2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 29.3 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 11 | 48 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 368 | 33.5 |
| 3 | Nevada | 7 | 32 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 238 | 34.0 |
| 3 | Utah State | 9 | 38 | 13 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 306 | 34.0 |
| 5 | Air Force | 3 | 15 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 38.0 |
| 5 | UNLV | 8 | 39 | 10 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 304 | 38.0 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 8 | 43 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 41.6 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 4 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 41.8 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 6 | 34 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 41.8 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 6 | 32 | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 42.5 |
| 11 | San Diego State | 3 | 19 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 46.3 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 7 | 44 | 10 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 48.1 |