College Football Stat Leaders
Turnovers forced minus turnovers committed per game.
Seasons Covered
2004-2025
Current Leader
Louisiana (1.07)
Best Season
Georgia Southern 2018 (1.69)
Scope
Sun Belt • 2021
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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 2021 leaderboard, the visible range runs 1.07 to 0.23, with Louisiana setting the pace.
Sun Belt teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and Southern Miss is the latest winner at 1.08.
The gap from No. 1 Louisiana to No. 5 Coastal Carolina is 0.84, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.
The yearly winning mark slipped from 1.54 in 2024 to 1.08 in 2025, a swing of 0.46. Louisiana's current mark of 1.07 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.56 held by James Madison.
Top 11 rows for the current route scope.
| 1 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 1.07 |
| 2 | Georgia State | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 0.46 |
| 3 | South Alabama | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 0.42 |
| 4 | Troy | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 0.23 |
| 6 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | 0.17 |
| 7 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | -0.29 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | -0.42 |
| 9 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2021 | -0.54 |
| 10 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | -0.67 |
| 11 | Texas State | Sun Belt Conference | 2021 | -0.67 |
Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.
| Season | Team | Conference | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt Conference | 1.08 |
| 2024 | James Madison | Sun Belt Conference | 1.54 |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt Conference | 0.54 |
| 2022 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.75 |
| 2021 | Louisiana | Sun Belt Conference | 1.07 |
| 2020 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt Conference | 1.08 |
| 2019 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 1.07 |
| 2018 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 1.69 |
| 2017 | App State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.92 |
| 2016 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 0.92 |
| 2015 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.62 |
| 2014 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt Conference | 0.67 |
| 2013 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.46 |
| 2012 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Conference | 0.83 |
| 2011 | North Texas | Sun Belt Conference | 0.83 |
| 2010 | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt Conference | 0.33 |
| 2009 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Conference | 0.92 |
| 2008 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt Conference | 0.75 |
| 2007 | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt Conference | 1.31 |
| 2006 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt Conference | 0.83 |
| 2005 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt Conference | 0.55 |
| 2004 | North Texas | Sun Belt Conference | 1.08 |
Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.
| Rank | Team | Seasons | Average | Best Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Madison | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 0.56 | 2024 (1.54) |
| 2 | Marshall | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | 0.28 | 2024 (0.77) |
| 3 | App State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 0.23 | 2019 (1.07) |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | 0.22 | 2018 (1.69) |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.17 | 2007 (1.00) |
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 | 0.16 | 2020 (1.08) |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.06 | 2008 (0.75) |
| 8 | Louisiana | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | 0.04 | 2021 (1.07) |
| 9 | Troy | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | -0.00 | 2004 (1.00) |
| 10 | Old Dominion | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 | -0.05 | 2016 (0.92) |
| 11 | South Alabama | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 | -0.05 | 2024 (0.62) |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2004 | -0.16 | 2004 (0.27) |
| 13 | Southern Miss | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | -0.18 | 2025 (1.08) |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | -0.23 | 2007 (1.31) |
| 15 | UL Monroe | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | -0.26 | 2006 (0.83) |
| 16 | Georgia State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | -0.28 | 2022 (0.50) |
| 17 | North Texas | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004 | -0.33 | 2004 (1.08) |
| 18 | Florida International | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 | -0.34 | 2008 (0.33) |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 | -0.37 | 2010 (0.33) |
| 20 | Texas State | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 | -0.39 | 2014 (0.58) |
| 21 | Utah State | 2004 | -0.45 | 2004 (-0.45) |
Louisiana ranks first at 1.07 in 2021.
James Madison owns the strongest all-time average at 0.56 across 4 tracked seasons in this conference scope.
Southern Miss 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.