Opponent-adjusted
Texas State ranks first in FBS in adjusted success rate, passing downs at 37.4%, ahead of USC (37.4%) and LSU (36.3%). The middle of FBS is about 30.4%, and Southern Miss is last of 138 (24.7%).
Success rate on passing downs (2nd and long, 3rd and medium or longer), adjusted for opponents. Shows who escapes bad spots.
The same efficiency numbers, adjusted for the offenses and defenses each team has faced (CollegeFootballData.com). A good number against a soft schedule shrinks; one against a hard schedule grows.
Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Success rate, passing downs (adjusted) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | Pac-12 | 37.4% |
| 2 | USC | Big Ten | 37.4% |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 36.3% |
| 4 | Arizona | Big 12 | 36.1% |
| 5 | Houston | Big 12 | 35.8% |
| 6 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 35.6% |
| 7 | Boise State | Pac-12 | 35.4% |
| 8 | Wake Forest | ACC | 35.2% |
| 9 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 35.1% |
| 10 | Miami | ACC | 34.3% |
| 11 | Ole Miss | SEC | 34.2% |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 34.0% |
| 13 | SMU | ACC | 33.7% |
| 14 | Utah | Big 12 | 33.7% |
| 15 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 33.6% |
| 16 | Illinois | Big Ten | 33.6% |
| 17 | Georgia | SEC | 33.4% |
| 18 | Purdue | Big Ten | 33.4% |
| 19 | Colorado State | Pac-12 | 33.3% |
| 20 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 33.2% |
| 21 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 33.0% |
| 22 | Florida State | ACC | 33.0% |
| 22 | NC State | ACC | 33.0% |
| 24 | Michigan | Big Ten | 32.8% |
| 25 | North Texas | American Athletic | 32.6% |
| 26 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 32.5% |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 32.5% |
| 28 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 32.5% |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | Sun Belt | 32.4% |
| 30 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 32.3% |
| 31 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 32.3% |
| 32 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 32.3% |
| 32 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 32.3% |
| 34 | Mississippi State | SEC | 32.2% |
| 35 | UCF | Big 12 | 32.1% |
| 36 | Liberty | Conference USA | 31.9% |
| 36 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 31.9% |
| 38 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 31.8% |
| 39 | Fresno State | Pac-12 | 31.8% |
| 40 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 31.7% |
| 41 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 31.7% |
| 41 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 31.7% |
| 43 | Auburn | SEC | 31.7% |
| 44 | Duke | ACC | 31.6% |
| 45 | Texas | SEC | 31.6% |
| 45 | Texas A&M | SEC | 31.6% |
| 47 | Ohio | Mid-American | 31.5% |
| 48 | UAB | American Athletic | 31.5% |
| 49 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 31.4% |
| 50 | Alabama | SEC | 31.4% |
| 51 | Memphis | American Athletic | 31.3% |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 31.2% |
| 53 | BYU | Big 12 | 31.2% |
| 54 | Florida | SEC | 31.2% |
| 54 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 31.2% |
| 56 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 31.1% |
| 57 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 31.1% |
| 58 | Florida International | Conference USA | 31.0% |
| 59 | Louisville | ACC | 31.0% |
| 60 | North Carolina | ACC | 31.0% |
| 61 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 30.9% |
| 62 | Nevada | Mountain West | 30.9% |
| 63 | UTSA | American Athletic | 30.6% |
| 64 | Indiana | Big Ten | 30.6% |
| 64 | UConn | Independents | 30.6% |
| 66 | App State | Sun Belt | 30.5% |
| 67 | North Dakota State | Mountain West | 30.5% |
| 68 | Army | American Athletic | 30.5% |
| 69 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 30.4% |
| 70 | Oklahoma | SEC | 30.4% |
| 71 | UCLA | Big Ten | 30.4% |
| 72 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 30.4% |
| 73 | Penn State | Big Ten | 30.3% |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 30.3% |
| 75 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 30.3% |
| 75 | South Carolina | SEC | 30.3% |
| 77 | Kentucky | SEC | 30.1% |
| 78 | Baylor | Big 12 | 30.0% |
| 79 | Temple | American Athletic | 30.0% |
| 80 | Oregon | Big Ten | 29.9% |
| 81 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 29.9% |
| 82 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 29.8% |
| 83 | Toledo | Mid-American | 29.8% |
| 84 | Air Force | Mountain West | 29.8% |
| 85 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 29.8% |
| 86 | Ball State | Mid-American | 29.8% |
| 87 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 29.7% |
| 88 | Colorado | Big 12 | 29.7% |
| 89 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 29.6% |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | Mountain West | 29.6% |
| 91 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 29.5% |
| 92 | UNLV | Mountain West | 29.5% |
| 93 | Missouri | SEC | 29.4% |
| 94 | Boston College | ACC | 29.4% |
| 95 | Delaware | Conference USA | 29.4% |
| 95 | Notre Dame | Independents | 29.4% |
| 97 | Syracuse | ACC | 29.3% |
| 98 | Maryland | Big Ten | 29.3% |
| 99 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 29.2% |
| 100 | Utah State | Pac-12 | 29.1% |
| 101 | Akron | Mid-American | 29.1% |
| 102 | South Florida | American Athletic | 29.0% |
| 103 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 29.0% |
| 104 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 29.0% |
| 105 | California | ACC | 28.8% |
| 106 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 28.8% |
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 28.8% |
| 108 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 28.8% |
| 109 | Clemson | ACC | 28.8% |
| 110 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 28.6% |
| 111 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 28.4% |
| 112 | Washington | Big Ten | 28.4% |
| 113 | Kansas | Big 12 | 28.3% |
| 114 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 28.2% |
| 115 | Arkansas | SEC | 28.0% |
| 116 | TCU | Big 12 | 27.8% |
| 117 | Navy | American Athletic | 27.7% |
| 118 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 27.6% |
| 119 | Tennessee | SEC | 27.6% |
| 120 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 27.6% |
| 121 | Troy | Sun Belt | 27.5% |
| 122 | Iowa | Big Ten | 27.5% |
| 123 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 27.4% |
| 124 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 27.4% |
| 125 | Kent State | Mid-American | 27.4% |
| 126 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 27.1% |
| 127 | UTEP | Mountain West | 26.5% |
| 128 | Rice | American Athletic | 26.4% |
| 129 | Tulane | American Athletic | 26.3% |
| 130 | Stanford | ACC | 26.0% |
| 131 | San José State | Mountain West | 25.9% |
| 132 | Virginia | ACC | 25.9% |
| 133 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 25.6% |
| 134 | San Diego State | Pac-12 | 25.6% |
| 135 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 25.5% |
| 136 | Sacramento State | Mid-American | 25.3% |
| 137 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 24.8% |
| 138 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 24.7% |
Pac-12: Texas State (37.4%, 1st); Big Ten: USC (37.4%, 2nd); SEC: LSU (36.3%, 3rd); Big 12: Arizona (36.1%, 4th); ACC: Wake Forest (35.2%, 8th); American Athletic: Florida Atlantic (33.2%, 20th); Sun Belt: James Madison (33.0%, 21st); Conference USA: Liberty (31.9%, 36th); Mid-American: Ohio (31.5%, 47th); Mountain West: Wyoming (31.4%, 49th); Independents: UConn (30.6%, 64th).