College Football Stat Leaders

2021 SEC College Football Turnover Margin Leaders

Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

Ole Miss (0.69)

Best Season

Florida 2008 (1.57)

Scope

SEC • 2021

Browse Metrics

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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 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.69 to 0.27, with Ole Miss setting the pace.

SEC Context

SEC teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Texas is the latest winner at 1.08.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Ole Miss to No. 5 Georgia is 0.43, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.77 in 2024 to 1.08 in 2025, a swing of 0.31. Ole Miss's current mark of 0.69 sits below the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.69 held by Texas.

Leaderboard

Top 14 rows for the current route scope.

1Ole MissSoutheastern Conference20210.69
2AlabamaSoutheastern Conference20210.53
3ArkansasSoutheastern Conference20210.38
4MissouriSoutheastern Conference20210.31
5GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference20210.27
6TennesseeSoutheastern Conference20210.23
7AuburnSoutheastern Conference20210.00
8South CarolinaSoutheastern Conference20210.00
9Mississippi StateSoutheastern Conference2021-0.08
10Texas A&MSoutheastern Conference2021-0.08
11LSUSoutheastern Conference2021-0.23
12VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference2021-0.25
13FloridaSoutheastern Conference2021-0.62
14KentuckySoutheastern Conference2021-0.85

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025TexasSoutheastern Conference1.08
2024Ole MissSoutheastern Conference0.77
2023Ole MissSoutheastern Conference0.85
2022TennesseeSoutheastern Conference0.85
2021Ole MissSoutheastern Conference0.69
2020KentuckySoutheastern Conference0.91
2019AlabamaSoutheastern Conference1.38
2018FloridaSoutheastern Conference0.92
2017AlabamaSoutheastern Conference1.00
2016AlabamaSoutheastern Conference0.67
2015AlabamaSoutheastern Conference0.67
2014GeorgiaSoutheastern Conference1.23
2013MissouriSoutheastern Conference1.14
2012LSUSoutheastern Conference1.23
2011LSUSoutheastern Conference1.43
2010AlabamaSoutheastern Conference0.92
2009AlabamaSoutheastern Conference1.36
2008FloridaSoutheastern Conference1.57
2007LSUSoutheastern Conference1.57
2006KentuckySoutheastern Conference1.23
2005FloridaSoutheastern Conference1.50
2004VanderbiltSoutheastern Conference0.55

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Texas2025, 20240.692025 (1.08)
2Alabama2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.582019 (1.38)
3LSU2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.422007 (1.57)
4Florida2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.312008 (1.57)
5Georgia2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.222014 (1.23)
6Missouri2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.122013 (1.14)
7Tennessee2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.092022 (0.85)
8South Carolina2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.082013 (1.00)
9Auburn2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.072006 (0.85)
10Mississippi State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 20040.032012 (1.23)
11Vanderbilt2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.032008 (0.85)
12Kentucky2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.102006 (1.23)
13Ole Miss2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.102023 (0.85)
14Oklahoma2025, 2024-0.122024 (0.00)
15Texas A&M2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012-0.132020 (0.60)
16Arkansas2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004-0.152009 (1.15)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the SEC turnover margin leaderboard in 2021?

Ole Miss ranks first at 0.69 in 2021.

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

Texas owns the strongest all-time average at 0.69 across 2 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the SEC race compare with the recent trend?

Texas 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.