2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 13 | 37 | 8 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 283 | 21.8 |
| 2 | Air Force | 12 | 42 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 320 | 26.7 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 12 | 50 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 31.2 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 11 | 48 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 368 | 33.5 |
| 5 | Nevada | 11 | 41 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 321 | 29.2 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 12 | 51 | 12 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 388 | 32.3 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 11 | 49 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 34.6 |
| 8 | UNLV | 11 | 55 | 14 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 428 | 38.9 |
| 9 | Utah State | 11 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 346 | 31.5 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 13 | 58 | 17 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 455 | 35.0 |
| 11 | Boise State | 13 | 35 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 303 | 23.3 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 13 | 62 | 18 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 486 | 37.4 |