2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 1 | 25 | 9 | 36.0 | 89 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 | 49.90 | 25.0 | 89.0 |
| 2 | Boise State | 10 | 365 | 218 | 59.7 | 2075 | 5.7 | 13 | 4 | 117.04 | 36.5 | 207.5 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 11 | 377 | 197 | 52.3 | 2196 | 5.8 | 14 | 24 | 100.72 | 34.3 | 199.6 |
| 4 | Utah State | 3 | 104 | 62 | 59.6 | 629 | 6.0 | 2 | 3 | 111.00 | 34.7 | 209.7 |
| 5 | Nevada | 5 | 103 | 47 | 45.6 | 637 | 6.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.11 | 20.6 | 127.4 |
| 6 | UNLV | 4 | 154 | 64 | 41.6 | 991 | 6.4 | 9 | 5 | 108.41 | 38.5 | 247.8 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 7 | 214 | 117 | 54.7 | 1484 | 6.9 | 12 | 8 | 123.94 | 30.6 | 212.0 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 7 | 180 | 98 | 54.4 | 1363 | 7.6 | 10 | 6 | 129.70 | 25.7 | 194.7 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 4 | 95 | 44 | 46.3 | 734 | 7.7 | 4 | 6 | 112.49 | 23.8 | 183.5 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 8 | 290 | 165 | 56.9 | 2265 | 7.8 | 13 | 8 | 131.77 | 36.3 | 283.1 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 9 | 240 | 138 | 57.5 | 1957 | 8.2 | 13 | 8 | 137.20 | 26.7 | 217.4 |
| 12 | Air Force | 10 | 311 | 162 | 52.1 | 2704 | 8.7 | 15 | 13 | 132.69 | 31.1 | 270.4 |