2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 7 | 29 | 13 | 44.8 | 203 | 3 | 0 | 137.77 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 2 | Utah State | 6 | 35 | 19 | 54.3 | 254 | 4 | 3 | 135.83 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | UNLV | 6 | 60 | 34 | 56.7 | 404 | 2 | 0 | 124.23 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 4 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 103 | 1 | 1 | 259.04 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Air Force | 4 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 174 | 0 | 2 | 113.08 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 3 | 8 | 5 | 62.5 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 147.85 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Nevada | 5 | 19 | 12 | 63.2 | 137 | 3 | 2 | 154.78 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 5 | 20 | 13 | 65.0 | 207 | 0 | 1 | 141.94 | 60 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Boise State | 2 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 88.31 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 4 | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 188.91 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 6 | 26 | 18 | 69.2 | 247 | 3 | 0 | 187.11 | 56 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 7 | 26 | 19 | 73.1 | 210 | 2 | 3 | 143.23 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||