2016 College Football Turnover Margin Stats
Based on 759 games between 128 teams
played between 08/26/2016 and 01/09/2017
2015 -
2016
| Team | TMPG | # | TMPP | # | TMPPs | # | TMPG* | # | TMPP* | # | TMPPs* | # |
| Air Force | 0.62 | 15 | 0.009 | 16 | 0.053 | 15 | 0.30 | 39 | 0.003 | 45 | 0.020 | 46 |
| Akron | -0.50 | 100 | -0.007 | 106 | -0.048 | 108 | -0.41 | 98 | -0.006 | 98 | -0.046 | 106 |
| Alabama | 0.60 | 20 | 0.008 | 18 | 0.037 | 30 | 0.87 | 7 | 0.013 | 7 | 0.060 | 16 |
| Appalachian St. | 0.62 | 15 | 0.008 | 19 | 0.046 | 22 | 0.67 | 19 | 0.008 | 21 | 0.048 | 26 |
| Arizona | -1.08 | 122 | -0.015 | 123 | -0.095 | 124 | -0.65 | 112 | -0.008 | 108 | -0.054 | 108 |
| Arizona St. | -0.17 | 79 | -0.002 | 80 | -0.014 | 80 | 0.17 | 53 | 0.003 | 47 | 0.018 | 49 |
| Arkansas | -0.54 | 105 | -0.008 | 110 | -0.046 | 107 | -0.47 | 103 | -0.007 | 104 | -0.041 | 99 |
| Arkansas St. | 0.69 | 14 | 0.009 | 14 | 0.050 | 18 | 0.60 | 25 | 0.007 | 28 | 0.038 | 31 |
| Army | -0.15 | 77 | -0.003 | 83 | -0.012 | 78 | -0.27 | 90 | -0.006 | 93 | -0.028 | 93 |
| Auburn | 0.15 | 43 | 0.002 | 46 | 0.015 | 45 | 0.38 | 36 | 0.006 | 32 | 0.033 | 33 |
| Ball St. | -0.92 | 121 | -0.012 | 121 | -0.074 | 121 | -1.05 | 123 | -0.015 | 122 | -0.091 | 122 |
| Baylor | -0.31 | 91 | -0.004 | 90 | -0.022 | 90 | -0.60 | 109 | -0.009 | 110 | -0.058 | 110 |
| Boise St. | -0.69 | 117 | -0.009 | 115 | -0.062 | 120 | -0.72 | 115 | -0.009 | 111 | -0.059 | 111 |
| Boston College | 0.23 | 41 | 0.003 | 40 | 0.016 | 43 | 0.20 | 49 | 0.003 | 50 | 0.011 | 54 |
| Bowling Green | -1.08 | 122 | -0.014 | 122 | -0.090 | 122 | -0.98 | 120 | -0.014 | 120 | -0.089 | 121 |
| Buffalo | -0.17 | 79 | -0.002 | 81 | -0.016 | 83 | -0.22 | 87 | -0.004 | 87 | -0.026 | 92 |
| BYU | 1.08 | 3 | 0.015 | 3 | 0.098 | 2 | 1.06 | 5 | 0.015 | 6 | 0.097 | 4 |
| California | 0.25 | 39 | 0.003 | 42 | 0.025 | 37 | 0.59 | 27 | 0.008 | 26 | 0.056 | 19 |
| Central Florida | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | -0.004 | 72 | -0.14 | 81 | -0.003 | 82 | -0.023 | 84 |
| Central Michigan | -0.54 | 105 | -0.008 | 109 | -0.051 | 113 | -0.50 | 105 | -0.008 | 107 | -0.054 | 109 |
| Charlotte | 0.42 | 33 | 0.006 | 33 | 0.032 | 34 | 0.06 | 60 | -0.001 | 67 | -0.000 | 65 |
| Cincinnati | 0.08 | 48 | 0.001 | 50 | 0.012 | 46 | -0.09 | 75 | -0.003 | 79 | -0.013 | 76 |
| Clemson | -0.20 | 83 | -0.003 | 82 | -0.020 | 88 | 0.16 | 55 | 0.002 | 52 | 0.011 | 55 |
| Colorado | 0.43 | 32 | 0.006 | 32 | 0.032 | 33 | 0.79 | 11 | 0.011 | 11 | 0.067 | 11 |
