The stat that most correlates to wins is turnover margin. Nebraska has not been good at turnover margin over the last 20 years. There was a great season like 2003, but several awful years like 2004, 2007, 2008, and 2020. Here are our turnover margins over the last 20 years against FBS opponents:
Rhule knows this and is working to correct it, this season depends on it.
| Year | Turnover Margin | National Rank |
2003 | 1.8 | 2 |
2004 | -1.2 | 108 |
2005 | 0.1 | 52 |
2006 | -0.2 | 69 |
2007 | -1.4 | 117 |
2008 | -1.1 | 110 |
2009 | 0.4 | 33 |
2010 | 0.1 | 54 |
2011 | 0 | 54 |
2012 | -0.9 | 108 |
2013 | -1 | 118 |
2014 | -0.2 | 73 |
2015 | -0.9 | 114 |
2016 | 0.4 | 36 |
2017 | -0.6 | 101 |
2018 | -0.3 | 87 |
2019 | 0 | 55 |
2020 | -1.4 | 122 |
2021 | -0.5 | 103 |
2022 | -0.2 | 79 |
| Average | -0.36 | 80 |
Rhule knows this and is working to correct it, this season depends on it.
