2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37.0 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 |
| 4 | UNLV | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| 6 | Utah State | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45.0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52.0 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37.5 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 2 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 39.0 |
| 10 | Boise State | 3 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 27.7 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 3 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 53.7 |