| Colorado St. | -0.08 | 74 | -0.001 | 75 | -0.005 | 73 | 0.06 | 59 | 0.001 | 59 | 0.010 | 56 |
| Connecticut | -0.58 | 110 | -0.008 | 112 | -0.050 | 110 | -0.68 | 113 | -0.011 | 114 | -0.064 | 113 |
| Duke | -0.08 | 76 | -0.001 | 76 | -0.008 | 75 | 0.01 | 67 | 0.000 | 63 | 0.002 | 61 |
| East Carolina | -1.33 | 127 | -0.018 | 126 | -0.108 | 127 | -1.33 | 127 | -0.019 | 126 | -0.116 | 128 |
| Eastern Michigan | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | 0.001 | 61 | -0.09 | 76 | -0.002 | 78 | -0.018 | 79 |
| Florida | 0.15 | 43 | 0.002 | 44 | 0.009 | 49 | 0.28 | 42 | 0.004 | 42 | 0.018 | 51 |
| Florida Atlantic | -0.50 | 100 | -0.007 | 102 | -0.040 | 101 | -0.72 | 116 | -0.012 | 117 | -0.065 | 114 |
| Florida International | -0.75 | 118 | -0.010 | 118 | -0.053 | 115 | -0.99 | 121 | -0.014 | 121 | -0.077 | 120 |
| Florida St. | 0.08 | 52 | 0.001 | 53 | 0.006 | 55 | 0.29 | 40 | 0.004 | 40 | 0.023 | 42 |
| Fresno St. | -0.75 | 118 | -0.010 | 120 | -0.060 | 118 | -0.80 | 119 | -0.012 | 118 | -0.070 | 118 |
| Georgia | 0.62 | 15 | 0.009 | 15 | 0.054 | 14 | 0.66 | 20 | 0.009 | 19 | 0.053 | 22 |
| Georgia Southern | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | 0.002 | 60 | 0.27 | 43 | 0.003 | 43 | 0.024 | 41 |
| Georgia St. | -0.58 | 110 | -0.008 | 111 | -0.053 | 116 | -0.41 | 100 | -0.006 | 96 | -0.042 | 100 |
| Georgia Tech | 0.46 | 28 | 0.007 | 25 | 0.048 | 20 | 0.55 | 30 | 0.008 | 24 | 0.050 | 23 |
| Hawaii | -0.64 | 115 | -0.009 | 116 | -0.056 | 117 | -0.76 | 118 | -0.011 | 116 | -0.069 | 117 |
| Houston | -0.54 | 105 | -0.007 | 103 | -0.048 | 109 | -0.63 | 110 | -0.010 | 112 | -0.062 | 112 |
| Idaho | 0.92 | 6 | 0.013 | 6 | 0.081 | 6 | 1.06 | 6 | 0.015 | 5 | 0.093 | 6 |
| Illinois | -0.42 | 95 | -0.006 | 98 | -0.035 | 97 | -0.05 | 70 | -0.001 | 69 | -0.002 | 67 |
| Indiana | -0.46 | 99 | -0.006 | 94 | -0.034 | 95 | -0.37 | 93 | -0.004 | 90 | -0.024 | 86 |
| Iowa | 0.46 | 28 | 0.007 | 29 | 0.040 | 29 | 0.68 | 18 | 0.010 | 17 | 0.059 | 18 |
| Iowa St. | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | 0.000 | 63 | -0.19 | 85 | -0.004 | 85 | -0.025 | 89 |
| Kansas | -1.25 | 125 | -0.017 | 124 | -0.093 | 123 | -1.30 | 125 | -0.019 | 125 | -0.110 | 125 |
| Kansas St. | 0.85 | 8 | 0.012 | 7 | 0.072 | 10 | 0.63 | 23 | 0.008 | 27 | 0.044 | 28 |
| Kent St. | 0.75 | 13 | 0.012 | 8 | 0.075 | 7 | 0.78 | 12 | 0.012 | 10 | 0.070 | 9 |
| Kentucky | -0.62 | 114 | -0.009 | 114 | -0.053 | 114 | -0.48 | 104 | -0.007 | 103 | -0.045 | 105 |
