Big Ten · B1G+A advanced report
TURNOVER REPORT
Turnover margin, where the takeaways come from, and what each side does with them.
Weeks 1–7 (Aug 29 – Oct 17) · 85 games, 117 Big Ten team-games · public play-by-play feeds · built Oct 18, 2:51 PM CT
MARGIN
sorted by turnover margin · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Turnover margin | Takeaways | Giveaways | Points-off-turnovers margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UCLA | 6 | +10 (1) | 19 (1) | 9 (T-14) | +53 (1) |
| 2 |  Northwestern | 6 | +7 (2) | 9 (9) | 2 (1) | +13 (8) |
| 3 |  Nebraska | 7 | +6 (3) | 10 (T-5) | 4 (T-4) | +35 (2) |
| T-4 |  Penn State | 7 | +4 (T-4) | 11 (T-2) | 7 (T-9) | +18 (5) |
| T-4 |  Purdue | 7 | +4 (T-4) | 10 (T-5) | 6 (T-6) | +6 (T-12) |
| T-6 |  Indiana | 7 | +3 (T-6) | 6 (T-12) | 3 (T-2) | +25 (4) |
| T-6 |  Maryland | 7 | +3 (T-6) | 10 (T-5) | 7 (T-9) | +5 (15) |
| T-8 |  Ohio State | 7 | +2 (T-8) | 10 (T-5) | 8 (T-12) | +29 (3) |
| T-8 |  Iowa | 6 | +2 (T-8) | 5 (16) | 3 (T-2) | -7 (17) |
| T-8 |  Washington | 7 | +2 (T-8) | 11 (T-2) | 9 (T-14) | -2 (16) |
| 11 |  Minnesota | 6 | +1 (11) | 8 (T-10) | 7 (T-9) | +6 (T-12) |
| T-12 |  Oregon | 6 | +0 (T-12) | 11 (T-2) | 11 (T-16) | +6 (T-12) |
| T-12 |  USC | 7 | +0 (T-12) | 6 (T-12) | 6 (T-6) | +16 (T-6) |
| T-12 |  Wisconsin | 6 | +0 (T-12) | 6 (T-12) | 6 (T-6) | +10 (T-9) |
| 15 |  Illinois | 6 | -1 (15) | 3 (T-17) | 4 (T-4) | +10 (T-9) |
| 16 |  Michigan | 6 | -3 (16) | 8 (T-10) | 11 (T-16) | +16 (T-6) |
| T-17 |  Michigan State | 7 | -5 (T-17) | 3 (T-17) | 8 (T-12) | +8 (11) |
| T-17 |  Rutgers | 6 | -5 (T-17) | 6 (T-12) | 11 (T-16) | -33 (18) |
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS
sorted by points off turnovers · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Points off turnovers | Points allowed off giveaways | Takeaways turned into points % | Defensive/return TDs off takeaways |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 73 (1) | 20 (9) | 57.9 (12) | 2 (T-1) |
| 2 | Michigan | 6 | 49 (2) | 33 (17) | 87.5 (3) | 2 (T-1) |
| 3 | Ohio State | 7 | 48 (3) | 19 (8) | 80.0 (5) | 1 (T-6) |
| 4 | Penn State | 7 | 42 (4) | 24 (12) | 54.5 (14) | 1 (T-6) |
| 5 | Nebraska | 7 | 38 (5) | 3 (T-1) | 60.0 (11) | 2 (T-1) |
| 6 | Maryland | 7 | 36 (6) | 31 (16) | 70.0 (7) | 1 (T-6) |
| T-7 | Oregon | 6 | 34 (T-7) | 28 (T-14) | 45.5 (16) | 1 (T-6) |
| T-7 | Minnesota | 6 | 34 (T-7) | 28 (T-14) | 75.0 (6) | 1 (T-6) |
| 9 | Wisconsin | 6 | 31 (9) | 21 (T-10) | 83.3 (4) | 1 (T-6) |
| 10 | Indiana | 7 | 28 (10) | 3 (T-1) | 66.7 (T-8) | 1 (T-6) |
| T-11 | Northwestern | 6 | 27 (T-11) | 14 (T-6) | 55.6 (13) | 1 (T-6) |
| T-11 | USC | 7 | 27 (T-11) | 11 (5) | 66.7 (T-8) | 2 (T-1) |
| T-11 | Purdue | 7 | 27 (T-11) | 21 (T-10) | 50.0 (15) | 1 (T-6) |
| 14 | Washington | 7 | 24 (14) | 26 (13) | 36.4 (17) | 0 (T-15) |
| 15 | Rutgers | 6 | 20 (15) | 53 (18) | 66.7 (T-8) | 0 (T-15) |
| T-16 | Illinois | 6 | 17 (T-16) | 7 (3) | 100.0 (T-1) | 2 (T-1) |
| T-16 | Michigan State | 7 | 17 (T-16) | 9 (4) | 100.0 (T-1) | 0 (T-15) |
| 18 | Iowa | 6 | 7 (18) | 14 (T-6) | 20.0 (18) | 0 (T-15) |
TAKEAWAYS AND GIVEAWAYS BY TYPE
