2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 134 | 69 | 51.5 | 756 | 5.6 | 8 | 4 | 112.61 | 26.8 | 151.2 |
| 2 | Nevada | 4 | 93 | 52 | 55.9 | 697 | 7.5 | 5 | 2 | 132.31 | 23.3 | 174.3 |
| 3 | Utah State | 4 | 119 | 74 | 62.2 | 774 | 6.5 | 7 | 6 | 126.15 | 29.8 | 193.5 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 4 | 100 | 55 | 55.0 | 785 | 7.9 | 10 | 3 | 147.94 | 25.0 | 196.3 |
| 5 | Air Force | 5 | 133 | 57 | 42.9 | 990 | 7.4 | 6 | 5 | 112.76 | 26.6 | 198.0 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 5 | 182 | 106 | 58.2 | 1276 | 7.0 | 11 | 11 | 124.99 | 36.4 | 255.2 |
| 7 | UNLV | 4 | 152 | 78 | 51.3 | 1025 | 6.7 | 9 | 2 | 124.87 | 38.0 | 256.3 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 5 | 156 | 89 | 57.1 | 1287 | 8.3 | 11 | 7 | 140.65 | 31.2 | 257.4 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 4 | 108 | 68 | 63.0 | 1034 | 9.6 | 9 | 4 | 163.47 | 27.0 | 258.5 |
| 10 | Boise State | 5 | 220 | 148 | 67.3 | 1419 | 6.5 | 8 | 2 | 131.63 | 44.0 | 283.8 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 5 | 147 | 103 | 70.1 | 1427 | 9.7 | 9 | 3 | 167.73 | 29.4 | 285.4 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 6 | 210 | 137 | 65.2 | 1860 | 8.9 | 18 | 5 | 163.16 | 35.0 | 310.0 |