College Football Stat Leaders
Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Ohio (0.92)
Best Season
Miami (OH) 2005 (1.45)
Scope
MAC • 2018
Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.
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 2018 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.92 to 0.23, with Ohio setting the pace.
MAC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Western Michigan is the latest winner at 0.64.
The gap from No. 1 Ohio to No. 5 Toledo is 0.69, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.69 in 2024 to 0.64 in 2025, a swing of 0.05. Ohio's current mark of 0.92 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.17 held by Marshall.
Top 13 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Ohio | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | 0.92 |
| 2 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | 0.77 |
| 3 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | 0.50 |
| 4 | Buffalo | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | 0.29 |
| 5 | Toledo | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | 0.23 |
| 6 | Western Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | -0.07 |
| 8 | Kent State | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | -0.08 |
| 9 | Ball State | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | -0.33 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 2018 | -0.33 |
| 11 | Akron | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | -0.42 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | -0.42 |
| 13 | Bowling Green | Mid-American Conference | 2018 | -0.67 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| 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 |
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) |
Ohio ranks first at 0.92 in 2018.
Marshall owns the strongest all-time average at 0.17 across 1 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
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.