2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 10 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 0.9 | 10.1 |
| 2 | Air Force | 12 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 10 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.7 | 6.3 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 12 | 24 | 209 | 8.71 | 0 | 2.0 | 17.4 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 9 | 10 | 87 | 8.70 | 0 | 1.1 | 9.7 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 10 | 15 | 130 | 8.67 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.0 |
| 7 | Boise State | 10 | 19 | 156 | 8.21 | 0 | 1.9 | 15.6 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 10 | 16 | 123 | 7.69 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.3 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 11 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Utah State | 10 | 16 | 92 | 5.75 | 1 | 1.6 | 9.2 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 12 | 29 | 160 | 5.52 | 1 | 2.4 | 13.3 |
| 12 | UNLV | 10 | 9 | 10 | 1.11 | 1 | 0.9 | 1.0 |