2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 7 | 54 | 24 | 44.4 | 263 | 1 | 1 | 87.76 | 39 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Nevada | 7 | 39 | 26 | 66.7 | 285 | 0 | 0 | 128.06 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 6 | 54 | 29 | 53.7 | 328 | 1 | 2 | 103.42 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 11 | 72 | 33 | 45.8 | 348 | 1 | 1 | 88.23 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Boise State | 12 | 99 | 61 | 61.6 | 511 | 0 | 0 | 104.98 | 33 | 26 | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 11 | 75 | 43 | 57.3 | 539 | 3 | 2 | 125.57 | 40 | 24 | 14 | 7 |
| 7 | UNLV | 8 | 65 | 32 | 49.2 | 558 | 6 | 2 | 145.65 | 52 | 23 | 17 | 8 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 7 | 68 | 37 | 54.4 | 569 | 4 | 3 | 135.29 | 78 | 21 | 12 | 7 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 8 | 85 | 50 | 58.8 | 692 | 4 | 7 | 126.26 | 44 | 30 | 18 | 9 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 10 | 89 | 50 | 56.2 | 746 | 6 | 6 | 135.36 | 42 | 32 | 23 | 10 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 13 | 116 | 63 | 54.3 | 832 | 7 | 5 | 125.84 | 79 | 30 | 15 | 9 |
| 12 | Air Force | 10 | 103 | 59 | 57.3 | 917 | 5 | 3 | 142.26 | 52 | 36 | 23 | 13 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||