2016 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in December/January Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 2 | South Florida | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 7 | Alabama | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Troy | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Boston College | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | USC | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |
| 17 | Temple | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 17 | West Virginia | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.50 |
| 20 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Indiana | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Georgia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 20 | New Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 30 | Wyoming | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Clemson | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Army | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Western Michigan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Washington | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | BYU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Washington State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Louisville | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Appalachian State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 30 | Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 50 | TCU | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.50 |
| 51 | Navy | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 52 | Utah | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Iowa | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Florida State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Baylor | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 52 | Florida | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -2 | -1.00 |
| 64 | South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -1.50 |
| 65 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Maryland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | UCF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Boise State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Memphis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Miami (Ohio) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Ohio | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Penn State | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 65 | Colorado | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | -2.00 |
| 78 | South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 78 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 78 | Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 78 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 78 | North Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | -3.00 |
| 84 | Houston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | -4.00 |
| 85 | Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -6 | -6.00 |