2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games Won Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 11 | 26 | 226 | 8.69 | 0 | 2.4 | 20.5 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 7 | 13 | 133 | 10.23 | 1 | 1.9 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 1 | 6 | 19 | 3.17 | 0 | 6.0 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Utah State | 3 | 5 | 56 | 11.20 | 1 | 1.7 | 18.7 |
| 5 | Nevada | 5 | 3 | 76 | 25.33 | 0 | 0.6 | 15.2 |
| 6 | Boise State | 10 | 18 | 139 | 7.72 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.9 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 9 | 16 | 122 | 7.63 | 0 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 8 | 19 | 101 | 5.32 | 0 | 2.4 | 12.6 |
| 9 | Air Force | 10 | 6 | 88 | 14.67 | 1 | 0.6 | 8.8 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 4 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 7 | 4 | 27 | 6.75 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.9 |
| 12 | UNLV | 4 | 4 | -9 | -2.25 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.3 |