College Football Stat Leaders

2011 Conference USA College Football Turnover Margin Leaders

Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Houston (1.21)

Best Season

East Carolina 2007 (1.54)

Scope

Conference USA • 2011

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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 2011 leaderboard, the visible range runs 1.21 to -0.17, with Houston setting the pace.

Conference USA Context

Conference USA teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Jacksonville State is the latest winner at 0.79.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Houston to No. 5 UAB is 1.38, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.92 in 2024 to 0.79 in 2025, a swing of 0.14. Houston's current mark of 1.21 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 1.00 held by Louisville.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1HoustonConference USA20111.21
2MemphisConference USA20110.92
3RiceConference USA20110.67
4MarshallConference USA20110.08
5UABConference USA2011-0.17
6UCFConference USA2011-0.33
7Southern MissConference USA2011-0.36
8TulsaConference USA2011-0.38
9TulaneConference USA2011-0.54
10UTEPConference USA2011-0.83
11East CarolinaConference USA2011-1.17
12SMUConference USA2011-1.46

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025Jacksonville StateConference USA0.79
2024Sam HoustonConference USA0.92
2023LibertyConference USA0.50
2022Middle TennesseeConference USA0.92
2021Middle TennesseeConference USA0.85
2020CharlotteConference USA0.33
2019Florida AtlanticConference USA1.50
2018Florida InternationalConference USA0.69
2017Louisiana TechConference USA1.00
2016CharlotteConference USA0.67
2015Western KentuckyConference USA1.00
2014Louisiana TechConference USA1.14
2013Middle TennesseeConference USA0.92
2012SMUConference USA1.08
2011HoustonConference USA1.21
2010TulsaConference USA1.38
2009UABConference USA0.83
2008UTEPConference USA1.33
2007East CarolinaConference USA1.54
2006RiceConference USA0.77
2005TulsaConference USA1.46
2004LouisvilleConference USA1.00

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Louisville20041.002004 (1.00)
2Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 20230.582025 (0.79)
3TCU20040.552004 (0.55)
4Sam Houston2025, 2024, 20230.472024 (0.92)
5UCF2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.212005 (0.92)
6Army20040.182004 (0.18)
7Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.142014 (1.14)
8Florida Atlantic2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.132019 (1.50)
9Houston2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.122011 (1.21)
10Western Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.092015 (1.00)
11Tulsa2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.092005 (1.46)
12Memphis2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.092011 (0.92)
13East Carolina2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.082007 (1.54)
14Middle Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.022022 (0.92)
15Delaware20250.002025 (0.00)
16UAB2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.092009 (0.83)
17Liberty2025, 2024, 2023-0.112023 (0.50)
18Cincinnati2004-0.172004 (-0.17)
19Southern Miss2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.172005 (1.17)
20North Texas2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013-0.172013 (0.85)
21Florida International2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013-0.182018 (0.69)
22Missouri State2025-0.232025 (-0.23)
23Rice2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005-0.242008 (1.15)
24Marshall2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005-0.252016 (0.33)
25Charlotte2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015-0.282016 (0.67)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Conference USA turnover margin leaderboard in 2011?

Houston ranks first at 1.21 in 2011.

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

Louisville owns the strongest all-time average at 1.00 across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Conference USA race compare with the recent trend?

Jacksonville State 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.