2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games at Home Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 6 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 22.8 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 6 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 18.8 |
| 2 | Boise State | 6 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 144 | 24.0 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 6 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 21.5 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 6 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 21.3 |
| 6 | Air Force | 6 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 24.8 |
| 7 | Nevada | 6 | 23 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 31.3 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 7 | 26 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 28.3 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 6 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 29.7 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 6 | 27 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 31.5 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 6 | 28 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 35.7 |
| 11 | UNLV | 6 | 27 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 219 | 36.5 |