2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Kickoff Returns - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 11 | 41 | 877 | 21.39 | 0 | 3.7 | 79.7 |
| 1 | UNLV | 8 | 41 | 759 | 18.51 | 0 | 5.1 | 94.9 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 7 | 40 | 890 | 22.25 | 0 | 5.7 | 127.1 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 8 | 30 | 517 | 17.23 | 0 | 3.8 | 64.6 |
| 5 | Utah State | 9 | 26 | 527 | 20.27 | 0 | 2.9 | 58.6 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 6 | 23 | 474 | 20.61 | 0 | 3.8 | 79.0 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 4 | 19 | 380 | 20.00 | 0 | 4.8 | 95.0 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 6 | 18 | 402 | 22.33 | 0 | 3.0 | 67.0 |
| 9 | Nevada | 7 | 17 | 347 | 20.41 | 0 | 2.4 | 49.6 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 3 | 16 | 421 | 26.31 | 2 | 5.3 | 140.3 |
| 11 | Boise State | 3 | 11 | 202 | 18.36 | 0 | 3.7 | 67.3 |
| 12 | Air Force | 3 | 3 | 54 | 18.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 18.0 |