2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in December/January Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 5 | BYU | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Georgia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Texas State | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 9 | SMU | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 9 | Boise State | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 9 | Navy | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 9 | South Alabama | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Arizona | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 9 | Texas | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 9 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 20 | UCLA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 20 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 20 | Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 20 | UCF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Ohio | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 20 | Air Force | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 20 | USC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Rice | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 20 | Nevada | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 20 | San Diego State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 36 | Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 36 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 36 | LSU | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 36 | East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 36 | Toledo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Mississippi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Alabama | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Utah State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 36 | TCU | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 36 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 36 | Baylor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 36 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 53 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 53 | San Jose State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 53 | Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 53 | Kansas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 53 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 53 | Syracuse | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 53 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 53 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 53 | Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 53 | Clemson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 53 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 53 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 53 | Army | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 53 | Iowa State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 53 | Florida | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 69 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Western Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 69 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 69 | Kent State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 69 | Ball State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 69 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 69 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 69 | South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | -4.00 |
| 69 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | -4.00 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | -4.00 |
| 69 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | -5.00 |
| 69 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | -5.00 |