2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 395 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 166.77 | 14.7 | 131.7 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 4 | 92 | 60 | 65.2 | 1083 | 11.8 | 9 | 0 | 196.38 | 23.0 | 270.8 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 4 | 112 | 66 | 58.9 | 975 | 8.7 | 10 | 7 | 149.02 | 28.0 | 243.8 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 6 | 109 | 70 | 64.2 | 926 | 8.5 | 7 | 4 | 149.43 | 18.2 | 154.3 |
| 5 | Air Force | 6 | 137 | 71 | 51.8 | 1277 | 9.3 | 9 | 5 | 144.51 | 22.8 | 212.8 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 6 | 122 | 77 | 63.1 | 1105 | 9.1 | 13 | 1 | 172.72 | 20.3 | 184.2 |
| 6 | UNLV | 5 | 138 | 77 | 55.8 | 1144 | 8.3 | 8 | 2 | 141.67 | 27.6 | 228.8 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 6 | 136 | 87 | 64.0 | 1196 | 8.8 | 14 | 6 | 162.99 | 22.7 | 199.3 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 8 | 170 | 104 | 61.2 | 1569 | 9.2 | 12 | 3 | 158.46 | 21.3 | 196.1 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 9 | 226 | 123 | 54.4 | 2073 | 9.2 | 13 | 12 | 139.84 | 25.1 | 230.3 |
| 11 | Utah State | 9 | 216 | 126 | 58.3 | 1649 | 7.6 | 18 | 6 | 144.40 | 24.0 | 183.2 |
| 12 | Boise State | 7 | 236 | 147 | 62.3 | 1589 | 6.7 | 13 | 5 | 132.79 | 33.7 | 227.0 |