2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 4 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 32.8 |
| 1 | Nevada | 3 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 41.0 |
| 3 | Boise State | 7 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 187 | 26.7 |
| 3 | Air Force | 6 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 28.7 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 4 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 43.3 |
| 6 | UNLV | 5 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 41.8 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 6 | 30 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 38.0 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 6 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 42.5 |
| 9 | Utah State | 9 | 35 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 32.0 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 6 | 35 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 43.3 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 9 | 37 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 32.2 |
| 12 | Colorado State | 8 | 42 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 39.1 |