2011 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 3 | South Florida | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 4 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 7 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 7 | North Carolina State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Ohio | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 13 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 13 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 17 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Marshall | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 19 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 19 | Colorado State | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 19 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 19 | Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 19 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 19 | BYU | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 19 | East Carolina | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 29 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Tulane | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Maryland | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 29 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 29 | North Texas | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 29 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 44 | Texas Tech | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 44 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 44 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 44 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 44 | UNLV | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 44 | UAB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 44 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 44 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 44 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 44 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 44 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 44 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 44 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 44 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 44 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 59 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 59 | California | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Idaho | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 59 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 59 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 59 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 59 | Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 59 | UTEP | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 73 | Florida International | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 73 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 73 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 73 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 73 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Kansas State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | UCF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 73 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 73 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 73 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 73 | Akron | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 73 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 73 | Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 73 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 73 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -10 | -2.50 |
| 92 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 92 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 92 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Oregon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 92 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 92 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 92 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 92 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 103 | Colorado | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Purdue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 103 | Rice | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 103 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 103 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 103 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 103 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 103 | USC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 115 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 115 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 115 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 115 | Army | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 115 | Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 120 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |