2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 13 | 116 | 408 | 3.52 | 2 | 66 | 27 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | Air Force | 11 | 86 | 203 | 2.36 | 3 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 6 | 115 | 578 | 5.03 | 3 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | UNLV | 7 | 49 | 218 | 4.45 | 4 | 55 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 10 | 98 | 446 | 4.55 | 4 | 76 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
| 4 | Boise State | 11 | 102 | 532 | 5.22 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 15 | 4 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 8 | 86 | 357 | 4.15 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 15 | 5 |
| 7 | Nevada | 8 | 80 | 412 | 5.15 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | Utah State | 9 | 85 | 337 | 3.96 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 11 | 90 | 483 | 5.37 | 6 | 80 | 20 | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 7 | 106 | 620 | 5.85 | 6 | 75 | 29 | 16 | 7 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 10 | 127 | 548 | 4.31 | 8 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||