2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - All Games through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 22 | -8 | -0.67 |
| 2 | Alabama | 14 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1.00 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 2 | Memphis | 12 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 3 | 24 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 13 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 6 | Florida | 13 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Ohio | 13 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 1.08 |
| 6 | Penn State | 12 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 13 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 6 | Rice | 13 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 6 | Navy | 13 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 13 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Northern Illinois | 14 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0.21 |
| 14 | Florida Atlantic | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -2 | -0.17 |
| 14 | Temple | 11 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -2 | -0.18 |
| 14 | Florida International | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 22 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 19 | Boise State | 13 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 19 | LSU | 13 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 19 | UTSA | 10 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1.20 |
| 19 | Northwestern | 13 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 19 | UCF | 14 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 0.86 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 12 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 19 | North Carolina | 12 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 19 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 19 | West Virginia | 13 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 19 | Ohio State | 12 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 0.25 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 13 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 15 | 1.15 |
| 29 | Iowa | 12 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Louisville | 13 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 0.85 |
| 29 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Texas State | 12 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0.83 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | 13 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 29 | Wyoming | 12 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 14 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 0.29 |
| 29 | Air Force | 13 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 29 | -13 | -1.00 |
| 38 | Oregon | 13 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 21 | 1.62 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 13 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 1.54 |
| 38 | San Jose State | 13 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 38 | Utah | 12 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 38 | South Carolina | 13 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 38 | Central Michigan | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 38 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 13 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 22 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | 13 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 1.23 |
| 45 | Stanford | 14 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 0.64 |
| 45 | Michigan State | 13 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 45 | Utah State | 13 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 45 | Syracuse | 13 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 45 | Ball State | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -3 | -0.23 |
| 45 | Kentucky | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -3 | -0.25 |
| 45 | Nevada | 13 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -4 | -0.31 |
| 45 | Florida State | 14 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 27 | -5 | -0.36 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | 13 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -5 | -0.38 |
| 45 | Buffalo | 12 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -6 | -0.50 |
| 56 | Kent State | 14 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 1.43 |
| 56 | Georgia | 14 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | 13 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 0.69 |
| 56 | Toledo | 13 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 56 | UCLA | 14 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 56 | Texas | 13 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 56 | San Diego State | 13 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | 13 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -4 | -0.31 |
| 56 | New Mexico State | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 27 | -18 | -1.50 |
| 65 | Arizona State | 13 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 0.46 |
| 65 | TCU | 13 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 3 | 0.23 |
| 65 | Duke | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 65 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 24 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 65 | Marshall | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -2 | -0.17 |
| 65 | Miami (Ohio) | 12 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 19 | -5 | -0.42 |
| 65 | Troy | 12 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 26 | -6 | -0.50 |
| 65 | Maryland | 12 | 16 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 30 | -10 | -0.83 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | 13 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 73 | Tulsa | 14 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0.21 |
| 73 | Baylor | 13 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 73 | Kansas | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -3 | -0.25 |
| 73 | Indiana | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | -0.25 |
| 73 | UTEP | 12 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 73 | Boston College | 12 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 24 | -5 | -0.42 |
| 73 | California | 12 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 30 | -7 | -0.58 |
| 73 | UAB | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 27 | -9 | -0.75 |
| 73 | Nebraska | 14 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 35 | -12 | -0.86 |
| 73 | Hawai'i | 12 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 33 | -14 | -1.17 |
| 73 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 28 | -16 | -1.33 |
| 85 | Washington | 13 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 5 | 0.38 |
| 85 | Clemson | 13 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 2 | 0.15 |
| 85 | Missouri | 12 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 85 | East Carolina | 13 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 85 | North Texas | 12 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 85 | Purdue | 13 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 85 | Tennessee | 12 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 23 | -6 | -0.50 |
| 85 | Illinois | 12 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 30 | -12 | -1.00 |
| 93 | SMU | 13 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 0.54 |
| 93 | Arizona | 13 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 28 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 93 | Minnesota | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 93 | Colorado State | 12 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -5 | -0.42 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -5 | -0.42 |
| 93 | Auburn | 12 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 25 | -12 | -1.00 |
| 93 | Virginia | 12 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -14 | -1.17 |
| 93 | South Florida | 12 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 29 | -20 | -1.67 |
| 102 | Rutgers | 13 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 0.77 |
| 102 | Oregon State | 13 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 0.62 |
| 102 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 102 | South Alabama | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 33 | -12 | -0.92 |
| 102 | Texas Tech | 13 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -13 | -1.00 |
| 102 | Arkansas | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 31 | -19 | -1.58 |
| 108 | Iowa State | 13 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 108 | BYU | 13 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 25 | -3 | -0.23 |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | 13 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 26 | -5 | -0.38 |
| 108 | UNLV | 13 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -6 | -0.46 |
| 108 | North Carolina State | 13 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 33 | -9 | -0.69 |
| 113 | Mississippi | 13 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 18 | 29 | -1 | -0.08 |
| 113 | Akron | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -14 | -1.17 |
| 113 | Connecticut | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -14 | -1.17 |
| 113 | Colorado | 12 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 34 | -19 | -1.58 |
| 117 | Michigan | 13 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -9 | -0.69 |
| 117 | Massachusetts | 12 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -9 | -0.75 |
| 119 | USC | 13 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 14 | 20 | 34 | -2 | -0.15 |
| 119 | Houston | 12 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 15 | 20 | 35 | -4 | -0.33 |
| 119 | Tulane | 12 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 33 | -9 | -0.75 |
| 122 | Washington State | 12 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 30 | -9 | -0.75 |
| 122 | Western Michigan | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 31 | -14 | -1.17 |
| 124 | Idaho | 12 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 39 | -17 | -1.42 |