2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 11 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 143 | 1 | 2 | 93.96 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Nevada | 10 | 22 | 8 | 36.4 | 172 | 1 | 0 | 117.03 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Utah State | 12 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 176 | 0 | 1 | 106.15 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 9 | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | 189 | 1 | 0 | 176.11 | 53 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 11 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 203 | 1 | 0 | 139.82 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 12 | 23 | 18 | 78.3 | 206 | 3 | 1 | 187.84 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 9 | 23 | 11 | 47.8 | 213 | 1 | 1 | 131.27 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 12 | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 219 | 2 | 3 | 112.11 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | Air Force | 13 | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 231 | 2 | 0 | 132.28 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 10 | UNLV | 11 | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 273 | 2 | 1 | 137.98 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 13 | 39 | 17 | 43.6 | 290 | 2 | 5 | 97.33 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 13 | 47 | 28 | 59.6 | 422 | 3 | 0 | 156.05 | 33 | 24 | 12 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||