2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 33 | 96 | 2.91 | 0 | 33.00 | 96.00 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 11 | 341 | 895 | 2.62 | 3 | 31.00 | 81.36 |
| 2 | Utah State | 3 | 111 | 292 | 2.63 | 3 | 37.00 | 97.33 |
| 4 | UNLV | 4 | 132 | 552 | 4.18 | 6 | 33.00 | 138.00 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 4 | 157 | 628 | 4.00 | 7 | 39.25 | 157.00 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 7 | 260 | 1074 | 4.13 | 9 | 37.14 | 153.43 |
| 6 | Boise State | 10 | 364 | 1629 | 4.48 | 9 | 36.40 | 162.90 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 7 | 320 | 1402 | 4.38 | 9 | 45.71 | 200.29 |
| 9 | Nevada | 5 | 238 | 1447 | 6.08 | 10 | 47.60 | 289.40 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 8 | 249 | 1047 | 4.20 | 13 | 31.13 | 130.88 |
| 11 | Air Force | 10 | 307 | 847 | 2.76 | 14 | 30.70 | 84.70 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 9 | 333 | 1486 | 4.46 | 20 | 37.00 | 165.11 |