2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 10 | 197 | 116 | 58.9 | 1539 | 7.8 | 10 | 4 | 137.19 | 19.7 | 153.9 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 9 | 183 | 105 | 57.4 | 1436 | 7.8 | 10 | 6 | 134.76 | 20.3 | 159.6 |
| 3 | Boise State | 10 | 297 | 162 | 54.5 | 1723 | 5.8 | 12 | 5 | 113.24 | 29.7 | 172.3 |
| 4 | Utah State | 10 | 250 | 138 | 55.2 | 1737 | 6.9 | 16 | 5 | 130.68 | 25.0 | 173.7 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 10 | 233 | 145 | 62.2 | 1809 | 7.8 | 20 | 3 | 153.20 | 23.3 | 180.9 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 10 | 229 | 123 | 53.7 | 1858 | 8.1 | 15 | 6 | 138.25 | 22.9 | 185.8 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 12 | 353 | 192 | 54.4 | 2344 | 6.6 | 19 | 22 | 115.47 | 29.4 | 195.3 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 10 | 272 | 163 | 59.9 | 2097 | 7.7 | 18 | 8 | 140.65 | 27.2 | 209.7 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 11 | 294 | 175 | 59.5 | 2577 | 8.8 | 21 | 7 | 151.96 | 26.7 | 234.3 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 12 | 357 | 201 | 56.3 | 2892 | 8.1 | 17 | 13 | 132.78 | 29.8 | 241.0 |
| 11 | UNLV | 10 | 313 | 169 | 54.0 | 2494 | 8.0 | 21 | 3 | 141.14 | 31.3 | 249.4 |
| 12 | Air Force | 12 | 350 | 185 | 52.9 | 3000 | 8.6 | 20 | 15 | 135.15 | 29.2 | 250.0 |