2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0.78 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 1 | 28 | 72 | 2.57 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 2 | 29 | 145 | 5.00 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 2 | 35 | 225 | 6.43 | 3 | 75 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Utah State | 4 | 72 | 339 | 4.71 | 3 | 64 | 20 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 2 | 49 | 339 | 6.92 | 3 | 59 | 15 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 4 | 84 | 307 | 3.65 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 7 | 131 | 740 | 5.65 | 5 | 73 | 36 | 16 | 3 |
| 9 | UNLV | 7 | 118 | 552 | 4.68 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 6 | 101 | 559 | 5.53 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | Nevada | 3 | 72 | 585 | 8.13 | 6 | 72 | 20 | 16 | 7 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 5 | 127 | 826 | 6.50 | 10 | 73 | 43 | 27 | 9 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||