2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 1-3 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 7 | 8 | 1 | 12.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20.90 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Utah State | 8 | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 64.61 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 5 | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 59.04 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 6 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 124.05 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hawai'i | 5 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 169.61 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | UNLV | 6 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 110.48 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 10 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 73 | 1 | 3 | 67.25 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Nevada | 7 | 10 | 7 | 70.0 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 157.76 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Boise State | 7 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 150.80 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Air Force | 6 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 103 | 1 | 0 | 161.16 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 9 | 17 | 12 | 70.6 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 161.29 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 8 | 14 | 10 | 71.4 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 149.43 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||