2012 Northwestern Wildcats Turnover Margin Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 13 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 1.08 |
| at Home | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0.43 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 |
| in Wins | 10 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1.00 |
| in Losses | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2.00 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 0.80 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 12 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1.08 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 7 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1.86 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 12 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1.08 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| in August/September | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.40 |
| in October | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| in November | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2.33 |
| in December/January | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 |