2023 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas State | 13 | 29 | 11 | 37.93 |
| 2 | California | 11 | 24 | 15 | 62.50 |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 24 | 8 | 33.33 |
| 4 | Troy | 13 | 23 | 13 | 56.52 |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 12 | 23 | 10 | 43.48 |
| 4 | Utah State | 12 | 23 | 10 | 43.48 |
| 7 | UAB | 11 | 21 | 9 | 42.86 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 11 | 20 | 12 | 60.00 |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 8 | Baylor | 10 | 20 | 7 | 35.00 |
| 11 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 19 | 11 | 57.89 |
| 11 | UNLV | 12 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 11 | James Madison | 13 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 14 | Clemson | 10 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 |
| 14 | Colorado State | 12 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 |
| 14 | Colorado | 10 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 14 | East Carolina | 10 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 14 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 14 | Toledo | 14 | 18 | 7 | 38.89 |
| 20 | Navy | 10 | 17 | 13 | 76.47 |
| 20 | Northwestern | 11 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 20 | Southern Miss | 11 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 20 | Connecticut | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 16 | 10 | 62.50 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 13 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 25 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 25 | Arizona | 11 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | 9 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 25 | FIU | 11 | 16 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 31 | Appalachian State | 14 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 31 | Army | 11 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 12 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 31 | UCLA | 12 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 31 | Tulane | 12 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 31 | Ohio | 13 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 31 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 31 | Missouri | 8 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 31 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 31 | Washington State | 9 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 31 | Georgia State | 12 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 31 | San Diego State | 12 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 31 | Iowa | 11 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | 8 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 31 | New Mexico | 12 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | 8 | 15 | 3 | 20.00 |
| 48 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
| 48 | Buffalo | 11 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 48 | Rutgers | 9 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 48 | Illinois | 9 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 48 | USC | 8 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 48 | Boston College | 10 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 48 | Florida State | 10 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 48 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 58 | San Jose State | 13 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 |
| 58 | USF | 12 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 |
| 58 | Boise State | 13 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 58 | Memphis | 11 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 58 | North Carolina | 11 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 58 | South Alabama | 12 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | 11 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 58 | Akron | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 58 | Ball State | 11 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 58 | Nevada | 11 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 58 | Oregon State | 9 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 58 | UTSA | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 58 | Nebraska | 10 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 58 | Purdue | 9 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 58 | SMU | 13 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | 9 | 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| 58 | UTEP | 10 | 13 | 2 | 15.38 |
| 75 | Bowling Green | 11 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 75 | Tulsa | 9 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 75 | Kansas State | 8 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 75 | Penn State | 9 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 75 | Marshall | 12 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 75 | Massachusetts | 10 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 75 | Utah | 10 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 75 | Texas Tech | 9 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 75 | Florida | 7 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 75 | Arizona State | 8 | 12 | 2 | 16.67 |
| 75 | Kansas | 9 | 12 | 2 | 16.67 |
| 87 | Fresno State | 13 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 87 | Hawaii | 12 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 87 | Charlotte | 11 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 87 | Minnesota | 10 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 87 | New Mexico State | 13 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 87 | Liberty | 13 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 87 | Temple | 11 | 11 | 1 | 9.09 |
| 94 | Arkansas State | 12 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 94 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 94 | Maryland | 10 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 94 | Auburn | 9 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 94 | Oregon | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 94 | Virginia | 9 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 94 | LSU | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 94 | Louisville | 11 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 94 | Michigan | 10 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 94 | Ohio State | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 94 | Air Force | 13 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 94 | Cincinnati | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 94 | West Virginia | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 107 | Rice | 11 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 8 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 107 | BYU | 8 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 107 | Alabama | 8 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 107 | Houston | 9 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 107 | Oklahoma | 8 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Wisconsin | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Washington | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 115 | Michigan State | 7 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 115 | NC State | 9 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 115 | North Texas | 11 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 115 | Kent State | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 115 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 120 | Texas | 8 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 120 | Central Michigan | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 120 | Duke | 8 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 120 | Indiana | 8 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 120 | Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 120 | Georgia | 9 | 7 | 1 | 14.29 |
| 127 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 127 | Wake Forest | 8 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 127 | UCF | 9 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 127 | Iowa State | 7 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 127 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 132 | TCU | 8 | 4 | 3 | 75.00 |
| 133 | Stanford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |