2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 25 | 57 | 2.28 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | UNLV | 3 | 36 | 138 | 3.83 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 7 | 40 | 198 | 4.95 | 2 | 54 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 4 | 42 | 120 | 2.86 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Air Force | 10 | 66 | 152 | 2.30 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 3 | 37 | 157 | 4.24 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 6 | 44 | 277 | 6.30 | 4 | 50 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 11 | 77 | 216 | 2.81 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Boise State | 11 | 81 | 294 | 3.63 | 0 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Nevada | 5 | 74 | 433 | 5.85 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
| 11 | Utah State | 6 | 86 | 349 | 4.06 | 3 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 1 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 10 | 119 | 600 | 5.04 | 6 | 75 | 32 | 20 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||