2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UTSA | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3.67 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3.25 |
| 3 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 2.40 |
| 4 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 6 | Ohio | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2.20 |
| 7 | Kent State | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 5 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Toledo | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 10 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Boise State | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Texas | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 10 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Missouri | 5 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Penn State | 5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 16 | Iowa | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 19 | Temple | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 20 | Baylor | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Stanford | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 20 | Florida | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 24 | UCLA | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 24 | North Texas | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Clemson | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 24 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Washington | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 31 | North Carolina | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 31 | LSU | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 31 | Arizona State | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 31 | UTEP | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 35 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 35 | Indiana | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 37 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 37 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Florida State | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 37 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 41 | Purdue | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 41 | USC | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 41 | UCF | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 41 | Memphis | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 46 | San Jose State | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 46 | Michigan State | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 46 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 46 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 46 | Northwestern | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 46 | Nevada | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 53 | Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 54 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 54 | Utah | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 57 | Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | San Diego State | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Colorado State | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Florida International | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 57 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 66 | Oregon | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Boston College | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 66 | Ball State | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 74 | East Carolina | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 74 | Arizona | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 74 | Duke | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 74 | Tulsa | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 74 | California | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 80 | SMU | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 80 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 82 | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 83 | North Carolina State | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 83 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 11 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 83 | Arkansas State | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 83 | Bowling Green | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 83 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 88 | Tulane | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 89 | Nebraska | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 11 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 89 | Washington State | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 89 | BYU | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 89 | New Mexico State | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 89 | Wisconsin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 94 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 95 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 95 | Colorado | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 95 | Connecticut | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 98 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 98 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 98 | Hawai'i | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 98 | Army | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 98 | Mississippi | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 98 | Akron | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 98 | Utah State | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 98 | Marshall | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 107 | South Alabama | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 16 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 107 | Western Michigan | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 107 | Kentucky | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 110 | Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 111 | Oklahoma | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 112 | Troy | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 113 | Houston | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 113 | Syracuse | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 113 | Central Michigan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 113 | Buffalo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 117 | South Florida | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | -1.60 |
| 118 | Maryland | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 118 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 120 | Auburn | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 120 | Navy | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 12 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 120 | Idaho | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -10 | -2.00 |
| 120 | Virginia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | -2.00 |
| 124 | Arkansas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -13 | -2.60 |