2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 9 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 9 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2.11 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Texas State | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 5 | SMU | 8 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1.63 |
| 6 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1.50 |
| 7 | Rutgers | 7 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 8 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Florida | 8 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 8 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Duke | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 1.25 |
| 13 | Boise State | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 13 | Iowa | 8 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 16 | Kent State | 9 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 17 | Georgia | 9 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 17 | UCF | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Wyoming | 8 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 17 | Louisville | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Alabama | 9 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 25 | Rice | 8 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 25 | Miami (Florida) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 27 | Utah State | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Bowling Green | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 28 | Central Michigan | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Syracuse | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.71 |
| 33 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 33 | San Jose State | 6 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 35 | New Mexico | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 35 | Penn State | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 38 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 39 | Iowa State | 9 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 40 | East Carolina | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Ohio | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 43 | Washington | 9 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 44 | Marshall | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 45 | UTSA | 6 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Mississippi | 8 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Toledo | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 46 | North Carolina | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 49 | UCLA | 10 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 49 | Stanford | 10 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 51 | San Diego State | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 51 | Purdue | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 51 | Michigan State | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 51 | Kentucky | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 55 | Oregon State | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 55 | Tulsa | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 55 | West Virginia | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 58 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Clemson | 8 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 58 | North Texas | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 63 | TCU | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 22 | -1 | -0.11 |
| 63 | Baylor | 9 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -1 | -0.11 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -1 | -0.11 |
| 66 | Michigan | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 66 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 68 | Oklahoma | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -2 | -0.22 |
| 69 | Houston | 8 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Buffalo | 8 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 18 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Ohio State | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 14 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Ball State | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Indiana | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | South Carolina | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Florida Atlantic | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 79 | Texas | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -3 | -0.33 |
| 80 | Maryland | 8 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 80 | Memphis | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 17 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 80 | Nevada | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 83 | USC | 9 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 27 | -4 | -0.44 |
| 83 | Arizona | 9 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -4 | -0.44 |
| 85 | Navy | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 85 | Tulane | 8 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 85 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 88 | Troy | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 88 | UNLV | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 88 | Florida International | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 88 | Virginia | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 93 | Idaho | 6 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 93 | California | 9 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 25 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 93 | Washington State | 9 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 96 | Missouri | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -6 | -0.75 |
| 96 | South Alabama | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -6 | -0.75 |
| 98 | Florida State | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 19 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 98 | Kansas | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 100 | Colorado State | 8 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -7 | -0.88 |
| 100 | North Carolina State | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -7 | -0.88 |
| 100 | Air Force | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 18 | -7 | -0.88 |
| 103 | BYU | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 103 | UTEP | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 103 | UAB | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Boston College | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Minnesota | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Nebraska | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 23 | -9 | -1.00 |
| 109 | Texas Tech | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -10 | -1.11 |
| 110 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | -1.13 |
| 111 | Temple | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | -8 | -1.14 |
| 112 | Akron | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -10 | -1.25 |
| 113 | Massachusetts | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -11 | -1.38 |
| 113 | Hawai'i | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 22 | -11 | -1.38 |
| 113 | Auburn | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -11 | -1.38 |
| 113 | Illinois | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | -11 | -1.38 |
| 117 | Connecticut | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -10 | -1.43 |
| 118 | Western Michigan | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -12 | -1.50 |
| 118 | Southern Mississippi | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -12 | -1.50 |
| 120 | Arkansas | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 22 | -13 | -1.63 |
| 121 | Colorado | 9 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 28 | -16 | -1.78 |
| 122 | South Florida | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -13 | -1.86 |
| 123 | Army | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 124 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 21 | -18 | -3.00 |