2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 184 | 108 | 58.7 | 1444 | 7.8 | 8 | 4 | 134.62 | 23.0 | 180.5 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 5 | 124 | 74 | 59.7 | 818 | 6.6 | 8 | 2 | 133.15 | 24.8 | 163.6 |
| 3 | San Jose State | 5 | 133 | 78 | 58.6 | 1081 | 8.1 | 9 | 3 | 144.75 | 26.6 | 216.2 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 4 | 112 | 58 | 51.8 | 781 | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 115.00 | 28.0 | 195.3 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 8 | 232 | 127 | 54.7 | 1667 | 7.2 | 14 | 7 | 128.97 | 29.0 | 208.4 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 7 | 231 | 147 | 63.6 | 1783 | 7.7 | 12 | 3 | 143.02 | 33.0 | 254.7 |
| 7 | Boise State | 6 | 206 | 121 | 58.7 | 1180 | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | 114.53 | 34.3 | 196.7 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 9 | 313 | 167 | 53.4 | 1891 | 6.0 | 14 | 18 | 107.37 | 34.8 | 210.1 |
| 9 | Utah State | 2 | 71 | 40 | 56.3 | 332 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 104.92 | 35.5 | 166.0 |
| 9 | Air Force | 6 | 213 | 114 | 53.5 | 1723 | 8.1 | 11 | 10 | 129.12 | 35.5 | 287.2 |
| 11 | UNLV | 6 | 214 | 116 | 54.2 | 1630 | 7.6 | 14 | 1 | 138.85 | 35.7 | 271.7 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 4 | 166 | 99 | 59.6 | 1231 | 7.4 | 8 | 2 | 135.42 | 41.5 | 307.8 |