2016 Northwestern Wildcats Turnover Margin Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0.69 |
| at Home | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.71 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0.67 |
| in Wins | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 1.43 |
| in Losses | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | -0.17 |
| vs. Conference | 9 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0.67 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | -0.17 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 7 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 1.43 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 0.58 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | -0.14 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 0.73 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| in August/September | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| in October | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| in November | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| in December/January | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |