2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - From Own 39 To 21 Yard Line through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 106 | 535 | 5.05 | 0 | 20 | 36 | 21 | 2 |
| 2 | Boise State | 13 | 100 | 244 | 2.44 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 12 | 58 | 174 | 3.00 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 13 | 99 | 419 | 4.23 | 1 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 4 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 13 | 71 | 348 | 4.90 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | Air Force | 11 | 66 | 234 | 3.55 | 1 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | UNLV | 12 | 102 | 468 | 4.59 | 4 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 14 | 118 | 733 | 6.21 | 6 | 36 | 44 | 26 | 10 |
| 9 | Nevada | 12 | 106 | 586 | 5.53 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 18 | 10 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 12 | 87 | 621 | 7.14 | 7 | 38 | 34 | 21 | 8 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 14 | 79 | 528 | 6.68 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 19 | 11 |
| 11 | Utah State | 11 | 99 | 536 | 5.41 | 1 | 39 | 36 | 17 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||