2012 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | 5 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 4 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee | 4 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 3 | Ohio | 5 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 5 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 5 | Miami (Florida) | 5 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 5 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 4 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 5 | Penn State | 5 | 9 | 7 | 77.78 |
| 5 | Kansas | 4 | 8 | 7 | 87.50 |
| 11 | Illinois | 5 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 11 | Alabama | 5 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 11 | Northwestern | 5 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 11 | Nevada | 5 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 11 | Louisville | 5 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 11 | UCF | 4 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Memphis | 4 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 11 | UTSA | 3 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 5 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 11 | Kent State | 4 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 11 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 6 | 85.71 |
| 11 | Boise State | 4 | 7 | 6 | 85.71 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | 4 | 6 | 6 | 100.00 |
| 24 | Fresno State | 5 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 24 | Rice | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 24 | San Jose State | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 24 | Arkansas State | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 24 | Georgia | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 24 | Akron | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 24 | UTEP | 5 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 24 | Florida Atlantic | 5 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 24 | SMU | 4 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 24 | UCLA | 5 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 24 | Duke | 5 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 24 | Arizona | 5 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 24 | Nebraska | 5 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 4 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 24 | Troy | 5 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 24 | Michigan State | 5 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 24 | Florida State | 5 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 24 | North Carolina | 5 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 24 | Houston | 4 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 24 | Temple | 3 | 5 | 5 | 100.00 |
| 46 | Utah | 4 | 16 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 46 | Florida International | 5 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 46 | Boston College | 4 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 46 | Maryland | 4 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 46 | Oregon | 5 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 46 | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 46 | Tulane | 4 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 46 | New Mexico State | 5 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 46 | Hawai'i | 4 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 46 | BYU | 5 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 5 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 46 | Washington | 4 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 46 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 46 | Toledo | 5 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 46 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 46 | LSU | 5 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 46 | TCU | 4 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 46 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | 5 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 46 | South Florida | 5 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 46 | Iowa | 5 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 46 | North Carolina State | 5 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 46 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.00 |
| 71 | Tennessee | 5 | 14 | 3 | 21.43 |
| 71 | South Carolina | 5 | 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| 71 | California | 5 | 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | 5 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 71 | Northern Illinois | 5 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 71 | Mississippi | 5 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 71 | South Alabama | 5 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 71 | West Virginia | 4 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 71 | Western Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 71 | Arizona State | 5 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 71 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 71 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 71 | Minnesota | 5 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 71 | North Texas | 5 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 71 | Connecticut | 5 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 71 | Cincinnati | 3 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 71 | Stanford | 4 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 71 | Clemson | 5 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 71 | Auburn | 4 | 4 | 3 | 75.00 |
| 71 | Texas State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 100.00 |
| 71 | Army | 4 | 3 | 3 | 100.00 |
| 93 | Western Michigan | 5 | 10 | 2 | 20.00 |
| 93 | Washington State | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 93 | Virginia | 5 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | 5 | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| 93 | Idaho | 5 | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| 93 | Michigan | 4 | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| 93 | Rutgers | 4 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 93 | USC | 4 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 93 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 93 | Utah State | 5 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 93 | Ohio State | 5 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 93 | Indiana | 4 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 106 | Arkansas | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12.50 |
| 106 | Texas A&M | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12.50 |
| 106 | Iowa State | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 106 | Texas | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 106 | Marshall | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20.00 |
| 106 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20.00 |
| 106 | Oregon State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 106 | Massachusetts | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 106 | Miami (Ohio) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 106 | Central Michigan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 |
| 106 | Air Force | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 |
| 106 | Texas Tech | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 |
| 106 | Florida | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 106 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 106 | Ball State | 5 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 106 | Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 122 | Navy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 122 | Buffalo | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 122 | Oklahoma | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |