2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | -25 | -3.57 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 7 | 13 | -17 | -1.31 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Air Force | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0.70 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 5 | 9 | 23 | 2.56 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | UNLV | 6 | 9 | 14 | 1.56 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 7 | 11 | 24 | 2.18 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 8 | 10 | 27 | 2.70 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 8 | 9 | 103 | 11.44 | 1 | 62 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 7 | 10 | 54 | 5.40 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | Utah State | 7 | 13 | 47 | 3.62 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Nevada | 8 | 14 | 59 | 4.21 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Boise State | 11 | 18 | 44 | 2.44 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||