2026 National Leaders Turnover Margin - Games in August/September Only through 10/31/2026
| Name | G | Fum. Gain | Int. Gain | Total Gain | Fum. Lost | Int. Lost | Total Lost | Margin | Margin/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.50 |
| 2 | UCLA | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | North Dakota State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2.50 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 5 | Alabama | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | UCF | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Washington | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Oregon | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 5 | Louisiana | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Appalachian State | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 5 | Boston College | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 5 | California | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Penn State | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1.75 |
| 17 | BYU | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 17 | Utah | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 17 | UTSA | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 17 | Florida Atlantic | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Southern Miss | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Arkansas State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 17 | Sam Houston State | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 17 | LSU | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Auburn | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Northern Illinois | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 29 | Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 29 | Florida | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Missouri | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Iowa | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 29 | Tulsa | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Boise State | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 29 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 29 | Liberty | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 29 | UNLV | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 29 | Baylor | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 29 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 29 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 29 | Central Michigan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 29 | East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 29 | Texas State | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 29 | Jacksonville State | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.60 |
| 29 | San Jose State | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 29 | Kent State | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 29 | Rutgers | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 49 | Notre Dame | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2.00 |
| 49 | Louisville | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Middle Tennessee State | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 |
| 49 | Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 49 | Georgia | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.25 |
| 49 | South Alabama | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | Stanford | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.00 |
| 49 | North Texas | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Houston | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 49 | James Madison | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 49 | Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Indiana | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 49 | Air Force | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 49 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Coastal Carolina | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Maryland | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Ball State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 49 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | Texas | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 49 | USC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 |
| 49 | Florida State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 49 | NC State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 49 | San Diego State | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 49 | New Mexico State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 49 | Washington State | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 49 | Utah State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 81 | Missouri State | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 81 | West Virginia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 81 | USF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 81 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 81 | North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 81 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 81 | Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 81 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 81 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 81 | Toledo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 81 | Hawaii | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 81 | Illinois | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 81 | TCU | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 81 | Troy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 81 | Mississippi State | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 81 | Syracuse | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 81 | Arizona State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 81 | Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Colorado | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Connecticut | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Purdue | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 81 | Georgia State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 81 | Arizona | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 81 | Marshall | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 81 | Michigan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 81 | FIU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 81 | South Carolina | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 81 | Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 81 | SMU | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 81 | Wyoming | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 114 | Western Michigan | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.75 |
| 114 | Delaware | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 114 | Kennesaw State | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 114 | Duke | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 114 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 114 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 114 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 114 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 114 | Arkansas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | -0.50 |
| 114 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 114 | Navy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | -1.00 |
| 114 | Akron | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 114 | Michigan State | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 114 | Rice | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | -4 | -1.00 |
| 114 | Nevada | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 114 | Western Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -5 | -1.25 |
| 114 | Oklahoma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 | -6 | -1.50 |
| 114 | Buffalo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -7 | -1.75 |
| 133 | Kansas State | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 133 | Tulane | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -0.25 |
| 133 | Army | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.33 |
| 133 | Ohio | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 | -0.75 |
| 133 | Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | -1.67 |
| 133 | Sacramento State | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | -1.80 |