2017 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Michigan | 8 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 2 | Penn State | 9 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 3 | Memphis | 9 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 3 | UNLV | 8 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 3 | Utah State | 8 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 3 | Washington State | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -4 | -0.44 |
| 8 | Auburn | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 8 | Nevada | 8 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 8 | South Alabama | 8 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 8 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1.38 |
| 12 | Michigan State | 9 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Idaho | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 12 | Central Michigan | 8 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 12 | UTSA | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 9 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 10 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 12 | Oregon | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 12 | Utah | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -4 | -0.44 |
| 12 | Illinois | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 24 | Akron | 9 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 1.44 |
| 24 | Stanford | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 1.30 |
| 24 | UCF | 9 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | 10 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 24 | Old Dominion | 8 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 24 | Charlotte | 8 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 24 | Minnesota | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -4 | -0.44 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 24 | Bowling Green | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 36 | Boise State | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 36 | Washington | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 36 | Boston College | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 0.75 |
| 36 | Texas | 9 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 36 | Kansas State | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 36 | Southern Miss | 8 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 36 | USC | 10 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0.30 |
| 36 | Buffalo | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 36 | FIU | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 36 | California | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 36 | Arkansas | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 36 | UTEP | 8 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 36 | Baylor | 9 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -10 | -1.11 |
| 36 | Texas State | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -11 | -1.38 |
| 51 | UAB | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1.00 |
| 51 | Appalachian State | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 51 | Northwestern | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 0.78 |
| 51 | Clemson | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 51 | Georgia | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 51 | TCU | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0.50 |
| 51 | SMU | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0.38 |
| 51 | Maryland | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0.11 |
| 51 | Ohio State | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0.10 |
| 51 | Georgia State | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 51 | Ohio | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 51 | Indiana | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 51 | Marshall | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -6 | -0.75 |
| 51 | North Carolina | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 51 | Temple | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -9 | -1.13 |
| 51 | New Mexico | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -12 | -1.50 |
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 71 | Alabama | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0.67 |
| 71 | Tulane | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 71 | Toledo | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 71 | USF | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 71 | Louisville | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0.50 |
| 71 | Arizona State | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.44 |
| 71 | Arizona | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Purdue | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Colorado State | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 71 | West Virginia | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -6 | -0.67 |
| 71 | UCLA | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 71 | Florida State | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | -7 | -0.88 |
| 71 | Navy | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 71 | Ball State | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -8 | -1.00 |
| 71 | Oregon State | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 18 | -10 | -1.11 |
| 71 | Kent State | 8 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -9 | -1.13 |
| 71 | Air Force | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 17 | -9 | -1.13 |
| 71 | Syracuse | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -12 | -1.50 |
| 71 | San Jose State | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -17 | -2.13 |
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1.33 |
| 92 | LSU | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.88 |
| 92 | Iowa | 9 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0.56 |
| 92 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 92 | NC State | 8 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 92 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Louisiana | 8 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 92 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -1 | -0.11 |
| 92 | Colorado | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -2 | -0.22 |
| 92 | Missouri | 8 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 92 | East Carolina | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 92 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 92 | Connecticut | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 92 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 92 | North Texas | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -7 | -0.78 |
| 92 | Kansas | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -14 | -1.56 |
| 110 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0.63 |
| 110 | Troy | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0.25 |
| 110 | Houston | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 110 | Kentucky | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 110 | San Diego State | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 110 | Virginia | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 110 | Michigan | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -3 | -0.33 |
| 110 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 110 | Cincinnati | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -0.50 |
| 110 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 14 | -5 | -0.63 |
| 110 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -9 | -1.13 |
| 110 | Rice | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -11 | -1.38 |
| 122 | Hawaii | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 9 | -1 | -0.13 |
| 122 | Duke | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | -0.25 |
| 122 | Florida | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -3 | -0.38 |
| 122 | Rutgers | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -5 | -0.56 |
| 122 | Nebraska | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -5 | -0.56 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 127 | BYU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -4 | -4.00 |