2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 10 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 220 | 22.0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 12 | 32 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 243 | 20.3 |
| 3 | Nevada | 10 | 38 | 11 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 297 | 29.7 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 10 | 41 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 29.9 |
| 5 | Utah State | 10 | 36 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 301 | 30.1 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 9 | 39 | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 303 | 33.7 |
| 7 | Air Force | 12 | 42 | 9 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 320 | 26.7 |
| 8 | Hawai'i | 10 | 41 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 32.5 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 10 | 42 | 11 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 32.5 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 11 | 47 | 9 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 31.9 |
| 11 | UNLV | 10 | 49 | 14 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 386 | 38.6 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 12 | 51 | 16 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 403 | 33.6 |