2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 11 | 228 | 137 | 60.1 | 1839 | 8.1 | 12 | 5 | 140.82 | 20.7 | 167.2 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 11 | 246 | 151 | 61.4 | 1923 | 7.8 | 21 | 3 | 152.77 | 22.4 | 174.8 |
| 3 | Utah State | 11 | 287 | 166 | 57.8 | 1981 | 6.9 | 20 | 6 | 134.64 | 26.1 | 180.1 |
| 4 | San Jose State | 11 | 242 | 148 | 61.2 | 2007 | 8.3 | 16 | 7 | 146.85 | 22.0 | 182.5 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 12 | 282 | 162 | 57.4 | 2350 | 8.3 | 16 | 7 | 141.21 | 23.5 | 195.8 |
| 6 | Boise State | 13 | 442 | 268 | 60.6 | 2769 | 6.3 | 19 | 7 | 124.28 | 34.0 | 213.0 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 13 | 425 | 233 | 54.8 | 2866 | 6.7 | 24 | 25 | 118.35 | 32.7 | 220.5 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 12 | 324 | 187 | 57.7 | 2750 | 8.5 | 23 | 7 | 148.13 | 27.0 | 229.2 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 13 | 367 | 234 | 63.8 | 2979 | 8.1 | 26 | 9 | 150.42 | 28.2 | 229.2 |
| 10 | Air Force | 12 | 350 | 185 | 52.9 | 3000 | 8.6 | 20 | 15 | 135.15 | 29.2 | 250.0 |
| 11 | UNLV | 11 | 352 | 193 | 54.8 | 2774 | 7.9 | 22 | 3 | 139.96 | 32.0 | 252.2 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 13 | 392 | 222 | 56.6 | 3304 | 8.4 | 21 | 14 | 137.97 | 30.2 | 254.2 |