2025 National Leaders Fumbles Recovered - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2026
| Name | G | Opponent Fumbles | Fumbles Recovered | Fumble Recovery % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas State | 11 | 14 | 12 | 85.71 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 12 | 13 | 10 | 76.92 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 11 | 8 | 6 | 75.00 |
| 4 | Stanford | 12 | 14 | 10 | 71.43 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 12 | 17 | 12 | 70.59 |
| 6 | Arizona | 12 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 |
| 6 | Indiana | 13 | 13 | 9 | 69.23 |
| 8 | Temple | 11 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 8 | Navy | 12 | 12 | 8 | 66.67 |
| 8 | Liberty | 11 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 8 | NC State | 12 | 9 | 6 | 66.67 |
| 12 | Northwestern | 12 | 17 | 11 | 64.71 |
| 13 | Arizona State | 12 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 13 | Colorado State | 11 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 13 | Penn State | 12 | 11 | 7 | 63.64 |
| 16 | UNLV | 13 | 16 | 10 | 62.50 |
| 16 | California | 12 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 16 | Purdue | 11 | 8 | 5 | 62.50 |
| 19 | Boise State | 13 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 19 | Charlotte | 11 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 19 | Troy | 13 | 13 | 8 | 61.54 |
| 22 | Old Dominion | 12 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 22 | San Jose State | 11 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 22 | Southern Miss | 12 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 26 | Sam Houston State | 12 | 17 | 10 | 58.82 |
| 27 | Toledo | 12 | 12 | 7 | 58.33 |
| 28 | North Texas | 13 | 21 | 12 | 57.14 |
| 28 | Louisiana | 12 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 28 | Army | 12 | 14 | 8 | 57.14 |
| 28 | Missouri | 12 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 28 | Syracuse | 11 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 28 | Utah State | 12 | 7 | 4 | 57.14 |
| 34 | Illinois | 12 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 34 | New Mexico State | 11 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 34 | South Carolina | 11 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | 13 | 16 | 9 | 56.25 |
| 38 | Bowling Green | 11 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 38 | Duke | 13 | 18 | 10 | 55.56 |
| 38 | Auburn | 11 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 38 | Delaware | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 38 | Nebraska | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 38 | Ohio State | 13 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 38 | Ohio | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 38 | Washington | 12 | 9 | 5 | 55.56 |
| 46 | USF | 12 | 20 | 11 | 55.00 |
| 47 | Connecticut | 12 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 47 | Michigan | 13 | 11 | 6 | 54.55 |
| 49 | Buffalo | 11 | 13 | 7 | 53.85 |
| 50 | FIU | 12 | 15 | 8 | 53.33 |
| 51 | Tennessee | 12 | 19 | 10 | 52.63 |
| 52 | Jacksonville State | 13 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Tulane | 14 | 20 | 10 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Miami (FL) | 14 | 16 | 8 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | 12 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Clemson | 12 | 14 | 7 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Boston College | 11 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Fresno State | 12 | 12 | 6 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Florida Atlantic | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Florida | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Wyoming | 11 | 10 | 5 | 50.00 |
| 52 | LSU | 12 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Nevada | 11 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Rice | 12 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Air Force | 11 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| 52 | Maryland | 11 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 |
| 68 | Alabama | 14 | 19 | 9 | 47.37 |
| 69 | Akron | 11 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 69 | Arkansas State | 12 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 69 | Marshall | 11 | 17 | 8 | 47.06 |
| 72 | Hawaii | 12 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 72 | TCU | 12 | 15 | 7 | 46.67 |
| 74 | BYU | 13 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 74 | Kansas | 11 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 74 | Louisville | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 74 | Missouri State | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 74 | Vanderbilt | 12 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 74 | Kennesaw State | 13 | 13 | 6 | 46.15 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | 13 | 33 | 15 | 45.45 |
| 80 | Massachusetts | 11 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 80 | Minnesota | 12 | 11 | 5 | 45.45 |
| 83 | SMU | 12 | 20 | 9 | 45.00 |
| 84 | UAB | 11 | 9 | 4 | 44.44 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | 12 | 16 | 7 | 43.75 |
| 86 | Colorado | 12 | 21 | 9 | 42.86 |
| 86 | UCLA | 12 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 86 | UTEP | 11 | 14 | 6 | 42.86 |
| 86 | Texas State | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 86 | Utah | 12 | 7 | 3 | 42.86 |
| 91 | New Mexico | 12 | 19 | 8 | 42.11 |
| 92 | Iowa State | 11 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 92 | Texas | 13 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 92 | Virginia | 13 | 17 | 7 | 41.18 |
| 95 | Coastal Carolina | 12 | 27 | 11 | 40.74 |
| 96 | Rutgers | 11 | 13 | 5 | 38.46 |
| 97 | Memphis | 12 | 19 | 7 | 36.84 |
| 98 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 98 | Georgia | 13 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 98 | Kent State | 11 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 98 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 11 | 4 | 36.36 |
| 102 | Middle Tennessee State | 11 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 102 | UTSA | 12 | 14 | 5 | 35.71 |
| 104 | Oregon | 13 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 104 | USC | 13 | 17 | 6 | 35.29 |
| 106 | Cincinnati | 12 | 20 | 7 | 35.00 |
| 107 | Appalachian State | 12 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Ole Miss | 14 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 18 | 6 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 12 | 4 | 33.33 |
| 107 | James Madison | 13 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Mississippi State | 12 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 107 | Georgia State | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 115 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 |
| 115 | Tulsa | 11 | 13 | 4 | 30.77 |
| 117 | West Virginia | 11 | 23 | 7 | 30.43 |
| 118 | Georgia Southern | 12 | 20 | 6 | 30.00 |
| 118 | Washington State | 12 | 10 | 3 | 30.00 |
| 120 | Houston | 12 | 21 | 6 | 28.57 |
| 121 | Ball State | 11 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 121 | Michigan State | 11 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 121 | Oklahoma | 12 | 15 | 4 | 26.67 |
| 124 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 124 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 126 | North Carolina | 11 | 17 | 4 | 23.53 |
| 127 | UCF | 11 | 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| 127 | San Diego State | 12 | 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| 129 | Kentucky | 11 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 129 | Notre Dame | 12 | 9 | 2 | 22.22 |
| 131 | Florida State | 11 | 11 | 2 | 18.18 |
| 132 | Iowa | 12 | 17 | 3 | 17.65 |
| 133 | Baylor | 11 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 133 | Wisconsin | 12 | 6 | 1 | 16.67 |
| 135 | Oregon State | 11 | 8 | 1 | 12.50 |
| 136 | Arkansas | 11 | 9 | 1 | 11.11 |