2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNLV | 2 | 28 | 88 | 3.14 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 2 | 27 | 137 | 5.07 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Utah State | 4 | 55 | 179 | 3.25 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 9 | 129 | 288 | 2.23 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 5 | 95 | 293 | 3.08 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 6 | Air Force | 5 | 42 | 72 | 1.71 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 2 | 36 | 157 | 4.36 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 3 | 35 | 162 | 4.63 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 5 | 63 | 202 | 3.21 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Nevada | 3 | 61 | 355 | 5.82 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 5 | 139 | 680 | 4.89 | 6 | 81 | 30 | 20 | 5 |
| 12 | Boise State | 9 | 181 | 928 | 5.13 | 6 | 60 | 55 | 35 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||