Record: 51-55-0, .481 W-L% (8th of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -1.19 (8th of 10) ▪ SOS: -0.49 (8th of 10)
Conference Champion: San Diego State
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 1 (Brigham Young)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 0
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| Rk | Player | School | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | AY/A | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1 | Ned James | New Mexico | 125 | 215 | 58.1 | 1777 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 14 | 8 | 141.6 | 150 | 527 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 2 | Steve Lindsley | Brigham Young | 180 | 287 | 62.7 | 2247 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 12 | 18 | 129.7 | 99 | -90 | -0.9 | 3 |
| 3 | Sammy Garza | Texas-El Paso | 258 | 410 | 62.9 | 3140 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 21 | 19 | 134.9 | 93 | -138 | -1.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Todd Santos | San Diego State | 218 | 350 | 62.3 | 2553 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 14 | 11 | 130.5 | 74 | -324 | -4.4 | 1 |
| 5 | Larry Egger | Utah | 232 | 382 | 60.7 | 2761 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 21 | 9 | 134.9 | 46 | -136 | -3.0 | 0 |
| 6 | Gregg Tipton | Hawaii | 211 | 377 | 56.0 | 2645 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 11 | 18 | 115.0 | 75 | -97 | -1.3 | 1 |
| 7 | Kelly Stouffer | Colorado State | 205 | 374 | 54.8 | 2604 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 7 | 14 | 112.0 | 56 | -214 | -3.8 | 1 |
| 8 | Craig Burnett | Wyoming | 120 | 200 | 60.0 | 1242 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 13 | 6 | 127.6 | 12 | -46 | -3.8 | 0 |
| 9 | Scott Runyan | Wyoming | 138 | 271 | 50.9 | 1651 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 12 | 12 | 107.9 | 39 | 44 | 1.1 | 0 |