2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 13 | 6 | 46.2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 86.86 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 3 | 19 | 10 | 52.6 | 127 | 2 | 1 | 132.99 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Nevada | 5 | 26 | 10 | 38.5 | 171 | 1 | 0 | 106.40 | 48 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 6 | 60 | 27 | 45.0 | 301 | 1 | 2 | 85.97 | 49 | 17 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 6 | 29 | 18 | 62.1 | 238 | 4 | 2 | 162.74 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| 5 | Hawai'i | 5 | 45 | 26 | 57.8 | 342 | 3 | 0 | 143.62 | 65 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | UNLV | 3 | 36 | 16 | 44.4 | 265 | 3 | 0 | 133.77 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Utah State | 5 | 65 | 38 | 58.5 | 493 | 3 | 2 | 131.25 | 60 | 19 | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 11 | 103 | 55 | 53.4 | 611 | 5 | 7 | 105.66 | 49 | 26 | 15 | 7 |
| 10 | Air Force | 10 | 64 | 31 | 48.4 | 633 | 5 | 1 | 154.17 | 75 | 22 | 13 | 8 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 10 | 98 | 60 | 61.2 | 986 | 10 | 3 | 173.28 | 65 | 40 | 22 | 10 |
| 12 | Boise State | 11 | 107 | 71 | 66.4 | 787 | 7 | 0 | 149.73 | 39 | 31 | 20 | 13 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||