2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 12 | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 79.94 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Utah State | 10 | 29 | 14 | 48.3 | 158 | 3 | 1 | 121.28 | 60 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 10 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 173 | 1 | 0 | 149.16 | 35 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 8 | 16 | 11 | 68.8 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 118.63 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Nevada | 11 | 21 | 14 | 66.7 | 152 | 4 | 0 | 190.33 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 10 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 181 | 3 | 0 | 158.10 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 13 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 194 | 2 | 1 | 124.63 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Boise State | 13 | 37 | 20 | 54.1 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 120.80 | 31 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Air Force | 11 | 24 | 17 | 70.8 | 229 | 2 | 0 | 178.48 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 3 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 12 | 34 | 20 | 58.8 | 244 | 2 | 0 | 138.51 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | UNLV | 11 | 27 | 18 | 66.7 | 191 | 1 | 0 | 138.31 | 37 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 14 | 37 | 21 | 56.8 | 211 | 2 | 0 | 122.51 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||