College Football Stat Leaders
Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Iowa (1.33)
Best Season
Minnesota 2006 (1.69)
Scope
Big Ten • 2004
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Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.
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 1.33 to 0.50, with Iowa setting the pace.
Big Ten teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Indiana is the latest winner at 1.38.
The gap from No. 1 Iowa to No. 5 Northwestern is 0.83, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark improved from 1.15 in 2024 to 1.38 in 2025, a swing of 0.22. Iowa's current mark of 1.33 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.44 held by Ohio State.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 1.33 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 0.58 |
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 0.55 |
| 5 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 0.50 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | -0.09 |
| 8 | Purdue | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | -0.42 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | -0.58 |
| 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | -0.75 |
| 11 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 2004 | -0.91 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 1.38 |
| 2024 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 1.15 |
| 2023 | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 1.27 |
| 2022 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 1.15 |
| 2021 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 0.86 |
| 2020 | Indiana | Big Ten Conference | 1.13 |
| 2019 | Illinois | Big Ten Conference | 0.77 |
| 2018 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 0.77 |
| 2017 | Penn State | Big Ten Conference | 0.92 |
| 2016 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 1.15 |
| 2015 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 1.00 |
| 2014 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 1.46 |
| 2013 | Michigan State | Big Ten Conference | 0.93 |
| 2012 | Northwestern | Big Ten Conference | 1.08 |
| 2011 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 1.21 |
| 2010 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 1.15 |
| 2009 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 1.31 |
| 2008 | Ohio State | Big Ten Conference | 1.38 |
| 2007 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 0.67 |
| 2006 | Minnesota | Big Ten Conference | 1.69 |
| 2005 | Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference | 0.92 |
| 2004 | Iowa | Big Ten Conference | 1.33 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.44 | 2008 (1.38) |
| 2 | Oregon | 2025, 2024 | 0.41 | 2024 (0.43) |
| 3 | Iowa | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.41 | 2004 (1.33) |
| 4 | Penn State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.29 | 2023 (1.23) |
| 5 | Washington | 2025, 2024 | 0.27 | 2025 (0.38) |
| 6 | Minnesota | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.22 | 2006 (1.69) |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.10 | 2011 (1.21) |
| 8 | Northwestern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.10 | 2012 (1.08) |
| 9 | Michigan | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.02 | 2006 (1.31) |
| 10 | Michigan State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.02 | 2014 (1.46) |
| 11 | Indiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.01 | 2025 (1.38) |
| 12 | USC | 2025, 2024 | -0.04 | 2025 (0.15) |
| 13 | Illinois | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | -0.17 | 2022 (1.15) |
| 14 | Rutgers | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | -0.19 | 2020 (0.67) |
| 15 | Maryland | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | -0.24 | 2018 (0.75) |
| 16 | UCLA | 2025, 2024 | -0.29 | 2025 (-0.25) |
| 17 | Purdue | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | -0.33 | 2017 (0.31) |
| 18 | Nebraska | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 | -0.44 | 2016 (0.38) |
Iowa ranks first at 1.33 in 2004.
Ohio State owns the strongest all-time average at 0.44 across 22 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Indiana 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.