2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. Non-Conference Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 5 | 12 | 118 | 9.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 23.6 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 4 | 13 | 107 | 8.23 | 0 | 3.3 | 26.8 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 5 | 9 | 77 | 8.56 | 0 | 1.8 | 15.4 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5.10 | 0 | 2.0 | 10.2 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 5 | 11 | 50 | 4.55 | 0 | 2.2 | 10.0 |
| 6 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 1.0 | 8.3 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 6 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Nevada | 4 | 3 | 18 | 6.00 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Boise State | 5 | 10 | 12 | 1.20 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 10 | Air Force | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| 11 | UNLV | 4 | 6 | -2 | -0.33 | 1 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 4 | 5 | -2 | -0.40 | 0 | 1.3 | -0.5 |