College Football Stat Leaders

All-Time College Football Turnover Margin Leaders

Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Alabama (0.58)

Best Season

Arizona State 2020 (2.25)

Scope

All Conferences

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 all-time average table, the visible range runs 0.58 to 0.47, with Alabama setting the pace.

Conference Context

Conference labels are incomplete for this scope, so the page leans on team-level comparisons instead of conference placement trends.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Alabama to No. 5 Sam Houston is 0.10, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Historical Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 1.54 in 2024 to 1.38 in 2025, a swing of 0.15. Alabama's best season reached 1.38 in 2019, compared with an all-time average of 0.58 across 22 seasons.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1AlabamaIndependent / Unknown20190.58
2Jacksonville StateIndependent / Unknown20250.58
3James MadisonIndependent / Unknown20240.56
4OregonIndependent / Unknown20120.49
5Sam HoustonIndependent / Unknown20240.47
6Ohio StateIndependent / Unknown20080.44
7LSUIndependent / Unknown20070.42
8IowaIndependent / Unknown20040.41
9Boise StateIndependent / Unknown20120.40
10NavyIndependent / Unknown20150.35
11TexasIndependent / Unknown20250.34
12Arizona StateIndependent / Unknown20200.33
13UtahIndependent / Unknown20040.32
14USCIndependent / Unknown20040.32
15Kansas StateIndependent / Unknown20120.32
16FloridaIndependent / Unknown20080.31
17Virginia TechIndependent / Unknown20100.30
18Penn StateIndependent / Unknown20230.29
19ClemsonIndependent / Unknown20240.29
20MemphisIndependent / Unknown20240.28
21OklahomaIndependent / Unknown20080.27
22Notre DameIndependent / Unknown20190.25
23App StateIndependent / Unknown20190.23
24Louisiana TechIndependent / Unknown20050.23
25TCUIndependent / Unknown20050.23

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025ArizonaBig 12 Conference1.38
2024James MadisonSun Belt Conference1.54
2023MichiganBig Ten Conference1.27
2022USCPac-12 Conference1.50
2021NevadaMountain West Conference1.23
2020Arizona StatePac-12 Conference2.25
2019Florida AtlanticConference USA1.50
2018Georgia SouthernSun Belt Conference1.69
2017WyomingMountain West Conference1.85
2016WashingtonPac-12 Conference1.29
2015San Diego StateMountain West Conference1.57
2014OregonPac-12 Conference1.53
2013HoustonAmerican Athletic Conference1.92
2012OregonPac-12 Conference1.62
2011Oklahoma StateBig 12 Conference1.62
2010TulsaConference USA1.38
2009Air ForceMountain West Conference1.69
2008OklahomaBig 12 Conference1.71
2007KansasBig 12 Conference1.69
2006MinnesotaBig Ten Conference1.69
2005TCUMountain West Conference2.00
2004USCPacific-10 Conference1.85

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.582019 (1.38)
2Jacksonville State2025, 2024, 20230.582025 (0.79)
3James Madison2025, 2024, 2023, 20220.562024 (1.54)
4Oregon2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.492012 (1.62)
5Sam Houston2025, 2024, 20230.472024 (0.92)
6Ohio State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.442008 (1.38)
7LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.422007 (1.57)
8Iowa2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.412004 (1.33)
9Boise State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.402012 (1.54)
10Navy2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.352015 (1.46)
11Texas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.342025 (1.08)
12Arizona State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.332020 (2.25)
13Utah2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.322004 (1.25)
14USC2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.322004 (1.85)
15Kansas State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.322012 (1.46)
16Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.312008 (1.57)
17Virginia 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)
18Penn State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.292023 (1.23)
19Clemson2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.292024 (1.14)
20Memphis2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.282024 (1.38)
21Oklahoma2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.272008 (1.71)
22Notre Dame2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.252019 (1.31)
23App State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 20140.232019 (1.07)
24Louisiana Tech2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.232005 (1.36)
25TCU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.232005 (2.00)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads college football in all-time average turnover margin?

Alabama ranks first in the all-time average table at 0.58.

Which program shows the most sustained dominance in turnover margin?

Alabama holds the best average at 0.58 across 22 tracked seasons, which is the strongest sustained profile in this history view.

Which eras are covered on this turnover margin history page?

The leaderboard spans 2004-2025 for the top historical program and includes yearly winners for every available season in the filtered dataset.