2012 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 13 | 27 | 18 | 66.67 |
| 2 | Rice | 13 | 28 | 16 | 57.14 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 11 | 25 | 16 | 64.00 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 25 | 16 | 64.00 |
| 2 | SMU | 12 | 22 | 16 | 72.73 |
| 6 | Tulsa | 14 | 24 | 15 | 62.50 |
| 6 | Memphis | 12 | 23 | 15 | 65.22 |
| 8 | Rutgers | 12 | 26 | 14 | 53.85 |
| 8 | UCF | 13 | 24 | 14 | 58.33 |
| 8 | Troy | 12 | 22 | 14 | 63.64 |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 21 | 14 | 66.67 |
| 8 | UCLA | 10 | 20 | 14 | 70.00 |
| 13 | Wyoming | 10 | 20 | 13 | 65.00 |
| 13 | Kent State | 13 | 20 | 13 | 65.00 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | 9 | 15 | 13 | 86.67 |
| 13 | Temple | 10 | 14 | 13 | 92.86 |
| 17 | Utah | 10 | 27 | 12 | 44.44 |
| 17 | Nevada | 12 | 24 | 12 | 50.00 |
| 17 | Cincinnati | 12 | 23 | 12 | 52.17 |
| 17 | Washington | 8 | 23 | 12 | 52.17 |
| 17 | New Mexico | 11 | 22 | 12 | 54.55 |
| 17 | Houston | 12 | 21 | 12 | 57.14 |
| 17 | UTEP | 11 | 20 | 12 | 60.00 |
| 17 | Maryland | 10 | 19 | 12 | 63.16 |
| 17 | USC | 10 | 18 | 12 | 66.67 |
| 17 | Louisville | 12 | 18 | 12 | 66.67 |
| 17 | Ohio | 13 | 16 | 12 | 75.00 |
| 28 | Arizona | 10 | 22 | 11 | 50.00 |
| 28 | Iowa State | 10 | 22 | 11 | 50.00 |
| 28 | Alabama | 9 | 22 | 11 | 50.00 |
| 28 | Navy | 11 | 21 | 11 | 52.38 |
| 28 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 21 | 11 | 52.38 |
| 28 | San Diego State | 11 | 20 | 11 | 55.00 |
| 28 | Oregon | 10 | 19 | 11 | 57.89 |
| 28 | UTSA | 8 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 |
| 28 | Kansas State | 10 | 16 | 11 | 68.75 |
| 28 | UAB | 10 | 15 | 11 | 73.33 |
| 28 | Colorado | 10 | 15 | 11 | 73.33 |
| 28 | East Carolina | 12 | 14 | 11 | 78.57 |
| 40 | Georgia | 9 | 22 | 10 | 45.45 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 11 | 21 | 10 | 47.62 |
| 40 | Northwestern | 10 | 21 | 10 | 47.62 |
| 40 | Louisiana-Monroe | 13 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 40 | Hawai'i | 11 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 40 | South Alabama | 13 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 40 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 40 | Idaho | 9 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 40 | Colorado State | 9 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | 11 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 40 | Missouri | 6 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 40 | Texas State | 10 | 12 | 10 | 83.33 |
| 52 | Western Michigan | 11 | 22 | 9 | 40.91 |
| 52 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 20 | 9 | 45.00 |
| 52 | Marshall | 12 | 19 | 9 | 47.37 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 19 | 9 | 47.37 |
| 52 | Florida State | 11 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | 8 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Tulane | 12 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Oregon State | 10 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 52 | Nebraska | 10 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 52 | Penn State | 9 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 52 | Syracuse | 11 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 52 | BYU | 8 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 52 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 52 | Iowa | 8 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 |
| 66 | California | 8 | 23 | 8 | 34.78 |
| 66 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 12 | 22 | 8 | 36.36 |
| 66 | Clemson | 10 | 21 | 8 | 38.10 |
| 66 | Florida International | 11 | 20 | 8 | 40.00 |
| 66 | South Carolina | 7 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 66 | Air Force | 12 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 66 | West Virginia | 10 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 66 | North Carolina | 11 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 66 | TCU | 10 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 66 | Virginia | 12 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 66 | Kansas | 8 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 66 | North Carolina State | 10 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 78 | Illinois | 9 | 22 | 7 | 31.82 |
| 78 | Akron | 11 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 78 | Duke | 10 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 78 | Arizona State | 11 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 78 | Purdue | 10 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 78 | LSU | 8 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 78 | Stanford | 10 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 78 | North Texas | 10 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 21 | 6 | 28.57 |
| 88 | Washington State | 9 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 88 | Baylor | 10 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 88 | Connecticut | 11 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 88 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 88 | Notre Dame | 9 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 88 | Arkansas | 8 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 88 | Arkansas State | 11 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 88 | Toledo | 11 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 88 | South Florida | 10 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 88 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 88 | Kentucky | 7 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 101 | New Mexico State | 10 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 101 | Texas | 10 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 101 | Michigan | 7 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 101 | UNLV | 11 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 101 | Minnesota | 10 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 101 | Indiana | 10 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 101 | Central Michigan | 12 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 101 | Utah State | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 101 | Auburn | 6 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 101 | Army | 11 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 101 | Ball State | 11 | 6 | 5 | 83.33 |
| 112 | Boston College | 8 | 21 | 4 | 19.05 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | 8 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 112 | Mississippi | 7 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 115 | Texas A&M | 9 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 115 | Ohio State | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 115 | Massachusetts | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 7 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 119 | Tennessee | 7 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 119 | Texas Tech | 10 | 10 | 2 | 20.00 |
| 119 | Buffalo | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 119 | Oklahoma | 9 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 119 | Florida | 6 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 124 | Miami (Ohio) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 14.29 |