2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 9 | 53 | 5.89 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 4 | 21 | 225 | 10.71 | 4 | 73 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 4 | 22 | 142 | 6.45 | 2 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 7 | 24 | 78 | 3.25 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Boise State | 2 | 28 | 130 | 4.64 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 6 | 30 | 231 | 7.70 | 4 | 80 | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Nevada | 6 | 51 | 331 | 6.49 | 3 | 59 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| 8 | Air Force | 4 | 55 | 217 | 3.95 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 6 | 60 | 289 | 4.82 | 2 | 35 | 19 | 11 | 4 |
| 10 | Utah State | 6 | 69 | 322 | 4.67 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 10 | 2 |
| 11 | Fresno State | 8 | 75 | 415 | 5.53 | 4 | 91 | 18 | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | UNLV | 6 | 86 | 465 | 5.41 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||