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Defensive Success Rate | Season (2025)

What this means: Percentage of plays where defense prevents offensive success.

Rank Team Points Defensive Success Rate
1 BYU Cougars 96 0.48
2 James Madison Dukes 59 0.51
3 San Diego State Aztecs 55 0.59
4 Louisville Cardinals 79 0.59
5 Boise State Broncos 58 0.61
6 Washington Huskies 108 0.64
7 UCF Knights 85 0.65
8 Oklahoma Sooners 101 0.66
9 Florida State Seminoles 108 0.66
10 Northern Illinois Huskies 28 0.71
11 Army Black Knights 51 0.73
12 Texas Tech Red Raiders 174 0.76
13 Pittsburgh Panthers 130 0.80
14 Maryland Terrapins 103 0.80
15 Minnesota Golden Gophers 103 0.81
16 Houston Cougars 98 0.83
17 TCU Horned Frogs 90 0.83
18 Florida Gators 81 0.83
19 Indiana Hoosiers 156 0.84
20 Colorado State Rams 42 0.84
21 Auburn Tigers 111 0.84
22 San José State Spartans 21 0.86
23 Arizona Wildcats 111 0.86
24 UL Monroe Warhawks 29 0.88
25 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 64 0.89
26 West Virginia Mountaineers 86 0.90
27 Oklahoma State Cowboys 30 0.90
28 Air Force Falcons 79 0.91
29 Rice Owls 61 0.93
30 Ohio State Buckeyes 121 0.94
31 North Texas Mean Green 143 0.94
32 Kansas Jayhawks 108 0.95
33 Utah Utes 137 0.96
34 East Carolina Pirates 111 0.96
35 Missouri Tigers 155 0.97
36 Penn State Nittany Lions 132 0.98
37 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 76 0.99
38 Illinois Fighting Illini 135 0.99
39 Iowa Hawkeyes 94 0.99
40 Boston College Eagles 126 1.00
41 Miami Hurricanes 121 1.00
42 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 117 1.00
43 Miami (OH) RedHawks 17 1.01
44 Toledo Rockets 121 1.02
45 Texas Longhorns 72 1.02
46 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 80 1.02
47 NC State Wolfpack 93 1.04
48 California Golden Bears 96 1.04
49 Liberty Flames 65 1.05
50 Michigan Wolverines 110 1.05
51 Memphis Tigers 111 1.05
52 Texas A&M Aggies 127 1.05
53 Georgia Bulldogs 117 1.07
54 Virginia Cavaliers 134 1.07
55 Mississippi State Bulldogs 121 1.09
56 Alabama Crimson Tide 128 1.09
57 USC Trojans 165 1.09
58 Marshall Thundering Herd 65 1.09
59 Florida Atlantic Owls 91 1.10
60 Ole Miss Rebels 134 1.11
61 Buffalo Bulls 86 1.11
62 Vanderbilt Commodores 120 1.11
63 LSU Tigers 60 1.11
64 New Mexico State Aggies 54 1.11
65 Bowling Green Falcons 69 1.12
66 Nebraska Cornhuskers 147 1.13
67 Cincinnati Bearcats 121 1.13
68 Florida International Panthers 80 1.13
69 Navy Midshipmen 132 1.13
70 Temple Owls 100 1.14
71 Duke Blue Devils 91 1.14
72 App State Mountaineers 76 1.15
73 Oregon Ducks 162 1.16
74 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 139 1.17
75 UTEP Miners 68 1.17
76 Michigan State Spartans 106 1.17
77 Wyoming Cowboys 47 1.19
78 Tennessee Volunteers 158 1.19
79 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 38 1.20
80 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 110 1.20
81 UTSA Roadrunners 108 1.20
82 Kentucky Wildcats 95 1.20
83 South Carolina Gamecocks 69 1.21
84 SMU Mustangs 115 1.21
85 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 93 1.21
86 Clemson Tigers 58 1.22
87 Wisconsin Badgers 73 1.22
88 North Carolina Tar Heels 75 1.23
89 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 20 1.24
90 Northwestern Wildcats 59 1.25
91 Troy Vikings 61 1.25
92 UConn Huskies 120 1.26
93 Old Dominion Monarchs 113 1.26
94 Purdue Boilermakers 82 1.27
95 Oregon State Beavers 56 1.27
96 Kent State Golden Flashes 63 1.27
97 Baylor Bears 114 1.28
98 Arizona State Sun Devils 92 1.28
99 Arkansas Razorbacks 143 1.29
100 Stanford Cardinal 53 1.29
101 Kennesaw State Owls 45 1.29
102 Tulane Green Wave 90 1.30
103 Tulsa Golden Hurricane 72 1.31
104 Texas State Bobcats 110 1.32
105 South Florida Bulls 64 1.33
106 Sam Houston Bearkats 65 1.35
107 Nevada Wolf Pack 44 1.36
108 Massachusetts Minutemen 43 1.36
109 Ohio Bobcats 57 1.36
110 Syracuse Orange 119 1.37
111 New Mexico Lobos 84 1.37
112 Colorado Buffaloes 71 1.38
113 Akron Zips 28 1.38
114 Delaware Blue Hens 86 1.39
115 UNLV Rebels 106 1.39
116 Jacksonville State Gamecocks 78 1.39
117 South Alabama Jaguars 84 1.40
118 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 56 1.40
119 Utah State Aggies 99 1.40
120 Iowa State Cyclones 119 1.41
121 Missouri State Bears 44 1.42
122 Kansas State Wildcats 97 1.44
123 Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 89 1.45
124 Charlotte Saints 56 1.45
125 Western Michigan Broncos 36 1.47
126 Washington State Cougars 59 1.47
127 Georgia State Panthers 60 1.48
128 Virginia Tech Hokies 57 1.52
129 Ball State Cardinals 37 1.53
130 UAB Blazers 107 1.54
131 Central Michigan Chippewas 36 1.57
132 Eastern Michigan Eagles 73 1.57
133 Arkansas State Red Wolves 72 1.58
134 Fresno State Bulldogs 141 1.59
135 UCLA Bruins 43 1.67
136 Georgia Southern Eagles 75 1.75