2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon State | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 6 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 2.43 |
| 5 | SMU | 5 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 6 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Florida | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 8 | Iowa | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 9 | Louisiana Tech | 7 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 2.00 |
| 9 | UTSA | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 13 | LSU | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 15 | Rutgers | 7 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 |
| 16 | Houston | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 17 | Alabama | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 19 | Fresno State | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Texas State | 4 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 23 | Penn State | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | 6 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 23 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 23 | Kansas State | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 23 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 30 | Boise State | 7 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 30 | Kent State | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 1.29 |
| 32 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 33 | USC | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 34 | Navy | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 35 | Louisiana-Monroe | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 36 | UCF | 8 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Ohio | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Bowling Green | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Purdue | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Memphis | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Toledo | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Texas | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Tulsa | 8 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 47 | BYU | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 50 | Rice | 8 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 51 | Louisville | 7 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Temple | 5 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 55 | East Carolina | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 55 | Georgia | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 57 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 57 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 57 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 57 | Iowa State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 61 | North Carolina State | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 62 | Marshall | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 62 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 62 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 65 | Troy | 6 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 65 | Massachusetts | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 65 | Syracuse | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 65 | Michigan | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 65 | Ball State | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 65 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 65 | Oklahoma | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 72 | San Jose State | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 72 | Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 74 | Mississippi | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 74 | Florida International | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 74 | Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 77 | Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 77 | North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 79 | Hawai'i | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Nevada | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Duke | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Buffalo | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Ohio State | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Army | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Texas Tech | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 | Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 89 | Colorado State | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 89 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 91 | UCLA | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 91 | Minnesota | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 94 | Connecticut | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 95 | Missouri | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 95 | Arizona | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 95 | Washington State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 95 | UTEP | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 95 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 95 | Maryland | 6 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 95 | Clemson | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 95 | Utah State | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 104 | South Alabama | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 105 | Western Michigan | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 105 | Florida State | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 107 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 107 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 107 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 107 | Illinois | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 111 | Auburn | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 111 | California | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 111 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 111 | Akron | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 115 | UAB | 6 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 115 | Air Force | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 117 | UNLV | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -9 | -1.29 |
| 118 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 118 | Idaho | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 120 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 120 | South Florida | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 122 | Virginia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 123 | New Mexico State | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -9 | -1.80 |
| 124 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | -3.00 |