2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 13 | 442 | 268 | 60.6 | 2769 | 6.3 | 19 | 7 | 124.28 | 34.0 | 213.0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 14 | 445 | 240 | 53.9 | 2936 | 6.6 | 24 | 26 | 115.46 | 31.8 | 209.7 |
| 3 | Utah State | 11 | 277 | 153 | 55.2 | 1874 | 6.8 | 16 | 6 | 126.80 | 25.2 | 170.4 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 11 | 258 | 154 | 59.7 | 1898 | 7.4 | 20 | 5 | 143.19 | 23.5 | 172.5 |
| 4 | UNLV | 12 | 395 | 210 | 53.2 | 2918 | 7.4 | 23 | 5 | 131.91 | 32.9 | 243.2 |
| 6 | Nevada | 12 | 240 | 142 | 59.2 | 1901 | 7.9 | 12 | 5 | 138.04 | 20.0 | 158.4 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 13 | 390 | 220 | 56.4 | 3081 | 7.9 | 19 | 14 | 131.67 | 30.0 | 237.0 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 13 | 373 | 229 | 61.4 | 2977 | 8.0 | 26 | 10 | 146.07 | 28.7 | 229.0 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 12 | 282 | 162 | 57.4 | 2350 | 8.3 | 17 | 8 | 141.67 | 23.5 | 195.8 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 13 | 345 | 201 | 58.3 | 2890 | 8.4 | 24 | 8 | 146.95 | 26.5 | 222.3 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 12 | 266 | 160 | 60.2 | 2263 | 8.5 | 18 | 10 | 146.43 | 22.2 | 188.6 |
| 11 | Air Force | 13 | 383 | 201 | 52.5 | 3259 | 8.5 | 23 | 15 | 135.95 | 29.5 | 250.7 |