| Louisiana Tech | 0.36 | 36 | 0.005 | 36 | 0.034 | 32 | -0.07 | 71 | -0.002 | 76 | -0.008 | 71 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | -0.002 | 69 | 0.01 | 66 | -0.000 | 66 | 0.001 | 62 |
| Louisiana-Monroe | -0.67 | 116 | -0.009 | 117 | -0.050 | 111 | -0.59 | 108 | -0.009 | 109 | -0.049 | 107 |
| Louisville | -0.54 | 105 | -0.007 | 101 | -0.035 | 98 | -0.53 | 107 | -0.007 | 106 | -0.037 | 96 |
| LSU | 0.08 | 48 | 0.001 | 48 | 0.006 | 53 | 0.19 | 50 | 0.003 | 46 | 0.018 | 50 |
| Marshall | 0.08 | 48 | 0.001 | 49 | 0.010 | 47 | -0.24 | 89 | -0.005 | 91 | -0.024 | 87 |
| Maryland | -0.54 | 105 | -0.007 | 108 | -0.044 | 105 | -0.47 | 102 | -0.007 | 102 | -0.041 | 98 |
| Massachusetts | -0.50 | 100 | -0.007 | 104 | -0.044 | 104 | -0.27 | 91 | -0.004 | 86 | -0.023 | 83 |
| Memphis | 0.77 | 9 | 0.010 | 13 | 0.062 | 13 | 0.61 | 24 | 0.006 | 30 | 0.039 | 30 |
| Miami (FL) | 0.62 | 15 | 0.009 | 17 | 0.052 | 16 | 0.63 | 22 | 0.008 | 22 | 0.050 | 24 |
| Miami (OH) | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | 0.000 | 63 | -0.10 | 77 | -0.002 | 77 | -0.014 | 77 |
| Michigan | 0.54 | 21 | 0.007 | 24 | 0.042 | 28 | 0.75 | 15 | 0.010 | 16 | 0.063 | 13 |
| Michigan St. | -0.33 | 92 | -0.005 | 93 | -0.031 | 94 | 0.02 | 65 | 0.000 | 64 | 0.000 | 64 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | -0.08 | 74 | -0.001 | 74 | -0.009 | 76 | -0.38 | 94 | -0.006 | 97 | -0.040 | 97 |
| Minnesota | 0.54 | 21 | 0.007 | 23 | 0.042 | 26 | 0.74 | 16 | 0.010 | 14 | 0.059 | 17 |
| Mississippi | -0.25 | 88 | -0.003 | 87 | -0.019 | 86 | 0.12 | 57 | 0.002 | 54 | 0.012 | 52 |
| Mississippi St. | 0.54 | 21 | 0.008 | 22 | 0.047 | 21 | 0.73 | 17 | 0.011 | 13 | 0.066 | 12 |
| Missouri | -0.58 | 110 | -0.007 | 107 | -0.046 | 106 | -0.52 | 106 | -0.007 | 99 | -0.043 | 101 |
| Navy | 0.07 | 55 | 0.001 | 51 | 0.009 | 50 | -0.03 | 68 | -0.001 | 70 | -0.006 | 69 |
| Nebraska | 0.38 | 34 | 0.005 | 35 | 0.029 | 36 | 0.55 | 29 | 0.007 | 29 | 0.041 | 29 |
| Nevada | 0.25 | 39 | 0.004 | 39 | 0.022 | 41 | -0.08 | 73 | -0.002 | 72 | -0.010 | 75 |
| New Mexico | -0.23 | 84 | -0.004 | 89 | -0.023 | 92 | -0.41 | 99 | -0.007 | 101 | -0.044 | 102 |
| New Mexico St. | 0.08 | 48 | 0.001 | 55 | 0.015 | 44 | 0.18 | 52 | 0.002 | 56 | 0.019 | 47 |
| North Carolina | -0.38 | 94 | -0.006 | 96 | -0.039 | 100 | -0.21 | 86 | -0.003 | 80 | -0.026 | 91 |
| North Carolina St. | 0.08 | 52 | 0.001 | 54 | 0.000 | 62 | 0.12 | 58 | 0.002 | 57 | 0.001 | 63 |
| North Texas | 0.08 | 52 | 0.001 | 52 | 0.007 | 52 | -0.23 | 88 | -0.005 | 92 | -0.030 | 94 |
