2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games on the Road/Neutral Site Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 8 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 21.3 |
| 2 | Boise State | 7 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 22.7 |
| 3 | Nevada | 6 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 26.7 |
| 4 | Air Force | 7 | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 27.4 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 7 | 27 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 31.4 |
| 6 | Utah State | 6 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 35.8 |
| 7 | UNLV | 6 | 29 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 222 | 37.0 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 7 | 36 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 38.1 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 8 | 39 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 38.5 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 6 | 32 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 39.7 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 7 | 35 | 11 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 39.9 |
| 12 | Fresno State | 6 | 33 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 242 | 40.3 |