Up front
Oregon State ranks first in FBS in power success (short yardage) at 92.0%, ahead of Louisiana (87.5%) and Penn State (87.5%). The middle of FBS is about 72.4%, and Old Dominion is last of 138 (44.4%).
Power success: runs on 3rd or 4th down with 2 yards or less to go, and at the goal line from the 2, that get the first down or the touchdown. The purest test of moving people. Higher is better.
The lines. Big Uglies is our rating for each offensive line and each defensive front: adjusted line yards (30%), stuff rate (20%), power success (15%), sack rate (20%) and front-seven havoc (15%), against every FBS team. 50 is average, and every 10 points is a standard deviation. Line stats from CollegeFootballData.com, garbage time out.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Power success (short yardage) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 92.0% |
| 2 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 87.5% |
| 2 | Penn State | Big Ten | 87.5% |
| 4 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 86.7% |
| 5 | Navy | American Athletic | 86.1% |
| 6 | Army | American Athletic | 85.4% |
| 7 | Liberty | Conference USA | 85.2% |
| 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 85.0% |
| 9 | Tulane | American Athletic | 84.6% |
| 10 | Air Force | Mountain West | 84.4% |
| 10 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 84.4% |
| 12 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 84.2% |
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 83.8% |
| 14 | Auburn | SEC | 83.3% |
| 14 | UTSA | American Athletic | 83.3% |
| 16 | Rice | American Athletic | 82.8% |
| 17 | Georgia | SEC | 82.1% |
| 18 | Alabama | SEC | 81.5% |
| 18 | Arkansas | SEC | 81.5% |
| 20 | Stanford | ACC | 81.3% |
| 21 | Virginia | ACC | 81.1% |
| 22 | UConn | Independents | 81.0% |
| 23 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 80.8% |
| 24 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 80.0% |
| 24 | Notre Dame | Independents | 80.0% |
| 26 | Ohio | Mid-American | 79.5% |
| 27 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 79.3% |
| 28 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 79.0% |
| 29 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 78.6% |
| 30 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 78.4% |
| 31 | Miami | ACC | 78.3% |
| 31 | South Carolina | SEC | 78.3% |
| 33 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 78.1% |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 78.1% |
| 33 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 78.1% |
| 36 | Missouri | SEC | 77.8% |
| 37 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 77.5% |
| 37 | LSU | SEC | 77.5% |
| 37 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 77.5% |
| 40 | Syracuse | ACC | 76.6% |
| 41 | BYU | Big 12 | 76.3% |
| 41 | Texas A&M | SEC | 76.3% |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 76.3% |
| 44 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 76.2% |
| 45 | TCU | Big 12 | 76.0% |
| 46 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 75.9% |
| 46 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 75.9% |
| 48 | Florida International | Conference USA | 75.8% |
| 48 | NC State | ACC | 75.8% |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 75.8% |
| 51 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 75.7% |
| 52 | Tennessee | SEC | 75.6% |
| 53 | Arizona | Big 12 | 75.0% |
| 53 | Kentucky | SEC | 75.0% |
| 53 | Memphis | American Athletic | 75.0% |
| 53 | UCLA | Big Ten | 75.0% |
| 57 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 74.4% |
| 57 | Troy | Sun Belt | 74.4% |
| 57 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 74.4% |
| 60 | Baylor | Big 12 | 74.1% |
| 61 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 73.9% |
| 62 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 73.5% |
| 62 | South Florida | American Athletic | 73.5% |
| 62 | UAB | American Athletic | 73.5% |
| 65 | Michigan | Big Ten | 73.3% |
| 66 | Ball State | Mid-American | 73.1% |
| 66 | Illinois | Big Ten | 73.1% |
| 68 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 72.7% |
| 69 | Utah | Big 12 | 72.4% |
| 70 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 72.0% |
| 70 | UNLV | Mountain West | 72.0% |
| 70 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 72.0% |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 71.9% |
| 74 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 71.7% |
| 75 | App State | Sun Belt | 71.4% |
| 75 | Mississippi State | SEC | 71.4% |
| 75 | Purdue | Big Ten | 71.4% |
| 78 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 71.0% |
| 78 | SMU | ACC | 71.0% |
| 80 | Clemson | ACC | 71.0% |
| 81 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 70.6% |
| 82 | Texas | SEC | 70.5% |
| 83 | Houston | Big 12 | 70.4% |
| 83 | San José State | Mountain West | 70.4% |
| 85 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 70.3% |
| 86 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 70.0% |
| 86 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 70.0% |
| 88 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 69.6% |
| 89 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 69.4% |
| 90 | Duke | ACC | 69.2% |
| 90 | Kansas | Big 12 | 69.2% |
| 92 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 68.8% |
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 68.8% |
| 92 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 68.8% |
| 95 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 68.3% |
| 96 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 68.0% |
| 97 | Oregon | Big Ten | 67.7% |
| 97 | Wake Forest | ACC | 67.7% |
| 99 | USC | Big Ten | 67.5% |
| 100 | Boston College | ACC | 66.7% |
| 100 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 66.7% |
| 100 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 66.7% |
| 100 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 66.7% |
| 100 | Ole Miss | SEC | 66.7% |
| 100 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 66.7% |
| 100 | Washington | Big Ten | 66.7% |
| 100 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 66.7% |
| 108 | Akron | Mid-American | 65.5% |
| 108 | Florida State | ACC | 65.5% |
| 108 | Louisville | ACC | 65.5% |
| 111 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 65.4% |
| 111 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 65.4% |
| 113 | Maryland | Big Ten | 65.2% |
| 114 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 64.7% |
| 115 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 64.5% |
| 116 | UTEP | Mountain West | 64.3% |
| 117 | Nevada | Mountain West | 63.6% |
| 117 | North Texas | American Athletic | 63.6% |
| 117 | Oklahoma | SEC | 63.6% |
| 117 | Temple | American Athletic | 63.6% |
| 121 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 63.3% |
| 121 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 63.3% |
| 123 | Iowa | Big Ten | 63.2% |
| 124 | UCF | Big 12 | 62.5% |
| 125 | Toledo | Mid-American | 62.2% |
| 126 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 62.1% |
| 127 | Indiana | Big Ten | 61.3% |
| 128 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 60.9% |
| 129 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 60.0% |
| 130 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 59.4% |
| 131 | Colorado | Big 12 | 58.8% |
| 132 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 57.1% |
| 133 | Delaware | Conference USA | 56.7% |
| 133 | Kent State | Mid-American | 56.7% |
| 135 | California | ACC | 56.5% |
| 135 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 56.5% |
| 137 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 45.0% |
| 138 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 44.4% |
Pac-12: Oregon State (92.0%, 1st); Sun Belt: Louisiana (87.5%, 2nd); Big Ten: Penn State (87.5%, 2nd); American Athletic: Navy (86.1%, 5th); Conference USA: Liberty (85.2%, 7th); ACC: North Carolina (85.0%, 8th); Mountain West: Air Force (84.4%, 10th); Mid-American: Central Michigan (84.2%, 12th); SEC: Florida (83.8%, 13th); Independents: UConn (81.0%, 22nd); Big 12: Kansas State (78.6%, 29th).