2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 22.3 |
| 2 | Boise State | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 24.8 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 4 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 6 | Air Force | 4 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Nevada | 4 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 32.0 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 4 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 9 | Utah State | 4 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 35.5 |
| 10 | UNLV | 3 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 153 | 51.0 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 4 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 40.0 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 4 | 24 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 46.5 |