2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. Non-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 | UTSA | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 2 | Boise State | 5 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 2 | Ohio | 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 2.17 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Kent State | 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Texas | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 8 | Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 11 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 11 | West Virginia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 13 | Kansas | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 13 | Utah | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 15 | UCLA | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 15 | North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 15 | Ohio State | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 18 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 18 | New Mexico | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 18 | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1.20 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1.17 |
| 23 | Fresno State | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Northwestern | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Florida | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 23 | TCU | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 23 | Penn State | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 23 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 32 | LSU | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 33 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Boston College | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 33 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Louisville | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 40 | UCF | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 43 | San Jose State | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 44 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 44 | USC | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Colorado State | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 44 | Massachusetts | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 48 | Florida State | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 48 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 48 | Clemson | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 52 | Notre Dame | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0.36 |
| 53 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 53 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 53 | Florida International | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 53 | Kansas State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 57 | SMU | 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Michigan State | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 60 | Navy | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0.09 |
| 61 | Rutgers | 6 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Arizona State | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | North Texas | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Oregon | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 70 | Texas State | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 70 | BYU | 12 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 23 | -2 | -0.17 |
| 72 | Nevada | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 72 | UNLV | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 72 | Ball State | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 75 | Illinois | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 75 | Troy | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 75 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 75 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 75 | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 75 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 81 | California | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 82 | North Carolina State | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 82 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 82 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 82 | Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 86 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 86 | Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 86 | Oklahoma | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 89 | Army | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 19 | -6 | -0.55 |
| 90 | Purdue | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 90 | Nebraska | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 90 | Mississippi | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 90 | Texas A&M | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 95 | Hawai'i | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 95 | Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 98 | East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 98 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 98 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 102 | Utah State | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 103 | Colorado | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Washington State | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Akron | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Buffalo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 112 | Syracuse | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 113 | South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 113 | Air Force | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 115 | Tulane | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 115 | Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 115 | Marshall | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 118 | South Florida | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 119 | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 120 | Duke | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 | -1.60 |
| 120 | Michigan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -8 | -1.60 |
| 122 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 123 | Idaho | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -13 | -2.17 |
| 124 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | -2.25 |