2025 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 12/06/2025
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas | 11 | 17 | 11 | 64.71 |
| 2 | SMU | 11 | 22 | 10 | 45.45 |
| 2 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 12 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 11 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 12 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 9 | 12 | 10 | 83.33 |
| 2 | Stanford | 8 | 11 | 10 | 90.91 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 10 | 23 | 9 | 39.13 |
| 9 | Akron | 12 | 18 | 9 | 50.00 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 12 | 17 | 9 | 52.94 |
| 9 | East Carolina | 10 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 9 | FIU | 12 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 9 | Arizona | 11 | 12 | 9 | 75.00 |
| 15 | Coastal Carolina | 10 | 20 | 8 | 40.00 |
| 15 | Marshall | 10 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 15 | Buffalo | 12 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 15 | Clemson | 11 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 15 | Illinois | 9 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 15 | UNLV | 13 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 15 | Central Michigan | 11 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 15 | Colorado State | 12 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 15 | Indiana | 11 | 11 | 8 | 72.73 |
| 15 | Boise State | 12 | 10 | 8 | 80.00 |
| 25 | Iowa State | 10 | 18 | 7 | 38.89 |
| 25 | Virginia | 13 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 25 | USF | 9 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 25 | Arkansas State | 12 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 25 | Duke | 9 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 25 | Old Dominion | 10 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 25 | Alabama | 8 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 8 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 25 | UTEP | 11 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 25 | Miami (FL) | 11 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 25 | Missouri State | 11 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 25 | Toledo | 12 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 25 | Louisiana | 10 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | 10 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 25 | Florida | 7 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 25 | Liberty | 11 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 25 | Navy | 9 | 10 | 7 | 70.00 |
| 25 | South Alabama | 10 | 8 | 7 | 87.50 |
| 43 | Appalachian State | 11 | 20 | 6 | 30.00 |
| 43 | Georgia Southern | 10 | 20 | 6 | 30.00 |
| 43 | North Carolina | 11 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 43 | West Virginia | 9 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | 9 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 43 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 43 | New Mexico | 11 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 43 | Memphis | 10 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 43 | Tulane | 11 | 15 | 6 | 40.00 |
| 43 | USC | 9 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 43 | TCU | 11 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 43 | Texas | 7 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 43 | Hawaii | 11 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 43 | UTSA | 9 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 43 | UCLA | 8 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 43 | Minnesota | 10 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 43 | Nebraska | 10 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 43 | Troy | 12 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 43 | Army | 9 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 43 | Penn State | 9 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 43 | San Jose State | 11 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 43 | Arizona State | 9 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 43 | Ohio State | 10 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 43 | Charlotte | 9 | 7 | 6 | 85.71 |
| 68 | Middle Tennessee State | 12 | 16 | 5 | 31.25 |
| 68 | UCF | 10 | 15 | 5 | 33.33 |
| 68 | Colorado | 8 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 68 | Kennesaw State | 12 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 68 | Fresno State | 12 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 68 | South Carolina | 6 | 12 | 5 | 41.67 |
| 68 | BYU | 9 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 68 | Connecticut | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 68 | Massachusetts | 11 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 68 | Southern Miss | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 68 | UAB | 10 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 68 | California | 11 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 68 | Northwestern | 8 | 7 | 5 | 71.43 |
| 68 | Temple | 7 | 6 | 5 | 83.33 |
| 84 | Houston | 10 | 19 | 4 | 21.05 |
| 84 | Ball State | 12 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 84 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 |
| 84 | Northern Illinois | 12 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 84 | Oregon | 10 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 84 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 84 | Texas A&M | 9 | 10 | 4 | 40.00 |
| 84 | Boston College | 10 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 84 | Nevada | 12 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 84 | Washington State | 8 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 84 | Washington | 9 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 84 | Wyoming | 11 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 84 | Kansas | 8 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 84 | Louisville | 9 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 84 | Ohio | 11 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 84 | Utah State | 10 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 84 | Syracuse | 9 | 6 | 4 | 66.67 |
| 84 | Auburn | 6 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 84 | NC State | 8 | 5 | 4 | 80.00 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 104 | San Diego State | 12 | 12 | 3 | 25.00 |
| 104 | Iowa | 9 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 104 | Kent State | 10 | 11 | 3 | 27.27 |
| 104 | Delaware | 12 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 104 | Rutgers | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 104 | James Madison | 13 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 104 | Rice | 10 | 8 | 3 | 37.50 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | 7 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 104 | Utah | 10 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 104 | Georgia State | 9 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 104 | Georgia | 8 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 104 | Purdue | 7 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 104 | Michigan | 9 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 |
| 118 | Michigan State | 9 | 12 | 2 | 16.67 |
| 118 | Florida State | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 118 | Ole Miss | 9 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 118 | Kentucky | 8 | 10 | 2 | 20.00 |
| 118 | Arkansas | 7 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 118 | Tulsa | 10 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 118 | Baylor | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 118 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| 118 | Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| 118 | Missouri | 8 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 12 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 118 | LSU | 7 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 118 | Maryland | 10 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 118 | Air Force | 11 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 |
| 132 | Oregon State | 10 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 132 | Notre Dame | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 132 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 132 | Texas State | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |
| 132 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25.00 |