2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 8 | 40 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 35.3 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 9 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 18.1 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 8 | 30 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 28.0 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 8 | 29 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 28.1 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 8 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 32.3 |
| 5 | Air Force | 8 | 33 | 9 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 259 | 32.4 |
| 7 | Nevada | 8 | 31 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 30.5 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 8 | 31 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 31.3 |
| 9 | UNLV | 8 | 39 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 309 | 38.6 |
| 10 | Boise State | 8 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 183 | 22.9 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 9 | 40 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 318 | 35.3 |
| 12 | Utah State | 8 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 31.6 |