2012 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games vs. BCS non-Automatic Qualifying Teams through 01/07/2013
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 11 | 25 | 16 | 64.00 |
| 1 | Boise State | 11 | 25 | 16 | 64.00 |
| 3 | Rice | 11 | 25 | 14 | 56.00 |
| 3 | UCF | 12 | 23 | 14 | 60.87 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 10 | 19 | 13 | 68.42 |
| 5 | UTSA | 8 | 19 | 13 | 68.42 |
| 5 | Troy | 10 | 19 | 13 | 68.42 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 21 | 12 | 57.14 |
| 8 | Idaho | 9 | 17 | 12 | 70.59 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 11 | 20 | 11 | 55.00 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 10 | 19 | 11 | 57.89 |
| 10 | Tulsa | 10 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 |
| 10 | Colorado State | 10 | 17 | 11 | 64.71 |
| 10 | Memphis | 10 | 16 | 11 | 68.75 |
| 10 | SMU | 9 | 14 | 11 | 78.57 |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 9 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 16 | Fresno State | 10 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | 10 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 16 | Kent State | 11 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 16 | Navy | 8 | 16 | 10 | 62.50 |
| 16 | Texas State | 10 | 12 | 10 | 83.33 |
| 16 | UAB | 9 | 12 | 10 | 83.33 |
| 23 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 23 | Houston | 11 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 23 | Marshall | 9 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 23 | Northern Illinois | 10 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 10 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 |
| 23 | East Carolina | 10 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 |
| 29 | Air Force | 11 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 10 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 29 | UTEP | 9 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 29 | Toledo | 10 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 29 | BYU | 7 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 34 | Florida International | 10 | 18 | 7 | 38.89 |
| 34 | UNLV | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 8 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 34 | Ohio | 11 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 34 | Ball State | 10 | 8 | 7 | 87.50 |
| 39 | Hawai'i | 10 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 39 | Nevada | 9 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 39 | Eastern Michigan | 9 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 39 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 39 | Tulane | 10 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 39 | North Texas | 9 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 46 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 10 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 46 | Akron | 10 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 46 | Arkansas State | 10 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 46 | Army | 7 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 46 | Rutgers | 3 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 51 | Illinois | 2 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 51 | Central Michigan | 10 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 51 | Utah State | 10 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 3 | 4 | 4 | 100.00 |
| 55 | New Mexico State | 10 | 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| 55 | Utah | 2 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 55 | Massachusetts | 8 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 55 | Buffalo | 8 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 55 | Washington | 2 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 55 | Arizona | 2 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 55 | Notre Dame | 2 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 55 | South Florida | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75.00 |
| 55 | Baylor | 2 | 4 | 3 | 75.00 |
| 55 | Michigan State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 75.00 |
| 55 | Alabama | 2 | 3 | 3 | 100.00 |
| 55 | Penn State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 100.00 |
| 67 | Miami (Ohio) | 9 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 67 | Duke | 2 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 67 | Oregon | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 67 | Louisville | 2 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 67 | Boston College | 1 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 67 | Cincinnati | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 67 | Florida | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 67 | South Carolina | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 67 | Nebraska | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 67 | USC | 1 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 67 | North Carolina | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 67 | Colorado | 2 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 67 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 67 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 |
| 67 | UCLA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 |
| 67 | Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 |
| 67 | Temple | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 |
| 67 | Kansas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.00 |
| 85 | Iowa State | 2 | 7 | 1 | 14.29 |
| 85 | Arkansas | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 85 | California | 1 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 85 | Michigan | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 85 | Georgia | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 85 | Texas | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 85 | Mississippi | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 |
| 85 | Missouri | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | Iowa | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | LSU | 2 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | Stanford | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | North Carolina State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | TCU | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | Connecticut | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | Kansas State | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 85 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 85 | Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 85 | Virginia Tech | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 85 | Purdue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 85 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 |
| 109 | Virginia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Washington State | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Oklahoma | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Oregon State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Indiana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 109 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |