2008 College Football Turnover Margin Stats
Based on 717 games between 120 teams
played between 08/28/2008 and 01/08/2009
2007 -
2008
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2009
| Team | TMPG | # | TMPP | # | TMPPs | # | TMPG* | # | TMPP* | # | TMPPs* | # |
| Air Force | 1.08 | 10 | 0.014 | 11 | 0.092 | 9 | 1.29 | 10 | 0.017 | 10 | 0.091 | 10 |
| Akron | 0.50 | 27 | 0.007 | 12 | 0.045 | 25 | 0.72 | 23 | 0.009 | 25 | 0.026 | 38 |
| Alabama | 0.43 | 33 | 0.006 | 13 | 0.026 | 39 | 0.39 | 40 | 0.006 | 39 | 0.041 | 29 |
| Arizona | 0.46 | 31 | 0.006 | 14 | 0.030 | 34 | 0.67 | 24 | 0.008 | 27 | -0.002 | 63 |
| Arizona St. | 0.55 | 25 | 0.007 | 15 | 0.043 | 26 | 0.78 | 19 | 0.011 | 19 | 0.014 | 47 |
| Arkansas | -0.55 | 93 | -0.007 | 16 | -0.042 | 93 | -0.57 | 92 | -0.008 | 91 | -0.023 | 79 |
| Arkansas St. | 0.45 | 32 | 0.006 | 17 | 0.039 | 27 | 0.54 | 33 | 0.008 | 31 | 0.017 | 43 |
| Army | -1.09 | 111 | -0.016 | 18 | -0.090 | 111 | -1.69 | 117 | -0.024 | 117 | -0.056 | 103 |
| Auburn | -0.82 | 103 | -0.011 | 19 | -0.064 | 103 | -1.05 | 108 | -0.014 | 107 | -0.039 | 94 |
| Ball St. | 0.38 | 35 | 0.005 | 20 | 0.034 | 32 | 0.22 | 47 | 0.003 | 48 | 0.041 | 28 |
| Baylor | 1.36 | 3 | 0.018 | 21 | 0.127 | 2 | 1.45 | 7 | 0.019 | 8 | 0.138 | 4 |
| Boise St. | 0.67 | 21 | 0.009 | 22 | 0.051 | 21 | 0.54 | 32 | 0.007 | 33 | 0.043 | 24 |
| Boston College | -0.08 | 64 | -0.001 | 23 | -0.004 | 64 | -0.47 | 86 | -0.007 | 87 | 0.042 | 25 |
| Bowling Green St. | 0.00 | 57 | 0.000 | 24 | -0.003 | 62 | 0.14 | 52 | 0.002 | 52 | -0.023 | 77 |
| Buffalo | 1.36 | 4 | 0.018 | 25 | 0.111 | 5 | 1.57 | 2 | 0.021 | 2 | 0.093 | 9 |
| BYU | 0.33 | 39 | 0.004 | 26 | 0.027 | 38 | 0.46 | 37 | 0.006 | 36 | 0.018 | 42 |
| California | 1.15 | 8 | 0.015 | 27 | 0.085 | 12 | 1.52 | 4 | 0.020 | 6 | 0.050 | 21 |
| Central Florida | 0.00 | 57 | 0.000 | 28 | -0.005 | 67 | 0.27 | 45 | 0.004 | 46 | -0.006 | 64 |
| Central Michigan | 0.25 | 41 | 0.003 | 29 | 0.020 | 44 | 0.39 | 41 | 0.005 | 40 | 0.012 | 49 |
| Cincinnati | -0.69 | 100 | -0.009 | 30 | -0.064 | 102 | -0.77 | 100 | -0.010 | 100 | -0.078 | 108 |
| Clemson | -0.36 | 84 | -0.005 | 31 | -0.017 | 73 | -0.19 | 70 | -0.002 | 70 | 0.011 | 52 |
| Colorado | -0.73 | 102 | -0.010 | 32 | -0.065 | 105 | -0.56 | 90 | -0.008 | 90 | -0.075 | 107 |
