2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games Lost Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 2 | Northwestern | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 3 | Boise State | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Iowa | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Toledo | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 4 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 7 | LSU | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 9 | West Virginia | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 9 | Rice | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 11 | Texas State | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 13 | UCLA | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Penn State | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Stanford | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Clemson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Utah State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Wyoming | 8 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 26 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -0.22 |
| 27 | Memphis | 8 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 16 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 28 | Kentucky | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -3 | -0.30 |
| 29 | Kent State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 6 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 31 | UNLV | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -4 | -0.36 |
| 32 | Arizona State | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 32 | Bowling Green | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 34 | Duke | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 35 | UTSA | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 35 | Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 38 | Kansas | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 21 | -6 | -0.55 |
| 39 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 40 | Indiana | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 41 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 41 | UTEP | 9 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 41 | Washington State | 9 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 41 | Florida International | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 18 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 46 | Boston College | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | -0.70 |
| 47 | Marshall | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -5 | -0.71 |
| 47 | Missouri | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -5 | -0.71 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 50 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -8 | -0.80 |
| 52 | Utah | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 52 | Iowa State | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 54 | Maryland | 8 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -7 | -0.88 |
| 54 | North Texas | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -7 | -0.88 |
| 56 | UAB | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 20 | -8 | -0.89 |
| 57 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Louisville | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 57 | North Carolina | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Ball State | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 57 | East Carolina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Nevada | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -6 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Troy | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -7 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Colorado State | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Miami (Ohio) | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Buffalo | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 57 | Tulane | 10 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 29 | -10 | -1.00 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 11 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 30 | -12 | -1.09 |
| 72 | Massachusetts | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 26 | -12 | -1.09 |
| 74 | California | 9 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 23 | -10 | -1.11 |
| 75 | Temple | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 17 | -8 | -1.14 |
| 75 | Purdue | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | -1.14 |
| 77 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 78 | Akron | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 24 | -13 | -1.18 |
| 79 | Army | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 20 | -12 | -1.20 |
| 80 | San Diego State | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 81 | Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -9 | -1.29 |
| 82 | Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 82 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 82 | Auburn | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 22 | -12 | -1.33 |
| 82 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 28 | -16 | -1.33 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -10 | -1.43 |
| 87 | Kansas State | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 87 | Rutgers | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 87 | Texas | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 87 | TCU | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -9 | -1.50 |
| 87 | Illinois | 10 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 28 | -15 | -1.50 |
| 92 | Air Force | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -11 | -1.57 |
| 93 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | -1.60 |
| 93 | Navy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -8 | -1.60 |
| 95 | SMU | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | -1.67 |
| 96 | Houston | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 26 | -12 | -1.71 |
| 97 | Idaho | 11 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 37 | -19 | -1.73 |
| 97 | Colorado | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 31 | -19 | -1.73 |
| 99 | Virginia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -14 | -1.75 |
| 100 | Oklahoma State | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -9 | -1.80 |
| 100 | Baylor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -9 | -1.80 |
| 102 | USC | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -11 | -1.83 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 27 | -21 | -1.91 |
| 104 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 104 | Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 104 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 104 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 104 | Michigan | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -10 | -2.00 |
| 104 | Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -10 | -2.00 |
| 104 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -12 | -2.00 |
| 104 | Connecticut | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -14 | -2.00 |
| 104 | Western Michigan | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -16 | -2.00 |
| 113 | Hawai'i | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 29 | -19 | -2.11 |
| 114 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | -2.25 |
| 115 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 | -19 | -2.38 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -12 | -2.40 |
| 117 | South Florida | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -22 | -2.44 |
| 118 | Florida | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | -2.50 |
| 118 | South Carolina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -5 | -2.50 |
| 118 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | -2.50 |
| 121 | BYU | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -13 | -2.60 |
| 122 | Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 123 | North Carolina State | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 26 | -19 | -3.17 |