2011 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in October Only through 01/09/2012
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 3 | Toledo | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 5 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 5 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 7 | TCU | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 7 | USC | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Marshall | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 10 | UNLV | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 10 | Houston | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 12 | West Virginia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Boise State | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 18 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 19 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 19 | North Texas | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 19 | South Carolina | 4 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 19 | North Carolina State | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Syracuse | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 19 | Connecticut | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 26 | Penn State | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 26 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 29 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 32 | Hawai'i | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 32 | Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 34 | Ball State | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Wake Forest | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Northwestern | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 34 | Navy | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 39 | San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Utah State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 39 | Wyoming | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Michigan | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 42 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 42 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 47 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 49 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Auburn | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Nevada | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Memphis | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Army | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Washington State | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | UTEP | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | UCLA | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Oregon | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 67 | Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 67 | Texas Tech | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 67 | Louisville | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 70 | California | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 70 | Missouri | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 70 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 70 | Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 70 | Iowa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 78 | Oregon State | 5 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 78 | Rutgers | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 78 | UAB | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 78 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 78 | Indiana | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 84 | San Jose State | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 84 | BYU | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 84 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 84 | Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 84 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 84 | Duke | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 84 | Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 92 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 93 | Arizona | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Texas | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Ohio | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 97 | Colorado | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 97 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 100 | New Mexico | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 100 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 100 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 100 | Florida International | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 100 | Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 105 | Illinois | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 105 | Kansas | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 107 | Idaho | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 110 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 110 | Utah | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 110 | East Carolina | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 113 | South Florida | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 113 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 113 | Minnesota | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | -1.60 |
| 117 | Boston College | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 118 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 118 | Florida | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 120 | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -9 | -2.25 |