| Colorado St. | 0.17 | 48 | 0.002 | 33 | 0.020 | 45 | 0.16 | 51 | 0.003 | 50 | 0.014 | 46 |
| Connecticut | -0.17 | 71 | -0.002 | 34 | -0.016 | 72 | -0.26 | 77 | -0.003 | 77 | -0.023 | 78 |
| Duke | 0.36 | 37 | 0.005 | 35 | 0.030 | 35 | 0.03 | 60 | 0.000 | 59 | 0.081 | 12 |
| East Carolina | 0.36 | 38 | 0.005 | 36 | 0.025 | 40 | 0.06 | 56 | 0.001 | 57 | 0.040 | 32 |
| Eastern Michigan | -0.09 | 66 | -0.001 | 37 | -0.006 | 69 | 0.06 | 57 | 0.001 | 58 | -0.010 | 67 |
| Florida | 1.46 | 2 | 0.021 | 38 | 0.116 | 3 | 1.44 | 8 | 0.021 | 3 | 0.133 | 5 |
| Florida Atlantic | -0.69 | 100 | -0.009 | 39 | -0.051 | 97 | -0.70 | 97 | -0.010 | 98 | -0.061 | 105 |
| Florida International | 0.33 | 39 | 0.004 | 40 | 0.029 | 37 | 0.47 | 36 | 0.006 | 35 | 0.002 | 59 |
| Florida St. | -0.09 | 66 | -0.001 | 41 | -0.018 | 76 | -0.16 | 67 | -0.002 | 69 | 0.019 | 41 |
| Fresno St. | -0.85 | 107 | -0.012 | 42 | -0.078 | 109 | -0.79 | 101 | -0.011 | 101 | -0.098 | 110 |
| Georgia | -0.25 | 77 | -0.004 | 43 | -0.024 | 83 | -0.54 | 89 | -0.008 | 92 | 0.005 | 56 |
| Georgia Tech | 0.18 | 47 | 0.003 | 44 | 0.006 | 56 | 0.35 | 42 | 0.005 | 42 | 0.030 | 34 |
| Hawaii | -0.62 | 95 | -0.009 | 45 | -0.048 | 95 | -0.51 | 88 | -0.007 | 89 | -0.071 | 106 |
| Houston | -0.67 | 97 | -0.008 | 46 | -0.057 | 100 | -0.90 | 103 | -0.012 | 103 | -0.040 | 95 |
| Idaho | -1.55 | 117 | -0.021 | 47 | -0.115 | 116 | -1.68 | 116 | -0.023 | 116 | -0.129 | 118 |
| Illinois | -0.36 | 84 | -0.005 | 48 | -0.028 | 86 | -0.38 | 81 | -0.005 | 80 | -0.028 | 86 |
| Indiana | -0.09 | 66 | -0.001 | 49 | -0.004 | 66 | -0.13 | 66 | -0.002 | 66 | 0.004 | 58 |
| Iowa | 0.58 | 23 | 0.008 | 50 | 0.045 | 24 | 0.66 | 25 | 0.009 | 24 | 0.043 | 23 |
| Iowa St. | 0.09 | 52 | 0.001 | 51 | 0.020 | 46 | 0.25 | 46 | 0.004 | 44 | 0.011 | 51 |
| Kansas | 0.17 | 48 | 0.002 | 52 | 0.009 | 51 | 0.03 | 59 | 0.000 | 60 | 0.011 | 50 |
| Kansas St. | -1.00 | 110 | -0.013 | 53 | -0.085 | 110 | -0.65 | 95 | -0.008 | 93 | -0.106 | 112 |
| Kent St. | -0.09 | 66 | -0.001 | 54 | -0.004 | 65 | -0.04 | 64 | -0.001 | 64 | -0.014 | 70 |
| Kentucky | 0.50 | 27 | 0.007 | 55 | 0.035 | 31 | 0.57 | 30 | 0.008 | 30 | 0.041 | 26 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0.83 | 15 | 0.011 | 56 | 0.065 | 16 | 1.17 | 13 | 0.016 | 13 | 0.041 | 27 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | -0.50 | 91 | -0.007 | 57 | -0.039 | 91 | -0.56 | 91 | -0.007 | 88 | -0.054 | 100 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | -0.09 | 66 | -0.001 | 58 | -0.005 | 68 | 0.18 | 49 | 0.003 | 49 | -0.030 | 87 |
