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 | Arkansas State | 12 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 2 | Navy | 10 | 17 | 13 | 76.47 |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 11 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 3 | Tulsa | 9 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 7 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 3 | TCU | 8 | 4 | 3 | 75.00 |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 7 | Maryland | 10 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 13 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 |
| 9 | USF | 12 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 14 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Army | 11 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 12 | 15 | 10 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Kansas State | 8 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Rice | 11 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 8 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 18 | Coastal Carolina | 13 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 14 | 9 | 64.29 |
| 20 | California | 11 | 24 | 15 | 62.50 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 16 | 10 | 62.50 |
| 20 | NC State | 9 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 23 | Boise State | 13 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 23 | Memphis | 11 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 23 | North Carolina | 11 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 23 | South Alabama | 12 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 23 | Western Michigan | 11 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 28 | Clemson | 10 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 |
| 28 | Colorado State | 12 | 18 | 11 | 61.11 |
| 30 | Syracuse | 11 | 20 | 12 | 60.00 |
| 30 | UCLA | 12 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 30 | Tulane | 12 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 33 | Penn State | 9 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan | 13 | 19 | 11 | 57.89 |
| 35 | Buffalo | 11 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 35 | Rutgers | 9 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 35 | Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 35 | Texas | 8 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 39 | Troy | 13 | 23 | 13 | 56.52 |
| 40 | Louisiana | 13 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 41 | Colorado | 10 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 41 | East Carolina | 10 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 41 | Arkansas | 8 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 41 | BYU | 8 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 45 | Fresno State | 13 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 45 | Hawaii | 12 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 45 | Charlotte | 11 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 48 | Ohio | 13 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 48 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 50 | UNLV | 12 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 51 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Jacksonville State | 12 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Illinois | 9 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 51 | South Carolina | 8 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 51 | USC | 8 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Auburn | 9 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Oregon | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | Virginia | 9 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 51 | North Texas | 11 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 51 | UCF | 9 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 61 | Northwestern | 11 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 61 | Southern Miss | 11 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee State | 9 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 63 | Missouri | 8 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 63 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 63 | Washington State | 9 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 67 | Akron | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 67 | Ball State | 11 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 67 | Nevada | 11 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 67 | Oregon State | 9 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 67 | UTSA | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 72 | Minnesota | 10 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | 13 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 74 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 74 | Alabama | 8 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 74 | Houston | 9 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 77 | Old Dominion | 12 | 23 | 10 | 43.48 |
| 77 | Utah State | 12 | 23 | 10 | 43.48 |
| 79 | UAB | 11 | 21 | 9 | 42.86 |
| 79 | Boston College | 10 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 79 | Central Michigan | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 79 | Duke | 8 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 79 | Indiana | 8 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 79 | Tennessee | 9 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 85 | James Madison | 13 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 86 | Marshall | 12 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 86 | Massachusetts | 10 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 86 | Utah | 10 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 89 | Connecticut | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 90 | Georgia State | 12 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 90 | San Diego State | 12 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 90 | LSU | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 90 | Louisville | 11 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 90 | Michigan | 10 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 90 | Ohio State | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 90 | Air Force | 13 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 97 | Toledo | 14 | 18 | 7 | 38.89 |
| 98 | Nebraska | 10 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 98 | Purdue | 9 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 98 | SMU | 13 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 101 | Texas State | 13 | 29 | 11 | 37.93 |
| 102 | Arizona | 11 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 102 | Notre Dame | 9 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 102 | Kent State | 12 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 102 | Miami (FL) | 9 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 106 | Liberty | 13 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 107 | Florida State | 10 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 107 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 109 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 110 | Baylor | 10 | 20 | 7 | 35.00 |
| 111 | Georgia Southern | 13 | 24 | 8 | 33.33 |
| 111 | Iowa | 11 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 111 | Texas Tech | 9 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 111 | Oklahoma | 8 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 111 | Wisconsin | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 111 | Iowa State | 7 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 117 | Cincinnati | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 117 | West Virginia | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | 8 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 119 | New Mexico | 12 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 121 | FIU | 11 | 16 | 4 | 25.00 |
| 121 | Florida | 7 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 124 | Ole Miss | 9 | 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| 125 | Washington | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 126 | Texas A&M | 8 | 15 | 3 | 20.00 |
| 127 | Arizona State | 8 | 12 | 2 | 16.67 |
| 127 | Kansas | 9 | 12 | 2 | 16.67 |
| 127 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 130 | UTEP | 10 | 13 | 2 | 15.38 |
| 131 | Georgia | 9 | 7 | 1 | 14.29 |
| 132 | Temple | 11 | 11 | 1 | 9.09 |
| 133 | Stanford | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |