2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 9 | 263 | 134 | 51.0 | 1660 | 6.3 | 13 | 15 | 108.87 | 29.2 | 184.4 |
| 2 | Boise State | 8 | 222 | 120 | 54.1 | 1350 | 6.1 | 11 | 5 | 116.98 | 27.8 | 168.8 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 8 | 168 | 82 | 48.8 | 1241 | 7.4 | 9 | 5 | 122.59 | 21.0 | 155.1 |
| 4 | Hawai'i | 8 | 183 | 109 | 59.6 | 1323 | 7.2 | 11 | 6 | 133.57 | 22.9 | 165.4 |
| 5 | Utah State | 8 | 195 | 107 | 54.9 | 1344 | 6.9 | 13 | 1 | 133.73 | 24.4 | 168.0 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 9 | 269 | 152 | 56.5 | 2206 | 8.2 | 12 | 8 | 134.17 | 29.9 | 245.1 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 8 | 158 | 92 | 58.2 | 1229 | 7.8 | 9 | 6 | 134.78 | 19.8 | 153.6 |
| 8 | UNLV | 8 | 243 | 132 | 54.3 | 1893 | 7.8 | 14 | 3 | 136.30 | 30.4 | 236.6 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 8 | 171 | 105 | 61.4 | 1227 | 7.2 | 11 | 2 | 140.56 | 21.4 | 153.4 |
| 10 | Nevada | 8 | 147 | 90 | 61.2 | 1204 | 8.2 | 7 | 3 | 141.65 | 18.4 | 150.5 |
| 11 | Air Force | 8 | 250 | 144 | 57.6 | 2269 | 9.1 | 17 | 10 | 148.28 | 31.3 | 283.6 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 8 | 211 | 132 | 62.6 | 2134 | 10.1 | 16 | 4 | 168.75 | 26.4 | 266.8 |