2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games at Home Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | 7 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 7 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 3 | LSU | 8 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Houston | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 3 | Baylor | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 3 | Purdue | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 9 | Kansas State | 7 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 9 | Florida | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 1.86 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 7 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 9 | North Carolina | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 15 | UCLA | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 15 | Oregon | 7 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 15 | San Jose State | 6 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 15 | Washington | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 15 | USC | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 15 | Tulane | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 21 | Boise State | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 21 | Stanford | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 21 | Clemson | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 21 | Arizona | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Toledo | 6 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 27 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 27 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 27 | San Diego State | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 27 | South Carolina | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 27 | Kansas | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 27 | East Carolina | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 27 | North Carolina State | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 27 | Minnesota | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 38 | Louisville | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1.57 |
| 38 | Alabama | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 38 | Duke | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 38 | Texas | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 38 | Cincinnati | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 38 | Rutgers | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 38 | New Mexico | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 38 | Colorado State | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Mississippi | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 38 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 38 | Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 38 | Boston College | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 38 | Utah State | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 38 | Buffalo | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 38 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 38 | California | 7 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 18 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 56 | Kent State | 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 56 | Ohio | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 56 | Texas State | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 56 | Iowa | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 56 | BYU | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 56 | Missouri | 7 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 56 | Georgia | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 56 | Central Michigan | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 56 | Michigan State | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 56 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 56 | Memphis | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 16 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 56 | TCU | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 56 | South Alabama | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -9 | -1.50 |
| 72 | Bowling Green | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 72 | North Texas | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 72 | UCF | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Wyoming | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 72 | Ball State | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 72 | Navy | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 72 | Army | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 72 | Penn State | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 72 | Arkansas State | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 72 | UNLV | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 72 | Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 72 | Texas A&M | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 72 | Hawai'i | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 72 | Air Force | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 12 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -6 | -1.00 |
| 72 | Illinois | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 18 | -9 | -1.29 |
| 89 | Utah | 6 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 89 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 89 | Syracuse | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 89 | Northwestern | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 89 | Idaho | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 89 | Oklahoma | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -6 | -1.00 |
| 89 | Florida International | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 12 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 89 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 89 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -9 | -1.50 |
| 101 | Temple | 6 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 101 | Tulsa | 7 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 101 | Marshall | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 101 | Wisconsin | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 101 | Indiana | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 101 | UAB | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 101 | Connecticut | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 101 | Florida State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -9 | -1.29 |
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -8 | -1.60 |
| 101 | Akron | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -10 | -1.67 |
| 111 | Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 111 | UTEP | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 111 | Michigan | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 111 | UTSA | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 111 | Troy | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 111 | Maryland | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -6 | -1.00 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -8 | -1.33 |
| 111 | South Florida | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -12 | -2.00 |
| 119 | Auburn | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 119 | Nevada | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -6 | -1.00 |
| 119 | Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -12 | -1.71 |
| 122 | Texas Tech | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -8 | -1.33 |
| 122 | Virginia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -12 | -1.71 |
| 122 | Colorado | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -11 | -1.83 |