| Louisville | -1.27 | 114 | -0.017 | 59 | -0.095 | 113 | -1.26 | 112 | -0.017 | 112 | -0.123 | 115 |
| LSU | 0.00 | 57 | 0.000 | 60 | 0.006 | 54 | 0.28 | 44 | 0.004 | 45 | 0.007 | 54 |
| Marshall | -0.27 | 79 | -0.004 | 61 | -0.023 | 82 | -0.44 | 85 | -0.006 | 83 | -0.024 | 81 |
| Maryland | -0.67 | 97 | -0.009 | 62 | -0.057 | 99 | -1.08 | 109 | -0.015 | 109 | -0.017 | 72 |
| Memphis | -0.17 | 71 | -0.002 | 63 | -0.011 | 71 | -0.02 | 63 | -0.000 | 63 | -0.022 | 75 |
| Miami (FL) | -0.92 | 108 | -0.013 | 64 | -0.072 | 107 | -1.39 | 113 | -0.019 | 113 | -0.025 | 83 |
| Miami (OH) | -1.09 | 111 | -0.015 | 65 | -0.091 | 112 | -1.04 | 107 | -0.015 | 108 | -0.100 | 111 |
| Michigan | -0.83 | 104 | -0.011 | 66 | -0.065 | 104 | -0.95 | 105 | -0.013 | 104 | -0.057 | 104 |
| Michigan St. | 0.15 | 50 | 0.002 | 67 | 0.014 | 48 | 0.11 | 55 | 0.002 | 53 | 0.014 | 48 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 0.25 | 41 | 0.003 | 68 | 0.020 | 47 | 0.63 | 27 | 0.008 | 28 | -0.010 | 68 |
| Minnesota | 0.75 | 17 | 0.010 | 69 | 0.061 | 18 | 0.87 | 18 | 0.012 | 18 | 0.058 | 18 |
| Mississippi | 0.08 | 53 | 0.001 | 70 | 0.006 | 55 | -0.06 | 65 | -0.001 | 65 | 0.040 | 31 |
| Mississippi St. | -0.36 | 84 | -0.005 | 71 | -0.021 | 80 | -0.63 | 93 | -0.009 | 94 | 0.000 | 61 |
| Missouri | -0.46 | 90 | -0.006 | 72 | -0.043 | 94 | -0.68 | 96 | -0.009 | 95 | -0.034 | 91 |
| Navy | 1.25 | 7 | 0.019 | 73 | 0.113 | 4 | 1.31 | 9 | 0.019 | 9 | 0.139 | 3 |
| Nebraska | -0.92 | 109 | -0.013 | 74 | -0.071 | 106 | -1.25 | 111 | -0.017 | 111 | -0.055 | 101 |
| Nevada | 0.25 | 41 | 0.003 | 75 | 0.022 | 43 | 0.42 | 39 | 0.005 | 41 | 0.007 | 53 |
| New Mexico | 0.25 | 41 | 0.003 | 76 | 0.023 | 41 | 0.21 | 48 | 0.003 | 47 | 0.024 | 39 |
| New Mexico St. | -0.36 | 84 | -0.005 | 77 | -0.026 | 85 | -0.37 | 80 | -0.005 | 81 | -0.033 | 90 |
| North Carolina | 0.50 | 27 | 0.007 | 78 | 0.035 | 29 | 0.50 | 34 | 0.007 | 34 | 0.056 | 20 |
| North Carolina St. | 0.50 | 27 | 0.007 | 79 | 0.038 | 28 | 0.72 | 22 | 0.010 | 21 | 0.060 | 17 |
| North Texas | -1.42 | 115 | -0.018 | 80 | -0.099 | 114 | -1.54 | 114 | -0.020 | 114 | -0.114 | 113 |
