2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 18.3 |
| 2 | Boise State | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 4 | Utah State | 4 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 24.5 |
| 5 | Nevada | 4 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 26.0 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 4 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 3 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
| 8 | UNLV | 4 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 4 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 33.8 |
| 10 | Fresno State | 4 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 36.5 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 4 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 4 | 26 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 49.3 |