.61628.15830
26Miami9-48-4.47.1413.33381.6532.415365.1842.38553.16921.62331.13154
27Arizona State4-83-8.47.0741.40321.5926.379265.1944.34633.18023.60223.16520
28Virginia3-93-8.46.1119.34361.9348.434485.1435.40062.21641.63237.09694
29South Florida8-56-5.46.1414.32401.9551.435525.1843.38755.22644.67768.13745
30Pittsburgh10-39-3.45.1217.33371.7238.405345.1741.33628.21139.65648.16421
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
31USC9-49-4.45.0259.43261.5722.390324.6716.30415.18930.62835.14239
32Mississippi State5-74-7.43.241.19572.1262.468745.9188.39159.26668.68069.086102
33Arizona8-57-5.41.0927.32411.8644.389315.0431.37750.21742.58018.15927
34Rutgers9-47-4.40-.0576.45231.6028.363175.1739.30816.20035.56213.2234
35Wisconsin10-39-3.39.0258.37331.6734.369185.1945.32121.19131.61830.15334
36Georgia8-57-5.39.194.20562.1668.428425.1638.40365.25963.68375.14438
37Middle Tennessee10-310-3.38-.16111.54161.5219.339144.7519.31117.18326.53910.2006
38Arkansas8-57-5.36.1412.22512.0558.453666.1095.40768.24152.64141.13844
39Colorado3-93-9.35.0450.31441.9347.421385.4854.38554.23045.59522.14239
40BYU11-211-2.34-.0269.36351.7239.403334.9227.34632.21340.64742.11076
41East Carolina9-58-5.33.0162.33391.6733.435505.4150.35136.20836.64944.12363
42Purdue5-75-7.32.0926.23492.1364.434495.2646.40466.26065.63739.13746
43Auburn8-57-5.31.1024.21552.0254.441575.5156.39360.26770.67364.13350
44Kentucky7-66-6.31.0740.24481.8643.435515.5359.35339.23347.69280.15828
45Ohio9-58-5.30-.1398.43281.6835.417374.8624.33326.19934.65446.16719
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
46Vanderbilt2-101-10.29.0448.25472.0053.410355.1234.36243.23649.66153.079109
47Navy10-49-4.26-.0686.32431.6937.442595.4452.35440.19733.66958.11077
48Temple9-49-3.24-.27120.51181.5118.375245.0330.31920.17022.56315.18511
49Minnesota6-75-7.24.0354.21542.0357.453655.3449.38856.24655.62733.14241
50UCF8-57-5.24-.0474.28451.7940.443605.4553.37046.22043.72496.12658
51California8-57-5.23.0160.22532.0659.445625.8479.38052.24656.68374.10685
52Missouri8-57-5.23.0161.22522.0255.429435.1133.37449.24554.66956.11572
53Central Michigan12-211-2.23-.13102.36341.5823.432455.2647.36444.16720.68272.061118
54Northwestern8-57-5.23-.0270.25461.9246.434475.5460.35238.24857.68373.12462
55Washington5-75-7.22.1218.10692.3179.5221006.31101.45895.25058.69277.067115
56Army5-74-7.22-.18114.40311.6531.369195.0029.33125.21037.66152.17716
57Oregon State8-57-5.21.169.05842.1869.425405.5765.34431.29685.60824.12856
58Connecticut8-57-5.21.0355.18611.8642.425395.5662.35541.23246.62332.14537
59Cincinnati12-111-1.21.0830.13682.0760.440555.0732.37247.25662.67465.11669
60Wake Forest5-74-7.19.195.00892.4491.478805.8078.43986.29886.70287.061116
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
61Baylor4-83-8.18.0925.09772.2976.5311025.6066.47198.26166.748110.09297
62Notre Dame6-66-6.18.1315.05862.0961.491846.1896.40263.25260.740106.071113
63Louisiana Tech4-83-8.18.0064.18622.1871.470755.5258.42374.25261.72495.09892
64Michigan5-74-7.18.0356.15652.1870.437545.7574.41269.26567.58819.15432
65Duke5-74-6.17.0735.10742.3380.471765.6770.43182.27572.67060.12855
66Maryland2-101-10.17.0738.10722.3983.494855.8884.44688.28577.69281.11571
67Michigan State6-75-7.15.0736.08812.3077.467735.5561.45492.28476.68171.12857
68Syracuse4-83-8.13.0451.09752.2274.433465.7977.41871.29584.67263.18014
69Georgia Tech11-310-3.13.0831.05852.3983.510936.35102.485102.29282.67766.10880
70Kansas5-74-7.12.0543.07822.4288.455685.5764.42375.30088.66957.10880
71SMU8-57-5.12-.0688.18601.9449.437535.5663.35035.26669.65045.13351
72Wyoming7-66-6.11.0353.08802.4085.495865.6669.43484.29583.72998.13252
73Marshall7-66-6.09-.0790.16631.9450.455675.7575.35942.25259.67262.10782
74Kent State5-74-7.09-.23117.32421.7941.441585.1537.36845.21138.63236.15828
75Tulsa5-74-7.08-.0581.13672.1363.462715.9590.40667.24151.70788.09891