| Northern Illinois | 0.08 | 53 | 0.001 | 81 | 0.013 | 49 | -0.20 | 72 | -0.003 | 72 | 0.020 | 40 |
| Northwestern | -0.25 | 77 | -0.003 | 82 | -0.022 | 81 | -0.18 | 68 | -0.002 | 67 | -0.024 | 80 |
| Notre Dame | -0.23 | 75 | -0.003 | 83 | -0.017 | 74 | -0.01 | 61 | -0.000 | 62 | -0.025 | 85 |
| Ohio | -1.18 | 113 | -0.016 | 84 | -0.109 | 115 | -1.20 | 110 | -0.017 | 110 | -0.118 | 114 |
| Ohio St. | 1.33 | 5 | 0.019 | 85 | 0.111 | 6 | 1.49 | 5 | 0.021 | 4 | 0.101 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 1.85 | 1 | 0.023 | 86 | 0.145 | 1 | 1.94 | 1 | 0.024 | 1 | 0.142 | 2 |
| Oklahoma St. | 0.42 | 34 | 0.005 | 87 | 0.033 | 33 | 0.46 | 38 | 0.006 | 37 | 0.032 | 33 |
| Oregon | 0.38 | 35 | 0.005 | 88 | 0.023 | 42 | 0.48 | 35 | 0.006 | 38 | 0.005 | 57 |
| Oregon St. | 0.08 | 55 | 0.001 | 89 | 0.004 | 58 | 0.11 | 54 | 0.002 | 55 | -0.022 | 76 |
| Penn St. | 0.58 | 23 | 0.008 | 90 | 0.050 | 23 | 0.58 | 28 | 0.008 | 29 | 0.045 | 22 |
| Pittsburgh | -0.23 | 75 | -0.003 | 91 | -0.020 | 78 | -0.40 | 82 | -0.005 | 82 | -0.032 | 89 |
| Purdue | -0.18 | 73 | -0.002 | 92 | -0.007 | 70 | -0.48 | 87 | -0.006 | 86 | 0.006 | 55 |
| Rice | 1.15 | 8 | 0.015 | 93 | 0.087 | 10 | 1.53 | 3 | 0.020 | 7 | 0.070 | 16 |
| Rutgers | 0.00 | 57 | 0.000 | 94 | 0.002 | 60 | 0.17 | 50 | 0.002 | 51 | -0.020 | 73 |
| San Diego St. | -0.18 | 73 | -0.002 | 95 | -0.017 | 75 | -0.23 | 75 | -0.003 | 73 | -0.017 | 71 |
| San Jose St. | 0.73 | 19 | 0.010 | 96 | 0.060 | 19 | 1.03 | 17 | 0.014 | 16 | 0.029 | 35 |
| SMU | -2.00 | 118 | -0.028 | 97 | -0.160 | 119 | -2.53 | 119 | -0.035 | 120 | -0.124 | 116 |
| South Carolina | -0.67 | 97 | -0.009 | 98 | -0.062 | 101 | -0.95 | 106 | -0.014 | 106 | -0.024 | 82 |
| South Florida | -0.42 | 88 | -0.006 | 99 | -0.035 | 89 | -0.41 | 83 | -0.006 | 84 | -0.056 | 102 |
| Southern Cal | 0.54 | 26 | 0.008 | 100 | 0.035 | 30 | 0.56 | 31 | 0.008 | 32 | 0.017 | 45 |
| Southern Miss | 1.00 | 12 | 0.013 | 101 | 0.081 | 13 | 1.05 | 16 | 0.013 | 17 | 0.080 | 13 |
| Stanford | -0.33 | 82 | -0.005 | 102 | -0.024 | 84 | -0.43 | 84 | -0.006 | 85 | -0.041 | 97 |
| Syracuse | -0.27 | 79 | -0.004 | 103 | -0.021 | 79 | -0.22 | 73 | -0.003 | 75 | -0.046 | 98 |
| TCU | 0.75 | 17 | 0.010 | 104 | 0.064 | 17 | 0.77 | 20 | 0.010 | 22 | 0.076 | 14 |
| Temple | 0.00 | 57 | 0.000 | 105 | -0.003 | 61 | -0.01 | 62 | -0.000 | 61 | -0.011 | 69 |
