2017 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in October Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3.00 |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2.67 |
| 3 | Memphis | 4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Boston College | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 5 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 7 | Stanford | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Army | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 7 | Penn State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.67 |
| 14 | Appalachian State | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 14 | California | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 16 | Nevada | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 18 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 18 | Fresno State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 18 | UCF | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 21 | UTSA | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Toledo | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Boise State | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 21 | South Alabama | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Mississippi State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Rutgers | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 21 | South Florida | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Minnesota | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | BYU | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | UNLV | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Texas | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Idaho | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 36 | SMU | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 36 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 36 | LSU | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Ohio | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Michigan State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Tulane | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Akron | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | UAB | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 40 | Massachusetts | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.50 |
| 48 | Western Michigan | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Charlotte | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Central Michigan | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Florida International | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Temple | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Hawai'i | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | North Carolina State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 57 | Louisville | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 57 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 61 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | UTEP | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Alabama | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Marshall | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Iowa | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | TCU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | East Carolina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Georgia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 72 | Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 72 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 72 | Virginia | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 72 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 72 | Missouri | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 72 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 78 | UCLA | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 78 | Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 78 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 78 | Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 78 | Washington | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 83 | Purdue | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 83 | Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 83 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 83 | Tulsa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 83 | Oklahoma | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 83 | Colorado State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 89 | Ball State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 89 | Florida | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 89 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 89 | Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | -0.67 |
| 93 | Illinois | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Utah | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Utah State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Miami (Ohio) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Northwestern | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 104 | Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Baylor | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 104 | North Texas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Troy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Kent State | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Oregon | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Houston | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Air Force | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Michigan | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 104 | Indiana | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 104 | San Diego State | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 116 | USC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 116 | Kansas | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 118 | Navy | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 118 | Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 118 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | -1.33 |
| 121 | New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 121 | Kentucky | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 121 | Texas State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 124 | Old Dominion | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 124 | Florida State | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 126 | Washington State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 126 | North Carolina | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -8 | -2.00 |
| 128 | San Jose State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | -8 | -2.67 |
| 129 | New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -9 | -3.00 |
| 130 | Rice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -11 | -3.67 |