2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - From Opponent's 1 To 20 Yard Line through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 9 | 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 162 | 0 | 1 | 95.36 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 11 | 32 | 18 | 56.3 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 105.08 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Nevada | 6 | 12 | 10 | 83.3 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 165.23 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Utah State | 11 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 246 | 0 | 2 | 107.61 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | UNLV | 10 | 32 | 14 | 43.8 | 211 | 1 | 0 | 109.45 | 80 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Boise State | 11 | 46 | 29 | 63.0 | 302 | 0 | 1 | 113.84 | 49 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 11 | 31 | 21 | 67.7 | 209 | 0 | 1 | 117.92 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 10 | 30 | 16 | 53.3 | 247 | 0 | 1 | 115.82 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 13 | 66 | 36 | 54.5 | 404 | 0 | 5 | 90.82 | 49 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | Air Force | 13 | 49 | 21 | 42.9 | 392 | 0 | 1 | 105.98 | 58 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 11 | 49 | 28 | 57.1 | 442 | 0 | 1 | 128.83 | 44 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 13 | 51 | 28 | 54.9 | 473 | 0 | 2 | 124.97 | 48 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||