2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in November Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 94 | 52 | 55.3 | 561 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 113.11 | 23.5 | 140.3 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 4 | 68 | 32 | 47.1 | 468 | 6.9 | 4 | 3 | 115.46 | 17.0 | 117.0 |
| 3 | Utah State | 4 | 92 | 48 | 52.2 | 648 | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 129.92 | 23.0 | 162.0 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 3 | 82 | 54 | 65.9 | 578 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 132.25 | 27.3 | 192.7 |
| 5 | Nevada | 4 | 69 | 38 | 55.1 | 494 | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 120.86 | 17.3 | 123.5 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 4 | 129 | 73 | 56.6 | 941 | 7.3 | 9 | 8 | 128.49 | 32.3 | 235.3 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 4 | 110 | 63 | 57.3 | 888 | 8.1 | 7 | 1 | 144.26 | 27.5 | 222.0 |
| 8 | UNLV | 3 | 78 | 39 | 50.0 | 636 | 8.2 | 5 | 2 | 134.51 | 26.0 | 212.0 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 3 | 47 | 30 | 63.8 | 401 | 8.5 | 4 | 1 | 159.33 | 15.7 | 133.7 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 4 | 101 | 65 | 64.4 | 904 | 9.0 | 10 | 1 | 170.23 | 25.3 | 226.0 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 4 | 99 | 67 | 67.7 | 976 | 9.9 | 6 | 3 | 164.44 | 24.8 | 244.0 |
| 12 | Air Force | 4 | 108 | 61 | 56.5 | 1114 | 10.3 | 6 | 5 | 152.20 | 27.0 | 278.5 |