2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 11 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 144 | 13.1 |
| 3 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 15.3 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 7 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 20.6 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 4 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 20.8 |
| 6 | Boise State | 10 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 21.5 |
| 7 | Nevada | 5 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 8 | Air Force | 10 | 30 | 6 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 227 | 22.7 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 7 | 23 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 26.4 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 9 | 33 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 26.9 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 8 | 29 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 27.8 |
| 12 | UNLV | 4 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 34.3 |