2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 9 | 210 | 119 | 56.7 | 1489 | 7.1 | 18 | 4 | 140.70 | 23.3 | 165.4 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 11 | 246 | 151 | 61.4 | 1923 | 7.8 | 21 | 3 | 152.77 | 22.4 | 174.8 |
| 3 | Nevada | 7 | 137 | 95 | 69.3 | 1264 | 9.2 | 10 | 3 | 166.55 | 19.6 | 180.6 |
| 4 | Air Force | 3 | 72 | 39 | 54.2 | 555 | 7.7 | 8 | 2 | 150.03 | 24.0 | 185.0 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 8 | 171 | 116 | 67.8 | 1529 | 8.9 | 14 | 4 | 165.29 | 21.4 | 191.1 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 6 | 135 | 76 | 56.3 | 1228 | 9.1 | 10 | 7 | 146.78 | 22.5 | 204.7 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 6 | 135 | 87 | 64.4 | 1305 | 9.7 | 8 | 2 | 162.24 | 22.5 | 217.5 |
| 8 | Boise State | 3 | 77 | 50 | 64.9 | 694 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 158.57 | 25.7 | 231.3 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 4 | 105 | 63 | 60.0 | 933 | 8.9 | 11 | 0 | 169.21 | 26.3 | 233.3 |
| 10 | UNLV | 8 | 241 | 146 | 60.6 | 1927 | 8.0 | 14 | 0 | 146.92 | 30.1 | 240.9 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 7 | 179 | 129 | 72.1 | 1699 | 9.5 | 17 | 3 | 179.79 | 25.6 | 242.7 |
| 12 | San Diego State | 3 | 68 | 43 | 63.2 | 740 | 10.9 | 10 | 2 | 197.30 | 22.7 | 246.7 |