| Northern Illinois | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | -0.001 | 65 | 0.05 | 62 | 0.000 | 62 | -0.003 | 68 |
| Northwestern | 0.54 | 21 | 0.007 | 26 | 0.046 | 23 | 0.86 | 8 | 0.011 | 12 | 0.070 | 8 |
| Notre Dame | -0.33 | 92 | -0.004 | 92 | -0.023 | 91 | -0.29 | 92 | -0.004 | 89 | -0.022 | 82 |
| Ohio | 0.07 | 55 | 0.001 | 57 | 0.009 | 48 | -0.08 | 72 | -0.002 | 75 | -0.009 | 73 |
| Ohio St. | 1.15 | 2 | 0.015 | 5 | 0.091 | 3 | 1.28 | 3 | 0.016 | 4 | 0.097 | 5 |
| Oklahoma | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | -0.001 | 67 | -0.15 | 82 | -0.003 | 83 | -0.025 | 88 |
| Oklahoma St. | 0.62 | 15 | 0.008 | 20 | 0.049 | 19 | 0.43 | 34 | 0.004 | 39 | 0.024 | 40 |
| Old Dominion | 0.77 | 9 | 0.011 | 10 | 0.073 | 9 | 0.51 | 31 | 0.006 | 31 | 0.045 | 27 |
| Oregon | -0.17 | 79 | -0.002 | 79 | -0.014 | 79 | 0.29 | 41 | 0.005 | 35 | 0.033 | 34 |
| Oregon St. | -0.25 | 88 | -0.004 | 88 | -0.017 | 84 | 0.13 | 56 | 0.003 | 49 | 0.022 | 44 |
| Penn St. | 0.07 | 55 | 0.001 | 58 | 0.005 | 57 | 0.34 | 37 | 0.005 | 38 | 0.025 | 38 |
| Pittsburgh | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | -0.003 | 71 | 0.16 | 54 | 0.002 | 55 | 0.010 | 57 |
| Purdue | -1.67 | 128 | -0.023 | 128 | -0.135 | 128 | -1.39 | 128 | -0.019 | 127 | -0.110 | 126 |
| Rice | -0.75 | 118 | -0.010 | 119 | -0.062 | 119 | -1.03 | 122 | -0.016 | 123 | -0.094 | 123 |
| Rutgers | -0.42 | 95 | -0.006 | 97 | -0.034 | 96 | -0.09 | 74 | -0.001 | 68 | -0.007 | 70 |
| San Diego St. | 1.00 | 5 | 0.015 | 4 | 0.085 | 5 | 0.81 | 9 | 0.012 | 9 | 0.068 | 10 |
| San Jose St. | -0.58 | 110 | -0.008 | 113 | -0.051 | 112 | -0.71 | 114 | -0.011 | 115 | -0.067 | 116 |
| SMU | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | -0.001 | 66 | -0.13 | 79 | -0.004 | 84 | -0.019 | 80 |
| South Alabama | -0.23 | 84 | -0.004 | 91 | -0.021 | 89 | 0.06 | 61 | 0.001 | 60 | 0.006 | 58 |
| South Carolina | 0.54 | 21 | 0.008 | 21 | 0.051 | 17 | 0.58 | 28 | 0.008 | 25 | 0.054 | 21 |
| South Florida | 0.54 | 21 | 0.007 | 28 | 0.034 | 31 | 0.49 | 32 | 0.005 | 36 | 0.025 | 37 |
| Southern Cal | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | -0.002 | 70 | 0.34 | 38 | 0.005 | 37 | 0.026 | 36 |
| Southern Miss | -1.23 | 124 | -0.018 | 127 | -0.101 | 125 | -1.31 | 126 | -0.020 | 128 | -0.110 | 127 |
| Stanford | 0.15 | 43 | 0.002 | 47 | 0.006 | 56 | 0.39 | 35 | 0.005 | 33 | 0.025 | 39 |
| Syracuse | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | 0.006 | 54 | 0.05 | 63 | 0.000 | 65 | 0.005 | 59 |
| TCU | -0.23 | 84 | -0.003 | 85 | -0.019 | 85 | -0.39 | 96 | -0.007 | 100 | -0.044 | 104 |
