2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 |
| 2 | Utah State | 2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 29.0 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 9 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 16.9 |
| 4 | Air Force | 6 | 19 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 24.7 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 5 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 5 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 28.0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 4 | 21 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 41.3 |
| 8 | UNLV | 6 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 219 | 36.5 |
| 9 | Boise State | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 19.3 |
| 9 | Nevada | 8 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 198 | 24.8 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 8 | 27 | 10 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 26.9 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 7 | 27 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 32.3 |