2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in October Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent State | 4 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2.75 |
| 2 | SMU | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Oregon | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Mississippi | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 6 | Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Iowa State | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 6 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Arizona | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 13 | LSU | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Ohio | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 13 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Rutgers | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Duke | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Marshall | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Arkansas | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Troy | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Clemson | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 24 | USC | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Florida | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 40 | San Jose State | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Texas State | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Georgia | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 40 | UNLV | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | San Diego State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Western Kentucky | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Penn State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 48 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Utah State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 59 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | California | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Texas | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | North Carolina State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 59 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Tulane | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Purdue | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | East Carolina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Michigan State | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Missouri | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 69 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 69 | West Virginia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 81 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Western Michigan | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Ball State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Auburn | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Idaho | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 81 | UTSA | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 81 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 81 | Illinois | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 91 | Maryland | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 91 | BYU | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 91 | South Carolina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 91 | Army | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 91 | Washington State | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 97 | Washington | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 97 | Memphis | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 97 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 97 | Colorado State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 97 | Colorado | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 97 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 97 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 97 | Minnesota | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 105 | Kansas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 105 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 105 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 105 | Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 105 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 105 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 105 | Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 112 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 112 | Akron | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 112 | Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 112 | Massachusetts | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 112 | Virginia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 112 | South Florida | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 118 | Florida International | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 118 | New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -7 | -2.33 |
| 118 | Miami (Ohio) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -7 | -2.33 |
| 121 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 122 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -10 | -2.50 |
| 122 | Baylor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -10 | -3.33 |
| 124 | Texas A&M | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -11 | -2.75 |