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Year-by-Year Fumbles Recovered Leaders

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year
For some seasons (1960-1969 & 1947-1950) leaders for both leagues are shown.

 Year  Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active FR Teams
2009  Jason Campbell (28) 4 WAS
Jay Cutler (26) 4 CHI
2008  Ryan Fitzpatrick (26) 8 CIN
2007  Vince Young (24) 7 TEN
Jon Kitna (35) 7 DET
2006  Jared Allen (24) 6 KAN
2005  Alex Smith (21) 6 SFO
David Carr (26) 6 HOU
2004  Jake Plummer (30) 6 DEN
Aaron Brooks (28) 6 NOR
2003  Chad Pennington (27) 6 NYJ
Daunte Culpepper (26) 6 MIN
2002  David Carr (23) 12 HOU
2001  Jon Kitna (29) 7 CIN
Kerry Collins (29) 7 NYG
Daunte Culpepper (24) 7 MIN
Stephen Davis (27) 7 WAS
2000  Jon Kitna (28) 9 SEA
1999  Brian Griese (24) 9 DEN
1998  Tony Banks (25) 8 STL
1997  Steve McNair (24) 7 TEN
1996  Brett Favre (27) 5 GNB
Mark Brunell (26) 5 JAX
Louis Oliver (30) 5 MIA
Scott Mitchell (28) 5 DET
Jeff Hostetler (35) 5 OAK
1995  Stan Humphries (30) 7 SDG
Dave Krieg (37) 7 ARI
1994  Jeff George (27) 6 ATL
1993  Craig Erickson (24) 6 TAM
1992  Dave Krieg (34) 6 KAN
Boomer Esiason (31) 6 CIN
1991  Jeff Hostetler (30) 6 NYG
1990  Rickey Jackson (32) 7 NOR
1989  Dave Krieg (31) 9 SEA
1988  Dan Marino+ (27) 8 MIA
1987  Steve Grogan (34) 6 NWE
Randall Cunningham (24) 6 PHI
Warren Moon+ (31) 6 HOU
1986  Jack Trudeau (24) 6 IND
Neil Lomax (27) 6 STL
1985  Dan Fouts+ (34) 6 SDG
William Gay (30) 6 DET
1984  Warren Moon+ (28) 7 HOU
1983  Greg Pruitt (32) 7 RAI
1982  Greg Pruitt (31) 4 RAI
Clinton Burrell (26) 4 CLE
Reggie Williams (28) 4 CIN
Doug Williams (27) 4 TAM
Ron Jaworski (31) 4 PHI
1981  Danny White (29) 8 DAL
1980  Steve Fuller (23) 7 KAN
1979  Dan Fouts+ (28) 6 SDG
Jimmy Edwards (27) 6 MIN
Jeff Komlo (23) 6 DET
Brian Sipe (30) 6 CLE
Roger Staubach+ (37) 6 DAL
1978  Fran Tarkenton+ (38) 7 MIN
1977  Joe Ferguson (27) 7 BUF
1976  Jack Lambert+ (24) 8 PIT
1975  Bill Bergey (30) 6 PHI
1974  Gary Huff (23) 7 CHI
Terry Metcalf (23) 7 STL
1973  Roman Gabriel (33) 6 PHI
Steve Preece (26) 6 RAM
Ron Smith (30) 6 SDG
1972  Bobby Douglass (25) 5 CHI
Lyle Alzado (23) 5 DEN
Dick Anderson (26) 5 MIA
Elvin Bethea+ (26) 5 HOU
1971  Bob Griese+ (26) 6 MIA
1970  Alan Page+ (25) 7 MIN
1969  Walter Roberts (27) 5 WAS
Greg Brezina (23) 5 ATL
Jack Kemp (34) 5 BUF
Chuck Walker (28) 5 STL
Roman Gabriel (29) 5 RAM
1968  Lem Barney+ (23) 5 DET
Willis Crenshaw (27) 5 STL
Emerson Boozer (25) 4 NYJ
Jim Hunt (30) 4 BOS
Essex Johnson (22) 4 CIN
Willie Porter (22) 4 BOS
1967  Jack Kemp (32) 6 BUF
Gale Sayers+ (24) 4 CHI
Spider Lockhart (24) 4 NYG
Jethro Pugh (23) 4 DAL
Tom Watkins (30) 4 DET
Paul Wiggin (33) 4 CLE
1966  Roman Gabriel (26) 6 RAM
1965  Kermit Alexander (24) 8 SFO
Jack Kemp (30) 6 BUF
1964  Lionel Aldridge (23) 5 GNB
Johnny Unitas+ (31) 5 BAL
Kermit Alexander (23) 5 SFO
Clarence Childs (26) 5 NYG
1963  Don Hultz (23) 9 MIN
Babe Parilli (33) 6 BOS
1962  Ed O'Bradovich (22) 5 CHI
1961  Sam Etcheverry (31) 6 STL
Bob Dee (28) 5 BOS
1960  Jack Larscheid (27) 7 OAK
John Roach (27) 7 STL
1959  Bill Jobko (24) 5 RAM
George Tarasovic (29) 5 PIT
Norm Van Brocklin+ (33) 5 PHI
Bob Toneff (29) 5 WAS
1958  Billy Ray Barnes (23) 5 PHI
Frank Gifford+ (28) 5 NYG
1957  Billy Wells (26) 6 2TM
Earl Morrall (23) 6 PIT
1956  Ed Beatty (24) 5 SFO
1955  Joe Schmidt+ (23) 8 DET
1954  Rob Goode (27) 6 WAS
1953  Barney Poole (30) 6 BAL
1952  Emlen Tunnell+ (27) 6 NYG
1951  Adrian Burk (24) 5 PHI
1950  Tony Adamle (26) 5 CLE
Bobby Layne+ (24) 5 DET
Thurman McGraw (23) 5 DET
Joe Perry+ (23) 5 SFO
Ray Poole (29) 5 NYG
Herb Rich (22) 5 BAL
Gene Roberts (27) 5 NYG
George Taliaferro (23) 5 NYY
Tom Wham (26) 5 CRD
Buddy Young (24) 5 NYY
1949  Bob Gage (21) 7 PIT
1948  Fred Enke (24) 5 DET
Joe Golding (27) 5 BOS
George McAfee+ (30) 5 CHI
Bill Paschal (27) 5 BOS
Bosh Pritchard (29) 5 PHI
Charlie Conerly (27) 5 NYG
1947  Tommy Thompson (31) 8 PHI
1946  Bill Dudley+ (27) 7 PIT
1945  Paul Christman (27) 8 CRD