College Football Stat Leaders

2015 MAC College Football Turnover Margin Leaders

Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Bowling Green (0.86)

Best Season

Miami (OH) 2005 (1.45)

Scope

MAC • 2015

Browse Metrics

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Total Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Rushing Yards Per Game Points Per Game Offensive PPA Defensive PPA Turnover Margin Havoc Rate

Season Selector

All-Time 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

Conference Selector

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Summary

Turnover margin is one of the swingiest stats on the board because takeaways can cluster, but sustained leaders usually combine secure quarterback play with defenses that actively attack the football.

Turnover Margin pages track MAC teams in 2015 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2004.

Bowling Green sits atop the current leaderboard at 0.86, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Marshall owns the strongest average across 1 seasons at 0.17, while Western Michigan anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

Bowling Green currently headlines this route, while Western Michigan supplies the most recent yearly-winner checkpoint in 2025, giving the page both snapshot and trend context.

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 2015 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.86 to 0.15, with Bowling Green setting the pace.

MAC Context

MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Western Michigan is the latest winner at 0.64.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Bowling Green to No. 5 Central Michigan is 0.70, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.69 in 2024 to 0.64 in 2025, a swing of 0.05. Bowling Green's current mark of 0.86 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.17 held by Marshall.

Leaderboard

Top 13 rows for the current route scope.


1	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.86
2	Akron	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.77
3	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.67
4	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.38
5	Central Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.15
6	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.14
7	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.08
8	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.08
9	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	2015	0.00
10	Massachusetts	Mid-American	2015	-0.08
11	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	2015	-0.25
12	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American Conference	2015	-1.08
13	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	2015	-1.17

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.64
2024	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	0.69
2023	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	0.69
2022	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.86
2021	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	0.93
2020	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	1.33
2019	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	0.67
2018	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.92
2017	Akron	Mid-American Conference	0.71
2016	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	1.29
2015	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	0.86
2014	Northern Illinois	Mid-American Conference	0.86
2013	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	1.15
2012	Kent State	Mid-American Conference	1.43
2011	Temple	Mid-American Conference	0.77
2010	Toledo	Mid-American Conference	0.85
2009	Ohio	Mid-American Conference	0.93
2008	Buffalo	Mid-American Conference	1.21
2007	Ball State	Mid-American Conference	1.31
2006	Western Michigan	Mid-American Conference	0.92
2005	Miami (OH)	Mid-American Conference	1.45
2004	Bowling Green	Mid-American Conference	1.33

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Marshall	2004	0.17	2004 (0.17)
2	Ball State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.12	2007 (1.31)
3	Ohio	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.12	2020 (1.33)
4	Northern Illinois	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.11	2013 (0.93)
5	Temple	2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007	0.08	2011 (0.77)
6	Western Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.06	2016 (1.29)
7	Toledo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.05	2021 (0.85)
8	Buffalo	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.01	2008 (1.21)
9	Bowling Green	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.01	2004 (1.33)
10	Kent State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.04	2012 (1.43)
11	Miami (OH)	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.04	2005 (1.45)
12	Eastern Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.21	2005 (0.82)
13	Central Michigan	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.21	2020 (1.00)
14	Akron	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.33	2004 (0.82)
15	Massachusetts	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012	-0.39	2017 (0.25)
16	UCF	2004	-0.73	2004 (-0.73)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the MAC turnover margin leaderboard in 2015?

Bowling Green ranks first at 0.86 in 2015.

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

Marshall owns the strongest all-time average at 0.17 across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the MAC race compare with the recent trend?

Western Michigan 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.