2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 7 | 69 | 9.86 | 0 | 2.3 | 23.0 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 3 | 7 | 65 | 9.29 | 0 | 2.3 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Utah State | 4 | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0 | 1.5 | 13.8 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 4 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.8 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 4 | 9 | 55 | 6.11 | 0 | 2.3 | 13.8 |
| 6 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 4 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 11.0 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Boise State | 3 | 5 | -1 | -0.20 | 0 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| 10 | UNLV | 4 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 1 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.5 |