College Football Stat Leaders

2021 Pac-12 College Football Turnover Margin Leaders

Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Washington State (0.85)

Best Season

Arizona State 2020 (2.25)

Scope

Pac-12 • 2021

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

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

All Conferences ACC American Big 12 Big Ten Conference USA MAC Mountain West Pac-12 SEC Sun Belt

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 Pac-12 teams in 2021 using a shared leaderboard template with season winners, all-time context, and trend lines across 2004 through 2023.

Washington State sits atop the current leaderboard at 0.85, giving the page an immediate answer for fans comparing the top teams in this metric.

Oregon owns the strongest average across 20 seasons at 0.49, while Washington State anchors the recent year-by-year trend view.

Washington State currently headlines this route, while Washington State 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 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.85 to 0.42, with Washington State setting the pace.

Pac-12 Context

Pac-12 teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Washington State is the latest winner at -0.77.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Washington State to No. 5 UCLA is 0.43, 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 -0.77 in 2025, a swing of 1.46. Washington State's current mark of 0.85 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.49 held by Oregon.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.


1	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	2021	0.85
2	California	Pac-12 Conference	2021	0.83
3	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	2021	0.64
4	Colorado	Pac-12 Conference	2021	0.50
5	UCLA	Pac-12 Conference	2021	0.42
6	Oregon State	Pac-12 Conference	2021	0.08
7	Utah	Pac-12 Conference	2021	0.07
8	Arizona State	Pac-12 Conference	2021	-0.08
9	USC	Pac-12 Conference	2021	-0.08
10	Washington	Pac-12 Conference	2021	-0.58
11	Stanford	Pac-12 Conference	2021	-0.83
12	Arizona	Pac-12 Conference	2021	-1.42

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

Season	Team	Conference	Value
2025	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	-0.77
2024	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	0.69
2023	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	0.79
2022	USC	Pac-12 Conference	1.50
2021	Washington State	Pac-12 Conference	0.85
2020	Arizona State	Pac-12 Conference	2.25
2019	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	1.14
2018	Arizona State	Pac-12 Conference	0.77
2017	Stanford	Pac-12 Conference	1.14
2016	Washington	Pac-12 Conference	1.29
2015	Utah	Pac-12 Conference	1.00
2014	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	1.53
2013	Arizona State	Pac-12 Conference	1.07
2012	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	1.62
2011	Utah	Pac-12 Conference	0.92
2010	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	1.00
2009	UCLA	Pac-12 Conference	0.46
2008	California	Pac-12 Conference	1.38
2007	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	0.77
2006	Arizona	Pac-12 Conference	0.83
2005	Oregon	Pac-12 Conference	1.17
2004	Arizona	Pac-12 Conference	0.36

Historical Leaderboard

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

Rank	Team	Seasons	Average	Best Season
1	Oregon	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.49	2012 (1.62)
2	Arizona State	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.33	2020 (2.25)
3	Utah	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011	0.26	2015 (1.00)
4	USC	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011	0.16	2022 (1.50)
5	California	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.11	2008 (1.38)
6	Washington	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	0.08	2016 (1.29)
7	Stanford	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011	0.05	2017 (1.14)
8	UCLA	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.07	2013 (0.77)
9	Oregon State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.11	2019 (0.83)
10	Arizona	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.20	2006 (0.83)
11	Colorado	2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011	-0.24	2023 (0.75)
12	Washington State	2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004	-0.25	2021 (0.85)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Pac-12 turnover margin leaderboard in 2021?

Washington State ranks first at 0.85 in 2021.

Which Pac-12 program has the best long-term turnover margin profile?

Oregon owns the strongest all-time average at 0.49 across 20 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Pac-12 race compare with the recent trend?

Washington 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.