| Temple | 0.21 | 42 | 0.003 | 41 | 0.025 | 38 | 0.22 | 48 | 0.002 | 53 | 0.023 | 43 |
| Tennessee | -0.23 | 84 | -0.003 | 86 | -0.020 | 87 | 0.02 | 64 | 0.000 | 61 | -0.001 | 66 |
| Texas | -0.25 | 88 | -0.003 | 84 | -0.015 | 82 | -0.46 | 101 | -0.007 | 105 | -0.044 | 103 |
| Texas A&M | 0.31 | 37 | 0.004 | 38 | 0.025 | 40 | 0.59 | 26 | 0.008 | 23 | 0.049 | 25 |
| Texas St. | -1.25 | 125 | -0.017 | 125 | -0.104 | 126 | -1.16 | 124 | -0.017 | 124 | -0.101 | 124 |
| Texas Tech | -0.50 | 100 | -0.006 | 99 | -0.041 | 102 | -0.64 | 111 | -0.010 | 113 | -0.066 | 115 |
| Toledo | -0.15 | 77 | -0.002 | 78 | -0.015 | 81 | -0.17 | 84 | -0.003 | 81 | -0.021 | 81 |
| Troy | 0.77 | 9 | 0.010 | 12 | 0.070 | 11 | 0.75 | 14 | 0.009 | 20 | 0.061 | 15 |
| Tulane | 0.50 | 27 | 0.007 | 27 | 0.045 | 25 | 0.46 | 33 | 0.005 | 34 | 0.034 | 32 |
| Tulsa | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | -0.001 | 68 | -0.15 | 83 | -0.004 | 88 | -0.023 | 85 |
| UCLA | -0.17 | 79 | -0.002 | 77 | -0.011 | 77 | 0.23 | 47 | 0.004 | 41 | 0.026 | 35 |
| UNLV | 0.00 | 59 | 0.000 | 59 | 0.003 | 59 | -0.10 | 78 | -0.002 | 73 | -0.009 | 72 |
| Utah | 0.38 | 34 | 0.005 | 34 | 0.030 | 35 | 0.64 | 21 | 0.010 | 18 | 0.056 | 20 |
| Utah St. | -0.50 | 100 | -0.007 | 105 | -0.044 | 103 | -0.38 | 95 | -0.006 | 95 | -0.034 | 95 |
| UTEP | -0.42 | 95 | -0.006 | 100 | -0.038 | 99 | -0.76 | 117 | -0.013 | 119 | -0.072 | 119 |
| UTSA | 0.46 | 28 | 0.007 | 30 | 0.042 | 27 | 0.25 | 45 | 0.002 | 51 | 0.018 | 48 |
| Vanderbilt | 0.15 | 43 | 0.002 | 43 | 0.016 | 42 | 0.25 | 44 | 0.003 | 44 | 0.021 | 45 |
| Virginia | -0.42 | 95 | -0.006 | 95 | -0.026 | 93 | -0.39 | 97 | -0.006 | 94 | -0.026 | 90 |
| Virginia Tech | -0.07 | 73 | -0.001 | 73 | -0.008 | 74 | -0.14 | 80 | -0.002 | 74 | -0.016 | 78 |
| Wake Forest | 0.77 | 9 | 0.011 | 11 | 0.063 | 12 | 0.77 | 13 | 0.010 | 15 | 0.063 | 14 |
| Washington | 1.07 | 4 | 0.015 | 2 | 0.085 | 4 | 1.45 | 1 | 0.022 | 1 | 0.121 | 2 |
| Washington St. | 0.46 | 28 | 0.006 | 31 | 0.045 | 24 | 0.81 | 10 | 0.012 | 8 | 0.078 | 7 |
| West Virginia | 0.31 | 37 | 0.004 | 37 | 0.025 | 39 | 0.19 | 51 | 0.001 | 58 | 0.004 | 60 |
| Western Kentucky | 0.07 | 55 | 0.001 | 56 | 0.005 | 58 | -0.04 | 69 | -0.002 | 71 | -0.010 | 74 |
| Western Michigan | 1.29 | 1 | 0.019 | 1 | 0.132 | 1 | 1.33 | 2 | 0.019 | 2 | 0.128 | 1 |
| Wisconsin | 0.86 | 7 | 0.012 | 9 | 0.074 | 8 | 1.18 | 4 | 0.016 | 3 | 0.100 | 3 |
| Wyoming | 0.15 | 43 | 0.002 | 45 | 0.008 | 51 | 0.23 | 46 | 0.003 | 48 | 0.012 | 53 |