2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 5 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 138 | 1 | 0 | 103.18 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 22 | 14 | 63.6 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 140.88 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Utah State | 7 | 60 | 38 | 63.3 | 334 | 5 | 0 | 137.59 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 10 | 41 | 21 | 51.2 | 276 | 5 | 2 | 138.25 | 51 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 7 | 42 | 25 | 59.5 | 327 | 2 | 0 | 140.63 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 8 | 42 | 29 | 69.0 | 394 | 5 | 0 | 187.14 | 61 | 17 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 4 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 313 | 4 | 4 | 181.00 | 37 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Nevada | 8 | 50 | 33 | 66.0 | 477 | 4 | 1 | 168.54 | 54 | 21 | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Air Force | 7 | 64 | 39 | 60.9 | 497 | 4 | 3 | 137.42 | 58 | 21 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 8 | 57 | 34 | 59.6 | 498 | 2 | 0 | 144.62 | 54 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| 11 | UNLV | 7 | 63 | 34 | 54.0 | 521 | 3 | 0 | 139.15 | 63 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 9 | 101 | 57 | 56.4 | 894 | 4 | 3 | 137.92 | 55 | 39 | 21 | 12 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||