| Tennessee | 0.25 | 41 | 0.004 | 106 | 0.029 | 36 | 0.57 | 29 | 0.008 | 26 | 0.026 | 37 |
| Texas | 0.15 | 50 | 0.002 | 107 | 0.010 | 50 | -0.26 | 76 | -0.003 | 76 | 0.041 | 30 |
| Texas A&M | -0.83 | 104 | -0.011 | 108 | -0.073 | 108 | -0.92 | 104 | -0.013 | 105 | -0.050 | 99 |
| Texas Tech | 0.64 | 22 | 0.008 | 109 | 0.050 | 22 | 0.76 | 21 | 0.010 | 20 | 0.057 | 19 |
| Toledo | 0.00 | 57 | 0.000 | 110 | 0.004 | 57 | 0.05 | 58 | 0.001 | 56 | -0.021 | 74 |
| Troy | 0.25 | 41 | 0.003 | 111 | 0.007 | 52 | 0.11 | 53 | 0.002 | 54 | 0.001 | 60 |
| Tulane | -0.42 | 88 | -0.006 | 112 | -0.030 | 88 | -0.29 | 79 | -0.004 | 79 | -0.035 | 92 |
| Tulsa | 0.08 | 55 | 0.001 | 113 | 0.007 | 53 | 0.31 | 43 | 0.004 | 43 | -0.001 | 62 |
| UAB | -0.27 | 79 | -0.004 | 114 | -0.019 | 77 | -0.18 | 69 | -0.002 | 68 | -0.025 | 84 |
| UCLA | -0.83 | 104 | -0.011 | 115 | -0.055 | 98 | -0.84 | 102 | -0.011 | 102 | -0.078 | 109 |
| UNLV | 0.00 | 57 | 0.000 | 116 | 0.004 | 59 | -0.20 | 71 | -0.003 | 71 | 0.017 | 44 |
| Utah | 1.00 | 12 | 0.014 | 117 | 0.075 | 14 | 1.06 | 15 | 0.014 | 15 | 0.072 | 15 |
| Utah St. | -0.08 | 65 | -0.001 | 118 | -0.003 | 63 | -0.22 | 74 | -0.003 | 74 | -0.006 | 65 |
| UTEP | 1.08 | 10 | 0.014 | 119 | 0.093 | 8 | 1.09 | 14 | 0.015 | 14 | 0.093 | 8 |
| Vanderbilt | 0.69 | 20 | 0.010 | 120 | 0.059 | 20 | 0.65 | 26 | 0.009 | 23 | 0.090 | 11 |
| Virginia | -0.64 | 96 | -0.009 | 121 | -0.049 | 96 | -0.75 | 99 | -0.010 | 99 | -0.008 | 66 |
| Virginia Tech | 1.00 | 12 | 0.015 | 122 | 0.085 | 11 | 1.47 | 6 | 0.021 | 5 | 0.094 | 7 |
| Wake Forest | 1.31 | 6 | 0.018 | 123 | 0.103 | 7 | 1.20 | 12 | 0.016 | 12 | 0.157 | 1 |
| Washington | -1.42 | 115 | -0.020 | 124 | -0.121 | 117 | -1.67 | 115 | -0.023 | 115 | -0.127 | 117 |
| Washington St. | -2.00 | 118 | -0.028 | 125 | -0.156 | 118 | -2.21 | 118 | -0.031 | 118 | -0.161 | 120 |
| West Virginia | 0.83 | 15 | 0.012 | 126 | 0.066 | 15 | 1.22 | 11 | 0.017 | 11 | 0.028 | 36 |
| Western Kentucky | -0.50 | 91 | -0.007 | 127 | -0.035 | 90 | -0.65 | 94 | -0.009 | 96 | -0.037 | 93 |
| Western Michigan | -0.33 | 82 | -0.004 | 128 | -0.030 | 87 | -0.26 | 78 | -0.004 | 78 | -0.040 | 96 |
| Wisconsin | -0.58 | 94 | -0.008 | 129 | -0.040 | 92 | -0.72 | 98 | -0.009 | 97 | -0.032 | 88 |
| Wyoming | -2.27 | 120 | -0.031 | 130 | -0.179 | 120 | -2.55 | 120 | -0.034 | 119 | -0.155 | 119 |