2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - All Games through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 12 | 240 | 142 | 59.2 | 1901 | 7.9 | 12 | 5 | 138.04 | 20.0 | 158.4 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 12 | 271 | 160 | 59.0 | 2012 | 7.4 | 21 | 5 | 143.28 | 22.6 | 167.7 |
| 3 | Utah State | 12 | 314 | 181 | 57.6 | 2118 | 6.7 | 20 | 7 | 130.86 | 26.2 | 176.5 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 12 | 266 | 160 | 60.2 | 2263 | 8.5 | 18 | 10 | 146.43 | 22.2 | 188.6 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 13 | 315 | 185 | 58.7 | 2668 | 8.5 | 18 | 8 | 143.66 | 24.2 | 205.2 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 14 | 445 | 240 | 53.9 | 2936 | 6.6 | 24 | 26 | 115.46 | 31.8 | 209.7 |
| 7 | Boise State | 13 | 442 | 268 | 60.6 | 2769 | 6.3 | 19 | 7 | 124.28 | 34.0 | 213.0 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 13 | 345 | 201 | 58.3 | 2890 | 8.4 | 24 | 8 | 146.95 | 26.5 | 222.3 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 14 | 393 | 246 | 62.6 | 3183 | 8.1 | 29 | 11 | 149.38 | 28.1 | 227.4 |
| 10 | UNLV | 12 | 395 | 210 | 53.2 | 2918 | 7.4 | 23 | 5 | 131.91 | 32.9 | 243.2 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 14 | 425 | 241 | 56.7 | 3493 | 8.2 | 23 | 15 | 136.55 | 30.4 | 249.5 |
| 12 | Air Force | 13 | 383 | 201 | 52.5 | 3259 | 8.5 | 23 | 15 | 135.95 | 29.5 | 250.7 |