2016 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1.40 |
| 2 | Kent State | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 2 | Utah | 5 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1.60 |
| 4 | Colorado | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 4 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 4 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 4 | NC State | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 4 | Georgia State | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2.25 |
| 11 | Virginia | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 11 | Idaho | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 11 | Washington State | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 11 | Texas | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 11 | Alabama | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Louisville | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 11 | Air Force | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 22 | UTSA | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 22 | Wyoming | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.80 |
| 22 | Tulane | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 22 | North Texas | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 22 | Temple | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 22 | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -4 | -0.80 |
| 30 | BYU | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2.00 |
| 30 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 30 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 30 | Tulsa | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 30 | USC | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Boston College | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 30 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 30 | Charlotte | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 30 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 30 | Massachusetts | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 30 | Clemson | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 47 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 47 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 47 | Georgia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Rice | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Michigan | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 47 | San Jose State | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | San Diego State | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.60 |
| 47 | Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 47 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 47 | Indiana | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 47 | Buffalo | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 47 | SMU | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 47 | New Mexico State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 47 | Hawaii | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 47 | Texas State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 47 | Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 47 | Duke | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 47 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 47 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 47 | Houston | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 47 | UCLA | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 47 | Army | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 47 | Kansas | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 47 | Tennessee | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 72 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 72 | Toledo | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Iowa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 72 | California | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 72 | Miami (FL) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 72 | Navy | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 72 | Marshall | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 72 | South Alabama | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Florida | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Troy | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Akron | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 72 | USF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 72 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 72 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 72 | Oregon State | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 72 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 72 | Notre Dame | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 72 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 72 | Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 93 | Louisiana | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 93 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 93 | Ohio State | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 93 | Kansas State | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.20 |
| 93 | Connecticut | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 93 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 93 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 93 | FIU | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -5 | -1.00 |
| 93 | Bowling Green | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 104 | Washington | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 104 | Colorado State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 104 | UNLV | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | LSU | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 104 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 104 | New Mexico | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | -0.40 |
| 104 | Michigan State | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 104 | Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 104 | North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 104 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 104 | Wisconsin | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 104 | Purdue | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 104 | Maryland | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -7 | -1.40 |
| 117 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 117 | Oregon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 117 | UTEP | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 117 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 121 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 121 | Iowa State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 121 | Boise State | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -6 | -1.20 |
| 121 | Fresno State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -8 | -1.60 |
| 125 | Utah State | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 125 | Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 125 | Southern Miss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 125 | Arizona | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | -2.25 |