A Study Analyzing Football Turnover Ratio and Team Wins and Losses in Division I and Division III
Abstract
This study investigated a belief within the football world that whichever team commits fewer turnovers ultimately will win the game. Data was collected for three seasons from the Collegiate Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (D3) and the Big Ten Conference (Dl) games and was analyzed using the Kruskal-Willis test. Similar to what the literature suggests, the team's final turnover margin for a game was found to be a significant predictor of the outcome of games. Additional options for further research include the home/away comparison, the time of possession statistic, and the impact of weather.
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