2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 0 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 4 | 6 | 12 | 2.00 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Boise State | 5 | 6 | 21 | 3.50 | 0 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 3 | Nevada | 4 | 1 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0.3 | 5.3 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
| 6 | Air Force | 5 | 9 | 25 | 2.78 | 0 | 1.8 | 5.0 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 5 | 8 | 40 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 4 | 7 | 52 | 7.43 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.0 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 5 | 7 | 58 | 8.29 | 0 | 1.4 | 11.6 |
| 10 | UNLV | 5 | 10 | 65 | 6.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 5 | 10 | 72 | 7.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 14.4 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 5 | 10 | 82 | 8.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 16.4 |