2008 National Leaders Turnover Margin - All Games through 01/03/2009
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest | 13 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 1.31 |
| 2 | Boston College | 14 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 3 | 0.21 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 14 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1.43 |
| 3 | California | 13 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 14 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 6 | Florida | 13 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 1.69 |
| 6 | Boise State | 13 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 6 | East Carolina | 14 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 19 | 9 | 28 | 5 | 0.36 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 13 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 1.77 |
| 9 | Iowa | 13 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 11 | Rice | 13 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 11 | Utah | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Minnesota | 13 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 11 | Oregon | 13 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 15 | Navy | 13 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 15 | Air Force | 13 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 15 | BYU | 13 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 19 | Southern Mississippi | 13 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | 13 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 19 | USC | 13 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 13 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 19 | Troy | 13 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 27 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 19 | Hawai'i | 14 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 22 | 37 | -8 | -0.57 |
| 27 | Ohio State | 12 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 27 | TCU | 13 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 1.00 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 13 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 13 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 27 | Clemson | 13 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 29 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 32 | Baylor | 12 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1.33 |
| 32 | UTEP | 12 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 32 | San Jose State | 12 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 32 | South Carolina | 13 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 38 | -11 | -0.85 |
| 36 | Akron | 12 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 36 | Duke | 12 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 36 | Kentucky | 13 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 12 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 36 | UCF | 12 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 36 | Florida State | 13 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 42 | Arizona | 13 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 42 | Alabama | 14 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 0.43 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 42 | New Mexico | 12 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Kansas | 13 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Nevada | 13 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 42 | Temple | 12 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 42 | Northwestern | 13 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -3 | -0.23 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | 13 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -3 | -0.23 |
| 42 | Connecticut | 13 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 29 | -4 | -0.31 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | 12 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 52 | Penn State | 13 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 52 | Michigan State | 13 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 52 | Utah State | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 52 | UAB | 12 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -3 | -0.23 |
| 58 | Ball State | 13 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 58 | Arizona State | 12 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0.42 |
| 58 | Florida International | 12 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 58 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 58 | Mississippi | 13 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 58 | New Mexico State | 12 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 29 | -6 | -0.50 |
| 58 | Virginia | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 30 | -7 | -0.58 |
| 65 | Colorado State | 13 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 65 | Indiana | 12 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 65 | Oregon State | 13 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 65 | Kent State | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 25 | -3 | -0.25 |
| 65 | Missouri | 14 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -4 | -0.29 |
| 65 | Houston | 13 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 28 | -6 | -0.46 |
| 65 | Cincinnati | 14 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 30 | -8 | -0.57 |
| 65 | Tulsa | 13 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -8 | -0.62 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | 13 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 31 | -9 | -0.69 |
| 74 | Rutgers | 13 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 74 | Bowling Green | 12 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 74 | Stanford | 12 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 77 | Tennessee | 12 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 77 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 77 | Toledo | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 77 | Purdue | 12 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -3 | -0.25 |
| 77 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -5 | -0.42 |
| 77 | Illinois | 12 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -6 | -0.50 |
| 77 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -9 | -0.69 |
| 77 | Michigan | 12 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 30 | -10 | -0.83 |
| 85 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 85 | LSU | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 85 | San Diego State | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 25 | -6 | -0.50 |
| 85 | UCLA | 12 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 29 | -10 | -0.83 |
| 85 | SMU | 12 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 32 | -13 | -1.08 |
| 85 | Ohio | 12 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 32 | -13 | -1.08 |
| 91 | Memphis | 13 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 91 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 91 | Marshall | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 91 | Western Michigan | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -5 | -0.38 |
| 91 | Auburn | 12 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 26 | -8 | -0.67 |
| 91 | Louisville | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 30 | -12 | -1.00 |
| 91 | Idaho | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 31 | -13 | -1.08 |
| 98 | Tulane | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -5 | -0.42 |
| 98 | Colorado | 12 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 24 | -7 | -0.58 |
| 98 | Kansas State | 12 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 24 | -7 | -0.58 |
| 98 | South Florida | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -8 | -0.62 |
| 98 | Maryland | 13 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -8 | -0.62 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 27 | -10 | -0.83 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 13 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 28 | -11 | -0.85 |
| 105 | Central Michigan | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 105 | Texas | 12 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 0.17 |
| 105 | Syracuse | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 105 | Georgia | 13 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -3 | -0.23 |
| 105 | Mississippi State | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 105 | Arkansas | 12 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -9 | -0.75 |
| 105 | Army | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 30 | -14 | -1.17 |
| 105 | North Texas | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -17 | -1.42 |
| 114 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 25 | -10 | -0.77 |
| 114 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 27 | -12 | -1.00 |
| 116 | Wyoming | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 36 | -22 | -1.83 |
| 117 | UNLV | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 117 | Fresno State | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -11 | -0.85 |
| 117 | Washington State | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 38 | -25 | -1.92 |
| 120 | Washington | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -17 | -1.42 |