Defense
UCLA ranks first in FBS in success rate allowed at 29.5%, ahead of Liberty (32.6%) and Toledo (32.7%). The middle of FBS is about 41.3%, and Colorado State is last of 138 (57.9%). Lower is better.
Share of opponents' plays that stayed on schedule. Lower is better.
What opponents managed against them.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Success rate allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | Big Ten | 29.5% |
| 2 | Liberty | Conference USA | 32.6% |
| 3 | Toledo | Mid-American | 32.7% |
| 4 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 32.7% |
| 5 | TCU | Big 12 | 32.8% |
| 6 | Oklahoma | SEC | 32.9% |
| 7 | Utah | Big 12 | 33.6% |
| 8 | Texas | SEC | 33.8% |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 34.0% |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 34.2% |
| 11 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 34.6% |
| 12 | Indiana | Big Ten | 34.6% |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 34.7% |
| 14 | Texas A&M | SEC | 34.9% |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 34.9% |
| 16 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 35.1% |
| 17 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 35.5% |
| 18 | Georgia | SEC | 35.8% |
| 19 | LSU | SEC | 35.8% |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 36.1% |
| 21 | Notre Dame | Independents | 36.2% |
| 22 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 36.4% |
| 23 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 36.5% |
| 24 | Oregon | Big Ten | 36.5% |
| 25 | Miami | ACC | 36.5% |
| 26 | Baylor | Big 12 | 36.6% |
| 27 | Tennessee | SEC | 36.9% |
| 28 | Iowa | Big Ten | 36.9% |
| 29 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 37.1% |
| 30 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 37.1% |
| 31 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 37.1% |
| 32 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 37.1% |
| 33 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 37.2% |
| 34 | Missouri | SEC | 37.3% |
| 35 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 37.6% |
| 36 | Washington | Big Ten | 37.7% |
| 37 | SMU | ACC | 37.7% |
| 38 | UTSA | American Athletic | 37.8% |
| 39 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 37.9% |
| 39 | Troy | Sun Belt | 37.9% |
| 41 | UNLV | Mountain West | 38.1% |
| 42 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 38.1% |
| 43 | UCF | Big 12 | 38.4% |
| 44 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 38.4% |
| 45 | Penn State | Big Ten | 38.5% |
| 46 | Wake Forest | ACC | 38.7% |
| 47 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 38.8% |
| 48 | Memphis | American Athletic | 38.9% |
| 49 | UAB | American Athletic | 39.1% |
| 50 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 39.1% |
| 51 | Virginia | ACC | 39.2% |
| 52 | Ole Miss | SEC | 39.6% |
| 53 | Arizona | Big 12 | 39.6% |
| 54 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 39.7% |
| 55 | Kansas | Big 12 | 39.8% |
| 56 | Ohio | Mid-American | 40.1% |
| 57 | UConn | Independents | 40.4% |
| 58 | Nevada | Mountain West | 40.7% |
| 59 | Duke | ACC | 40.8% |
| 60 | Tulane | American Athletic | 40.8% |
| 61 | Alabama | SEC | 40.9% |
| 62 | USC | Big Ten | 40.9% |
| 63 | South Florida | American Athletic | 40.9% |
| 64 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 41.0% |
| 65 | Florida International | Conference USA | 41.0% |
| 66 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 41.0% |
| 67 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 41.2% |
| 68 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 41.3% |
| 69 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 41.3% |
| 70 | Syracuse | ACC | 41.5% |
| 71 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 41.8% |
| 72 | South Carolina | SEC | 41.9% |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 42.0% |
| 74 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 42.1% |
| 75 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 42.3% |
| 75 | San José State | Mountain West | 42.3% |
| 77 | North Texas | American Athletic | 42.6% |
| 78 | BYU | Big 12 | 42.6% |
| 79 | NC State | ACC | 42.8% |
| 80 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 42.9% |
| 81 | Boston College | ACC | 43.0% |
| 82 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 43.0% |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 43.0% |
| 84 | Louisville | ACC | 43.1% |
| 85 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 43.1% |
| 86 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 43.2% |
| 87 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 43.4% |
| 88 | Clemson | ACC | 43.5% |
| 89 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 43.7% |
| 90 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 43.9% |
| 91 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 44.0% |
| 92 | North Carolina | ACC | 44.0% |
| 93 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 44.1% |
| 94 | Rice | American Athletic | 44.3% |
| 95 | UTEP | Mountain West | 44.3% |
| 96 | Colorado | Big 12 | 44.6% |
| 97 | Florida State | ACC | 44.8% |
| 98 | Maryland | Big Ten | 44.9% |
| 99 | Navy | American Athletic | 45.0% |
| 100 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 45.0% |
| 101 | California | ACC | 45.0% |
| 102 | App State | Sun Belt | 45.0% |
| 103 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 45.2% |
| 104 | Purdue | Big Ten | 45.3% |
| 105 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 45.5% |
| 106 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 45.6% |
| 107 | Air Force | Mountain West | 45.7% |
| 108 | Stanford | ACC | 46.0% |
| 109 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 46.0% |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 46.1% |
| 111 | Florida | SEC | 46.2% |
| 112 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 46.2% |
| 113 | Mississippi State | SEC | 46.2% |
| 114 | Auburn | SEC | 46.6% |
| 115 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 46.6% |
| 116 | Temple | American Athletic | 46.7% |
| 117 | Ball State | Mid-American | 46.8% |
| 118 | Kent State | Mid-American | 46.9% |
| 119 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 47.0% |
| 120 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 47.0% |
| 121 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 47.1% |
| 122 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 47.3% |
| 123 | Delaware | Conference USA | 47.3% |
| 124 | Arkansas | SEC | 47.6% |
| 125 | Army | American Athletic | 47.8% |
| 126 | Kentucky | SEC | 47.8% |
| 127 | Houston | Big 12 | 47.9% |
| 128 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 47.9% |
| 129 | Illinois | Big Ten | 48.3% |
| 130 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 48.5% |
| 131 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 48.6% |
| 132 | Akron | Mid-American | 48.8% |
| 133 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 49.0% |
| 134 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 49.0% |
| 135 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 49.1% |
| 136 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 49.8% |
| 137 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 51.7% |
| 138 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 57.9% |
Big Ten: UCLA (29.5%, 1st); Conference USA: Liberty (32.6%, 2nd); Mid-American: Toledo (32.7%, 3rd); Mountain West: New Mexico (32.7%, 4th); Big 12: TCU (32.8%, 5th); SEC: Oklahoma (32.9%, 6th); ACC: Virginia Tech (34.7%, 13th); Sun Belt: Old Dominion (35.5%, 17th); Independents: Notre Dame (36.2%, 21st); Pac-12: Washington State (37.1%, 30th); American Athletic: Tulsa (37.2%, 33rd).