2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in November Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 1 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 1 | Duke | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Oregon | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 4 | Florida | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Baylor | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 4 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 4 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 13 | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| 13 | Boise State | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 13 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 13 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 13 | New Mexico | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 13 | Ball State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 21 | LSU | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 21 | South Carolina | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Iowa | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Louisville | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Rice | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Texas State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 21 | Ohio State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Florida International | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 21 | East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 21 | UTEP | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 21 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Texas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 37 | Kansas State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 37 | Utah | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 37 | Utah State | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 37 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 37 | BYU | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Army | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 37 | Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 37 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 37 | Connecticut | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 37 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 52 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 52 | TCU | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Virginia | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 52 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 52 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 52 | San Diego State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 52 | Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 52 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 52 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 52 | Bowling Green | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 52 | South Florida | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Kansas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 69 | UCLA | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 69 | Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Toledo | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 69 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 69 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 69 | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 69 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 82 | Washington | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 82 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 82 | Memphis | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 82 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 82 | Stanford | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 82 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 82 | Colorado State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 82 | Troy | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 82 | Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 82 | Michigan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 82 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 82 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 82 | Western Michigan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 82 | Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 96 | Arizona State | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 96 | Kent State | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 96 | Nebraska | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 96 | Hawai'i | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 96 | Florida State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 96 | Temple | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 96 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 103 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 103 | Oregon State | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 103 | Mississippi | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 103 | North Carolina State | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 103 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 103 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 103 | Illinois | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 103 | Arizona | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 111 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 111 | Clemson | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 111 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 111 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 111 | California | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -6 | -2.00 |
| 111 | South Alabama | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 111 | UNLV | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -9 | -2.25 |
| 118 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 118 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -9 | -2.25 |
| 120 | USC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 121 | Idaho | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 121 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -10 | -2.50 |
| 121 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -11 | -2.75 |
| 124 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | -1.50 |