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 | Texas Tech | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 1 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 1 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 1 | Ball State | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 7 | Utah | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 7 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Iowa | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Stanford | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Idaho | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Florida International | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Oregon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Colorado | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Purdue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 7 | UCF | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 7 | Rice | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 31 | Rutgers | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 |
| 31 | Boise State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 31 | Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 31 | Tulane | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Texas | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Indiana | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 31 | Ohio | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 31 | North Texas | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 31 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 31 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 31 | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 31 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 31 | Air Force | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 31 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 31 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 31 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 31 | Army | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 54 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 54 | Toledo | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 54 | North Carolina State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Colorado State | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 54 | Houston | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 54 | Penn State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Arizona State | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Georgia | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 54 | California | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 54 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 54 | Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 54 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Troy | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 54 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 54 | West Virginia | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 54 | USC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 75 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 75 | South Florida | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 75 | Kent State | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 75 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 75 | UNLV | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 75 | UAB | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 75 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 75 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 75 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 75 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 75 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 75 | Arkansas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 94 | Maryland | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 94 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 94 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 94 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 94 | BYU | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 94 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 94 | East Carolina | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 94 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 104 | Michigan | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 104 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 104 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 104 | Akron | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 104 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 104 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 112 | South Carolina | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 112 | Marshall | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 112 | Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 112 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 112 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 112 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -10 | -2.50 |
| 118 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 118 | UTEP | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 120 | Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | -2.00 |