College Football Stat Leaders

2004 ACC College Football Turnover Margin Leaders

Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Miami (1.42)

Best Season

Miami 2004 (1.42)

Scope

ACC • 2004

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Turnover Margin Reads

Turnover margin is more volatile than efficiency stats because a few takeaways can swing a season, but the leaders still tend to be teams that pair disciplined offense with aggressive ball-hawking defense. On this 2004 leaderboard, the visible range runs 1.42 to 0.33, with Miami setting the pace.

ACC Context

ACC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Duke is the latest winner at 0.71.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Miami to No. 5 Virginia is 1.08, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 1.14 in 2024 to 0.71 in 2025, a swing of 0.43. Miami's current mark of 1.42 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.31 held by California.

Leaderboard

Top 11 rows for the current route scope.

1MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference20041.42
2Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference20041.00
3Wake ForestAtlantic Coast Conference20040.73
4Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference20040.58
5VirginiaAtlantic Coast Conference20040.33
6North CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference2004-0.17
7DukeAtlantic Coast Conference2004-0.27
8ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference2004-0.64
9MarylandAtlantic Coast Conference2004-0.82
10Georgia TechAtlantic Coast Conference2004-1.17
11NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference2004-1.82

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025DukeAtlantic Coast Conference0.71
2024ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference1.14
2023NC StateAtlantic Coast Conference0.69
2022DukeAtlantic Coast Conference1.08
2021Wake ForestAtlantic Coast Conference0.64
2020Wake ForestAtlantic Coast Conference1.11
2019ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference1.00
2018SyracuseAtlantic Coast Conference1.00
2017MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference1.00
2016MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference0.69
2015MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference0.85
2014Georgia TechAtlantic Coast Conference0.79
2013Florida StateAtlantic Coast Conference1.21
2012Wake ForestAtlantic Coast Conference0.67
2011Wake ForestAtlantic Coast Conference0.69
2010Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference1.36
2009Virginia TechAtlantic Coast Conference0.69
2008Wake ForestAtlantic Coast Conference1.31
2007ClemsonAtlantic Coast Conference1.00
2006Boston CollegeAtlantic Coast Conference1.31
2005Georgia TechAtlantic Coast Conference1.08
2004MiamiAtlantic Coast Conference1.42

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1California2025, 20240.312024 (0.85)
2Virginia Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.302010 (1.36)
3Clemson2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.292024 (1.14)
4SMU2025, 20240.272025 (0.69)
5Wake Forest2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.222008 (1.31)
6Miami2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.132004 (1.42)
7Boston College2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.132006 (1.31)
8Georgia Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.042005 (1.08)
9Syracuse2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.022018 (1.00)
10North Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.022019 (0.69)
11Pittsburgh2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013-0.042021 (0.57)
12Florida State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.062013 (1.21)
13Louisville2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014-0.072024 (0.54)
14NC State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.112023 (0.69)
15Maryland2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.202010 (1.15)
16Duke2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.222022 (1.08)
17Virginia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.242025 (0.43)
18Stanford2025, 2024-0.382025 (-0.33)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the ACC turnover margin leaderboard in 2004?

Miami ranks first at 1.42 in 2004.

Which ACC program has the best long-term turnover margin profile?

California owns the strongest all-time average at 0.31 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the ACC race compare with the recent trend?

Duke is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.