2025 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/19/2026
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | 11 | 19 | 13 | 68.42 |
| 2 | North Texas | 12 | 19 | 12 | 63.16 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 13 | 19 | 12 | 63.16 |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 11 | 23 | 11 | 47.83 |
| 5 | SMU | 11 | 21 | 10 | 47.62 |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 14 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 12 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 5 | UNLV | 14 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 5 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 10 | 83.33 |
| 5 | Stanford | 8 | 11 | 10 | 90.91 |
| 12 | Akron | 12 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 13 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 12 | Duke | 11 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 12 | FIU | 13 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 12 | New Mexico State | 12 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 12 | Colorado | 8 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 12 | Illinois | 10 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 12 | Arizona | 11 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 12 | Boise State | 13 | 11 | 9 | 81.82 |
| 21 | Texas Tech | 9 | 21 | 8 | 38.10 |
| 21 | USF | 10 | 18 | 8 | 44.44 |
| 21 | Clemson | 13 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 21 | Marshall | 10 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 21 | Old Dominion | 11 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 21 | Buffalo | 12 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 21 | Central Michigan | 12 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 21 | Northwestern | 9 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 21 | Toledo | 13 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 21 | Navy | 11 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 12 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 21 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 21 | Indiana | 10 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 34 | New Mexico | 12 | 19 | 7 | 36.84 |
| 34 | Virginia | 14 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 34 | Alabama | 9 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 34 | Hawaii | 13 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 34 | Missouri State | 12 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 34 | Tennessee | 9 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 34 | UTEP | 11 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 34 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 34 | Louisiana | 12 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 34 | Troy | 13 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 34 | Florida | 7 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 34 | Liberty | 11 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 34 | South Alabama | 10 | 8 | 7 | 87.50 |
| 48 | Appalachian State | 12 | 20 | 6 | 30.00 |
| 48 | Georgia Southern | 11 | 20 | 6 | 30.00 |
| 48 | Miami (OH) | 14 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 48 | North Carolina | 10 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | 9 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 48 | Memphis | 11 | 16 | 6 | 37.50 |
| 48 | UTSA | 10 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 48 | Tulane | 11 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 48 | Iowa State | 9 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 48 | USC | 8 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 48 | TCU | 10 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 48 | Texas | 7 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 48 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 48 | Fresno State | 13 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 48 | Texas A&M | 10 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 48 | BYU | 10 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 48 | Minnesota | 10 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 48 | UCLA | 8 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 48 | Connecticut | 13 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 48 | Army | 10 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 48 | Southern Miss | 13 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 48 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 48 | Penn State | 9 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 48 | San Jose State | 11 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 48 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 48 | Charlotte | 9 | 7 | 6 | 85.71 |
| 48 | Temple | 8 | 7 | 6 | 85.71 |
| 76 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 76 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 76 | Delaware | 13 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 76 | South Carolina | 7 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 76 | Boston College | 11 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 76 | Kansas | 10 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 76 | Louisville | 10 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 76 | Massachusetts | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 76 | Nebraska | 9 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 76 | Ohio | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 76 | UAB | 10 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 76 | NC State | 10 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 76 | Syracuse | 10 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 76 | California | 12 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 90 | Houston | 11 | 19 | 4 | 21.05 |
| 90 | Ball State | 12 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 90 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 |
| 90 | UCF | 9 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 90 | West Virginia | 7 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 90 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 90 | Mississippi State | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 90 | Nevada | 12 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 90 | Washington State | 9 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 90 | Washington | 10 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 90 | Wyoming | 11 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 90 | Rice | 10 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 90 | Utah State | 11 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 90 | Auburn | 7 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 107 | San Diego State | 12 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 107 | Arkansas | 8 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 107 | Iowa | 9 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 107 | Kent State | 10 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 107 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 9 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Texas State | 12 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 107 | James Madison | 13 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 107 | Georgia | 9 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 107 | Utah | 11 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 107 | Georgia State | 9 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 107 | Purdue | 7 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 107 | Michigan | 9 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 120 | Florida State | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 120 | Ole Miss | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 120 | Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20.00 |
| 120 | Oregon | 9 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 120 | Tulsa | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 120 | Oklahoma | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 120 | Missouri | 8 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 120 | LSU | 7 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 120 | Maryland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 120 | Air Force | 11 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 131 | Michigan State | 8 | 11 | 1 | 9.09 |
| 131 | Oregon State | 9 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 131 | Baylor | 9 | 7 | 1 | 14.29 |
| 131 | Notre Dame | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 131 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 131 | Wisconsin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |