2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 2 | -1 | -0.50 | 0 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 2 | 121 | 60.50 | 1 | 0.5 | 30.3 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 4 | 4 | 43 | 10.75 | 0 | 1.0 | 10.8 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 3 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.7 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Air Force | 3 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 1.7 | 11.0 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 4 | 6 | 36 | 6.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Boise State | 3 | 6 | 64 | 10.67 | 0 | 2.0 | 21.3 |
| 8 | UNLV | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| 8 | Nevada | 4 | 7 | 99 | 14.14 | 0 | 1.8 | 24.8 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 4 | 9 | 110 | 12.22 | 1 | 2.3 | 27.5 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 3 | 9 | 114 | 12.67 | 1 | 3.0 | 38.0 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 4 | 12 | 199 | 16.58 | 0 | 3.0 | 49.8 |