2017 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | 12 | 13 | 11 | 84.62 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 12 | 15 | 12 | 80.00 |
| 2 | UTEP | 12 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 4 | Purdue | 13 | 14 | 11 | 78.57 |
| 5 | Penn State | 13 | 20 | 15 | 75.00 |
| 6 | Utah State | 12 | 22 | 16 | 72.73 |
| 7 | NC State | 12 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 12 | 26 | 18 | 69.23 |
| 9 | Navy | 13 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 13 | 16 | 11 | 68.75 |
| 11 | Ohio State | 14 | 16 | 11 | 68.75 |
| 13 | Utah | 12 | 19 | 13 | 68.42 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 13 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 12 | 20 | 13 | 65.00 |
| 15 | Washington State | 12 | 20 | 13 | 65.00 |
| 17 | FIU | 12 | 17 | 11 | 64.71 |
| 17 | South Alabama | 11 | 17 | 11 | 64.71 |
| 19 | Army | 12 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | 11 | 22 | 14 | 63.64 |
| 20 | North Texas | 13 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 20 | San Jose State | 12 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 23 | SMU | 12 | 16 | 10 | 62.50 |
| 24 | Miami (FL) | 12 | 21 | 13 | 61.90 |
| 25 | UNLV | 11 | 20 | 12 | 60.00 |
| 25 | Kansas State | 12 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | 14 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 25 | Florida State | 12 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 25 | Tulane | 11 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 30 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | 14 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | 12 | 24 | 14 | 58.33 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | 13 | 19 | 11 | 57.89 |
| 33 | Texas A&M | 12 | 19 | 11 | 57.89 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | 11 | 26 | 15 | 57.69 |
| 36 | Baylor | 11 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 36 | Charlotte | 11 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 36 | Miami (OH) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 39 | Idaho | 11 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 40 | Texas | 13 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 40 | Toledo | 13 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 42 | Boise State | 14 | 20 | 11 | 55.00 |
| 43 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 43 | Maryland | 11 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 45 | Auburn | 13 | 24 | 13 | 54.17 |
| 46 | Memphis | 12 | 28 | 15 | 53.57 |
| 47 | Old Dominion | 11 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 47 | Southern Miss | 12 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 49 | Marshall | 13 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 49 | Michigan State | 13 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 49 | UTSA | 10 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 49 | Troy | 12 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 12 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 53 | Oregon | 12 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 53 | Tennessee | 11 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 56 | Stanford | 14 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Akron | 13 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Iowa State | 12 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Texas State | 11 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Boston College | 13 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Georgia State | 11 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Georgia | 14 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Tulsa | 12 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Arizona State | 13 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Ball State | 11 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Kent State | 11 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 56 | West Virginia | 12 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Air Force | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 56 | Florida | 11 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 70 | Nevada | 11 | 23 | 11 | 47.83 |
| 71 | BYU | 12 | 19 | 9 | 47.37 |
| 72 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 73 | Kentucky | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 73 | Ohio | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 11 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 75 | Ole Miss | 11 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 77 | USC | 14 | 20 | 9 | 45.00 |
| 78 | Appalachian State | 12 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | 12 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 78 | Duke | 12 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 78 | Missouri | 12 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 78 | USF | 11 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 83 | California | 11 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 83 | Massachusetts | 11 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 83 | Temple | 12 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 86 | Illinois | 12 | 23 | 10 | 43.48 |
| 87 | Louisville | 12 | 21 | 9 | 42.86 |
| 87 | Colorado State | 12 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 87 | LSU | 12 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 87 | New Mexico | 11 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 87 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 87 | Oregon State | 11 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 93 | Arkansas | 11 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 93 | Indiana | 11 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 93 | Northwestern | 13 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 96 | UAB | 12 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 96 | Arizona | 12 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 96 | UCLA | 13 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 96 | Louisiana-Monroe | 12 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 100 | Oklahoma State | 13 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 100 | Syracuse | 11 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 102 | Clemson | 13 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 103 | Alabama | 13 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 103 | Colorado | 11 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 103 | San Diego State | 12 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 11 | 21 | 8 | 38.10 |
| 107 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 107 | Houston | 12 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 107 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 107 | East Carolina | 11 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 107 | Rice | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 112 | North Carolina | 11 | 19 | 7 | 36.84 |
| 113 | Florida Atlantic | 13 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 113 | Louisiana | 11 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 115 | Buffalo | 11 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 115 | TCU | 13 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 117 | Michigan | 13 | 20 | 7 | 35.00 |
| 117 | Wake Forest | 12 | 20 | 7 | 35.00 |
| 117 | Washington | 12 | 20 | 7 | 35.00 |
| 120 | Iowa | 13 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 120 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 11 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 120 | Kansas | 11 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 124 | Virginia Tech | 12 | 18 | 5 | 27.78 |
| 125 | Hawaii | 11 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 126 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 127 | Virginia | 12 | 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| 128 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 129 | Nebraska | 12 | 17 | 3 | 17.65 |
| 130 | Rutgers | 11 | 12 | 2 | 16.67 |