2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13.6 |
| 2 | Boise State | 5 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 22.2 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 4 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 26.3 |
| 4 | Utah State | 4 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 28.0 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 5 | Nevada | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 8 | UNLV | 5 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 31.2 |
| 9 | Air Force | 5 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 29.8 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 5 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 5 | 21 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 5 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 33.6 |