2016 Mountain West Conference Leaders Punt Returns - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Ret. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Ret./G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 13 | 27 | 255 | 9.44 | 0 | 2.1 | 19.6 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 13 | 30 | 185 | 6.17 | 1 | 2.3 | 14.2 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 12 | 18 | 163 | 9.06 | 1 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
| 4 | Boise State | 13 | 24 | 159 | 6.63 | 0 | 1.8 | 12.2 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 11 | 18 | 140 | 7.78 | 0 | 1.6 | 12.7 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 12 | 19 | 113 | 5.95 | 0 | 1.6 | 9.4 |
| 7 | Nevada | 11 | 9 | 101 | 11.22 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Air Force | 12 | 9 | 99 | 11.00 | 1 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Utah State | 11 | 17 | 92 | 5.41 | 1 | 1.5 | 8.4 |
| 10 | San Jose State | 11 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 13 | 7 | 63 | 9.00 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 12 | UNLV | 11 | 11 | 6 | 0.55 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 |