2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 9 | 278 | 793 | 2.85 | 4 | 30.89 | 88.11 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 139 | 502 | 3.61 | 4 | 34.75 | 125.50 |
| 1 | Utah State | 2 | 89 | 328 | 3.69 | 4 | 44.50 | 164.00 |
| 4 | Boise State | 6 | 209 | 888 | 4.25 | 5 | 34.83 | 148.00 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 5 | 178 | 757 | 4.25 | 7 | 35.60 | 151.40 |
| 6 | Air Force | 6 | 164 | 366 | 2.23 | 8 | 27.33 | 61.00 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 5 | 214 | 1054 | 4.93 | 9 | 42.80 | 210.80 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 8 | 263 | 1130 | 4.30 | 12 | 32.88 | 141.25 |
| 9 | UNLV | 6 | 230 | 1109 | 4.82 | 13 | 38.33 | 184.83 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 4 | 157 | 777 | 4.95 | 13 | 39.25 | 194.25 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 7 | 303 | 1481 | 4.89 | 14 | 43.29 | 211.57 |
| 12 | Nevada | 8 | 351 | 1950 | 5.56 | 16 | 43.88 | 243.75 |