2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | 8 | 7 | 94 | 13.43 | 0 | 0.9 | 11.8 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 5 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 0 | 1.2 | 15.2 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 9 | 19 | 222 | 11.68 | 0 | 2.1 | 24.7 |
| 4 | Boise State | 6 | 10 | 107 | 10.70 | 0 | 1.7 | 17.8 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 4 | 10 | 91 | 9.10 | 1 | 2.5 | 22.8 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 7 | 3 | 27 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.4 | 3.9 |
| 7 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 33 | 8.25 | 0 | 0.7 | 5.5 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 8 | 15 | 106 | 7.07 | 0 | 1.9 | 13.3 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 5 | 8 | 41 | 5.13 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Utah State | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5.00 | 1 | 2.5 | 12.5 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1.71 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| 12 | UNLV | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.5 |