2012 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 2.50 |
| 2 | UTSA | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2.33 |
| 3 | Boise State | 7 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2.14 |
| 4 | Northwestern | 6 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.67 |
| 6 | LSU | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 6 | Penn State | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1.43 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 7 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1.14 |
| 11 | UCF | 8 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 12 | Kent State | 9 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 12 | TCU | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Toledo | 7 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Georgia | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Alabama | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Ohio | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 12 | Wake Forest | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 |
| 22 | Florida Atlantic | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Wyoming | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0.83 |
| 27 | Iowa | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 28 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 30 | Florida State | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 30 | Stanford | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 30 | Western Kentucky | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 33 | Texas State | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Florida International | 6 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 33 | Memphis | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 33 | West Virginia | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 37 | San Jose State | 7 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 37 | Tulsa | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.43 |
| 40 | Florida | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 40 | Kansas State | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0.33 |
| 42 | Nevada | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 42 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 45 | Rice | 8 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0.14 |
| 48 | Washington | 7 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 48 | Oregon State | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 48 | Utah State | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 48 | Texas | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 48 | Louisville | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Navy | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 54 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 12 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 54 | Bowling Green | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 57 | UCLA | 7 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 57 | Baylor | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -1 | -0.14 |
| 59 | SMU | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | -0.17 |
| 61 | North Carolina | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | -0.29 |
| 64 | UTEP | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 64 | Troy | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 64 | Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 64 | Marshall | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 64 | Clemson | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 64 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -2 | -0.33 |
| 71 | Virginia | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 72 | USC | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 72 | Massachusetts | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -3 | -0.43 |
| 76 | Mississippi | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 76 | Utah | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 76 | Indiana | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -3 | -0.50 |
| 76 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 81 | North Texas | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -4 | -0.57 |
| 82 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 83 | Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 17 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 84 | Maryland | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 84 | Duke | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 84 | UNLV | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 84 | Purdue | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 84 | Boston College | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 84 | Buffalo | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 84 | Akron | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -4 | -0.67 |
| 91 | Texas Tech | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | -0.71 |
| 92 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 93 | California | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 93 | Missouri | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 93 | Temple | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 8 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 93 | Kentucky | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 98 | UAB | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -5 | -0.83 |
| 100 | Miami (Ohio) | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -6 | -0.86 |
| 101 | Arizona | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 101 | Michigan | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -7 | -1.00 |
| 101 | Washington State | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -7 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Air Force | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -8 | -1.14 |
| 104 | BYU | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -8 | -1.14 |
| 106 | San Diego State | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 106 | Colorado State | 6 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 106 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 106 | Kansas | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -7 | -1.17 |
| 110 | Tulane | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 110 | Auburn | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 112 | Colorado | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | -1.33 |
| 112 | South Florida | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -8 | -1.33 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 115 | North Carolina State | 7 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -10 | -1.43 |
| 116 | Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -9 | -1.50 |
| 116 | Hawai'i | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 19 | -9 | -1.50 |
| 116 | Connecticut | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -9 | -1.50 |
| 119 | Virginia Tech | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -11 | -1.57 |
| 120 | New Mexico State | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -10 | -1.67 |
| 121 | Nebraska | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -12 | -1.71 |
| 122 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -9 | -1.80 |
| 122 | Army | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 12 | -9 | -1.80 |
| 124 | Idaho | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -15 | -2.14 |