2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 5 | 48 | 156 | 3.25 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 57 | 166 | 2.91 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 6 | 39 | 185 | 4.74 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | UNLV | 9 | 84 | 356 | 4.24 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 12 | 3 |
| 4 | Air Force | 7 | 92 | 391 | 4.25 | 5 | 60 | 22 | 14 | 3 |
| 6 | Utah State | 7 | 100 | 462 | 4.62 | 2 | 56 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 9 | 120 | 665 | 5.54 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 19 | 4 |
| 6 | Nevada | 8 | 130 | 751 | 5.78 | 8 | 68 | 38 | 27 | 4 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 7 | 107 | 572 | 5.35 | 7 | 49 | 28 | 17 | 5 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 9 | 112 | 525 | 4.69 | 11 | 42 | 27 | 15 | 6 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 12 | 120 | 606 | 5.05 | 4 | 46 | 32 | 18 | 6 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 10 | 153 | 820 | 5.36 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 24 | 11 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||