2017 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 9 | 8 | 7 | 87.50 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 7 | 6 | 85.71 |
| 3 | Utah | 9 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 8 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 3 | Ball State | 8 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 3 | Toledo | 9 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 3 | Navy | 8 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 8 | Penn State | 9 | 14 | 11 | 78.57 |
| 9 | UTEP | 8 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | 8 | 11 | 8 | 72.73 |
| 11 | Utah State | 8 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 11 | UTSA | 8 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 10 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 11 | FIU | 8 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Texas State | 8 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 8 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
| 18 | South Alabama | 8 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
| 20 | New Mexico State | 8 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 21 | Western Michigan | 8 | 19 | 12 | 63.16 |
| 22 | Ole Miss | 8 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 23 | Idaho | 8 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 23 | Oregon | 9 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 25 | Boston College | 8 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 25 | Missouri | 8 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 25 | NC State | 8 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 28 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 28 | UNLV | 8 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 28 | Washington State | 9 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 31 | Akron | 9 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 31 | Fresno State | 9 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 31 | Charlotte | 8 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | 10 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 31 | Old Dominion | 8 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 36 | Florida State | 8 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 36 | Purdue | 9 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 39 | UAB | 8 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 39 | Georgia State | 8 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 39 | Georgia | 10 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 39 | New Mexico | 8 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 39 | SMU | 8 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 44 | Baylor | 9 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 44 | Boise State | 9 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | 8 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 46 | Iowa State | 9 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 46 | Tennessee | 8 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 49 | Michigan State | 9 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 50 | Memphis | 9 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 51 | Auburn | 9 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | 9 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Stanford | 10 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Arkansas | 8 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Southern Miss | 8 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Marshall | 8 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Maryland | 9 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 8 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Ohio State | 10 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Ohio | 8 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | 8 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Tulane | 8 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Air Force | 8 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Rice | 8 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 69 | Buffalo | 8 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 69 | California | 9 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 69 | Texas | 9 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 72 | Northwestern | 9 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 73 | Nevada | 8 | 20 | 9 | 45.00 |
| 74 | Illinois | 9 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 74 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 74 | Kent State | 8 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 74 | Oregon State | 9 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 74 | USF | 8 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 9 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 80 | Minnesota | 9 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 81 | East Carolina | 8 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 81 | North Texas | 9 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 81 | Louisiana-Monroe | 8 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 84 | Arkansas State | 8 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 85 | Clemson | 9 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 85 | Indiana | 9 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 85 | North Carolina | 8 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 85 | Temple | 8 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 89 | USC | 10 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 89 | Alabama | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 89 | Arizona | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 89 | UCLA | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 89 | Cincinnati | 8 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 89 | Kentucky | 8 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 95 | Connecticut | 8 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee State | 8 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 95 | Louisiana | 8 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 95 | Tulsa | 8 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 99 | Syracuse | 8 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 100 | Appalachian State | 8 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 100 | TCU | 10 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 102 | Washington | 9 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 103 | Wake Forest | 8 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 103 | Colorado State | 8 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 105 | Colorado | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 105 | LSU | 8 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 107 | Houston | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| 107 | San Diego State | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| 110 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 110 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 110 | Iowa | 9 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 110 | Kansas | 9 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 114 | Louisville | 8 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 115 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 115 | Coastal Carolina | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 115 | Troy | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 115 | Florida | 8 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 119 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 14 | 3 | 21.43 |
| 121 | Virginia | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20.00 |
| 121 | Duke | 8 | 5 | 1 | 20.00 |
| 123 | Michigan | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 124 | Nebraska | 9 | 9 | 1 | 11.11 |
| 125 | Hawaii | 8 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 125 | Rutgers | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 127 | BYU | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 127 | Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |