2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Opponent Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 10 | 8 | 44 | 5.50 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 10 | 9 | 52 | 5.78 | 1 | 0.9 | 5.2 |
| 2 | Boise State | 10 | 9 | 70 | 7.78 | 1 | 0.9 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Nevada | 10 | 10 | 76 | 7.60 | 0 | 1.0 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Air Force | 12 | 16 | 75 | 4.69 | 0 | 1.3 | 6.3 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 10 | 13 | 91 | 7.00 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.1 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 12 | 15 | 157 | 10.47 | 1 | 1.3 | 13.1 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 9 | 13 | 120 | 9.23 | 0 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 11 | 16 | 94 | 5.88 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 12 | 20 | 77 | 3.85 | 0 | 1.7 | 6.4 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 10 | 20 | 182 | 9.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.2 |
| 12 | UNLV | 10 | 22 | 283 | 12.86 | 1 | 2.2 | 28.3 |