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
76Kansas State6-64-6.08-.0271.10702.2475.430445.6568.39461.28880.65446.12559
77Buffalo5-74-7.07-.15110.23502.0356.465725.1436.41770.24253.69277.12559
78Texas A&M6-76-7.05.0452.01882.5093.477795.7976.42979.32094.66755.15036
79Louisville4-83-8.05.0544.00902.4389.499886.0192.45089.29281.70889.09299
80Iowa State7-66-6.04-.15104.19591.8645.475785.7173.34130.23548.72093.10683
81Northern Illinois7-66-6.04-.15107.19581.9652.458695.6972.42172.24050.66959.15731
82UL Monroe6-65-6.01-.1399.14662.1566.444615.3448.40264.27071.68070.13943
83Troy9-49-4.00-.0992.09782.1667.451645.8581.38857.27673.63840.13253
84Western Michigan5-74-7.00-.15109.15642.1565.440565.8885.43181.26064.61829.12267
85Southern Mississippi7-66-6.00-.0994.09762.3077.479825.6267.42677.27774.69582.09298
86Illinois3-92-9-.01.1316-.141042.63101.5491066.2298.496105.32295.71390.061117
87Bowling Green7-67-6-.03-.13100.10732.1972.448635.9189.37348.28879.62734.09890
88Stanford8-58-5-.05.0545-.10992.4390.516976.2899.42678.30990.735103.088101
89Florida State7-66-6-.05.168-.211102.79107.5631107.02117.473100.380110.767113.11669
90Indiana4-83-8-.05-.0578-.01912.4287.497875.8480.43383.31791.69277.12559
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
91Ball State2-102-9-.06-.16112.10712.3681.479815.4351.45191.28778.69783.12365
92San Diego State4-83-8-.09-.13101.04872.4892.503905.5055.500106.30088.70084.11768
93Arkansas State4-83-8-.09-.18113.08792.1973.459705.6771.42172.28175.66151.14042
94Louisiana6-65-6-.10-.15108.06832.3982.505915.9086.44487.29887.71891.11375
95Miami (OH)1-111-11-.12-.0475-.08972.68103.501896.0493.46997.354105.67766.12364
96UAB5-75-7-.13-.0579-.08962.64102.5651136.37104.45794.339100.764112.09496
97NC State5-73-7-.13.1022-.231122.95111.5581096.35103.527114.382111.70084.13647
98San Jose State2-101-10-.13.0447-.181082.78106.5701156.72113.509110.357106.741108.09889
99Colorado State3-92-9-.14-.0166-.131022.83108.5381035.9087.46896.367107.771115.11079
100Utah State4-83-8-.14-.0167-.131032.6099.479836.62111.42576.351102.731101.09793
101Fresno State8-57-5-.15-.0583-.09982.5294.511946.86116.484101.31792.746109.09595
102Washington State1-111-11-.15.0829-.231113.10115.6141187.15120.532116.397115.786116.079108
103Akron3-92-9-.15-.14103-.02922.5597.5231015.5157.47199.339101.736104.091100
104New Mexico State3-102-10-.16-.0684-.101002.62100.518986.37105.500106.33699.66454.082104
105Florida International3-93-9-.16-.1096-.06952.5295.519996.41107.45693.32296.71892.067114
RkTeamRecFBSDFEIOOARkDVERkDPDRkDAYRkDPPRkDSRRkDTDRkDFDRkDBDRk
106Houston10-49-4-.16-.1197-.05942.4186.515966.29100.43080.31893.735102.079107
107Nevada8-58-5-.19-.0580-.141052.5596.509926.65112.43484.33398.72998.085103
108New Mexico1-111-11-.20-.0577-.151072.86109.5451055.8582.515111.371108.72093.11473
109Hawaii6-75-7-.25-.0791-.181092.73105.5531076.2197.487103.353104.748110.076112
110Memphis2-101-10-.26-.0372-.231133.01114.5651126.52110.516112.377109.795117.082104
111UNLV5-74-7-.30.0063-.301143.00113.5781166.85115.530115.385114.769114.077111
112UTEP4-84-8-.30-.15106-.151062.69104.5381046.0494.489104.351103.740107.12266
113North Texas2-102-10-.31-.26119-.04932.5898.473776.0091.45089.32997.67161.10088
114Toledo5-75-7-.32-.20116-.121012.90110.514955.8783.500106.384113.739105.10187
115Tulane3-92-9-.40-.1095-.311163.18117.6501206.38106.600119.400116.820120.030120
116Rice2-102-10-.41-.0689-.351183.24119.5701146.42108.551117.433118.70186.079109
117Idaho8-58-5-.49-.0993-.401193.24118.5911176.48109.559118.434119.809118.081106
118Eastern Michigan0-120-12-.51-.18115-.321173.14116.5551087.08118.525113.424117.729100.11078
119Florida Atlantic5-75-7-.53-.23118-.301152.98112.5631117.12119.508109.383112.72797.10286
120Western Kentucky0-120-11-.60-.15105-.451203.50120.6471196.81114.607120.462120.812119.043119