sorted by interceptions (defense) · through Week 7| # | Team | G | Interceptions (defense) | Fumbles recovered (opp. fumbles lost) | Turnovers on downs forced | Interceptions thrown | Fumbles lost | Turnovers on downs (offense) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | 6 | 10 (1) | 9 (1) | 6 (T-6) | 6 (T-13) | 3 (T-12) | 4 (T-8) |
| T-2 | Oregon | 6 | 9 (T-2) | 2 (T-10) | 4 (T-8) | 3 (T-4) | 8 (18) | 6 (T-12) |
| T-2 | Washington | 7 | 9 (T-2) | 2 (T-10) | 8 (T-2) | 6 (T-13) | 3 (T-12) | 3 (T-5) |
| T-4 | Nebraska | 7 | 7 (T-4) | 3 (T-6) | 3 (T-11) | 4 (T-6) | 0 (T-1) | 7 (T-14) |
| T-4 | Penn State | 7 | 7 (T-4) | 4 (T-3) | 2 (T-15) | 5 (T-10) | 2 (T-8) | 2 (T-1) |
| T-4 | Purdue | 7 | 7 (T-4) | 3 (T-6) | 2 (T-15) | 3 (T-4) | 3 (T-12) | 7 (T-14) |
| T-7 | Indiana | 7 | 6 (T-7) | 0 (18) | 9 (1) | 0 (T-1) | 3 (T-12) | 4 (T-8) |
| T-7 | Northwestern | 6 | 6 (T-7) | 3 (T-6) | 7 (T-4) | 0 (T-1) | 2 (T-8) | 2 (T-1) |
| T-7 | Maryland | 7 | 6 (T-7) | 4 (T-3) | 4 (T-8) | 6 (T-13) | 1 (T-3) | 7 (T-14) |
| T-7 | Michigan | 6 | 6 (T-7) | 2 (T-10) | 3 (T-11) | 6 (T-13) | 5 (17) | 2 (T-1) |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 6 | 5 (11) | 1 (T-14) | 7 (T-4) | 5 (T-10) | 1 (T-3) | 3 (T-5) |
| T-12 | Ohio State | 7 | 4 (T-12) | 6 (2) | 8 (T-2) | 7 (17) | 1 (T-3) | 4 (T-8) |
| T-12 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 (T-12) | 4 (T-3) | 3 (T-11) | 5 (T-10) | 2 (T-8) | 2 (T-1) |
| T-12 | Iowa | 6 | 4 (T-12) | 1 (T-14) | 3 (T-11) | 2 (3) | 1 (T-3) | 3 (T-5) |
| T-12 | Rutgers | 6 | 4 (T-12) | 2 (T-10) | 2 (T-15) | 10 (18) | 1 (T-3) | 6 (T-12) |
| 16 | USC | 7 | 3 (16) | 3 (T-6) | 4 (T-8) | 4 (T-6) | 2 (T-8) | 4 (T-8) |
| T-17 | Illinois | 6 | 2 (T-17) | 1 (T-14) | 2 (T-15) | 4 (T-6) | 0 (T-1) | 7 (T-14) |
| T-17 | Michigan State | 7 | 2 (T-17) | 1 (T-14) | 6 (T-6) | 4 (T-6) | 4 (16) | 8 (18) |
Method note (Oct 13, 2026): Turnover margin is computed from game box scores (defensive interceptions + opponent fumbles lost, minus giveaways).
How B1G+A counts it. Turnovers are interceptions and lost fumbles (including muffed kicks) and match public box-score totals. Turnovers on downs are listed separately and are not in the margin. Points off turnovers = points scored on the takeaway itself (return TD) or on the next possession after it; "turned into points %" is the share of takeaways that produced any points. Rank in parentheses is among Big Ten teams with a published value.
Source: public feeds game summaries (play-by-play drives plus box score) for every final game involving a Big Ten team, Aug 29 – Oct 17. Every game is checked against the box score in the same feed: punts 170/170; punt yds 170/170; punt in20 168/170; punt tb 170/170; net n 170/170; punt vs drives 170/170; punt result drives have punt 170/170; rec yds 170/170; rush yds 164/170; off td 170/170; fg made vs drives 170/170; turnovers 170/170; ints thrown 170/170; fumbles lost 170/170; ret td vs scoring 170/170; score recon 170/170; scoring plays in pbp 170/170 team-games agree (rushing and receiving yardage within 10 yards, punt yardage within 1 yard; all other checks must match exactly). A team's figure is shown only if all of its games pass the checks that stat depends on; otherwise it shows — (hover for the reason).