2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | 4 | 100 | 50 | 50.0 | 773 | 7.7 | 5 | 2 | 127.43 | 25.0 | 193.3 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 5 | 89 | 51 | 57.3 | 649 | 7.3 | 8 | 0 | 148.21 | 17.8 | 129.8 |
| 3 | Nevada | 4 | 78 | 52 | 66.7 | 710 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 | 160.06 | 19.5 | 177.5 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 5 | 111 | 62 | 55.9 | 828 | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 124.38 | 22.2 | 165.6 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 5 | 124 | 63 | 50.8 | 713 | 5.8 | 4 | 6 | 100.08 | 24.8 | 142.6 |
| 6 | Utah State | 4 | 112 | 65 | 58.0 | 689 | 6.2 | 7 | 0 | 130.35 | 28.0 | 172.3 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 5 | 120 | 68 | 56.7 | 761 | 6.3 | 4 | 5 | 112.61 | 24.0 | 152.2 |
| 8 | Air Force | 5 | 141 | 75 | 53.2 | 1127 | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 134.72 | 28.2 | 225.4 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 5 | 134 | 77 | 57.5 | 1278 | 9.5 | 11 | 3 | 160.18 | 26.8 | 255.6 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 4 | 146 | 83 | 56.8 | 1233 | 8.4 | 5 | 6 | 130.87 | 36.5 | 308.3 |
| 11 | Boise State | 5 | 170 | 89 | 52.4 | 976 | 5.7 | 7 | 2 | 111.81 | 34.0 | 195.2 |
| 12 | UNLV | 5 | 165 | 93 | 56.4 | 1257 | 7.6 | 9 | 1 | 137.14 | 33.0 | 251.4 |