2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 14 | 132 | 385 | 2.92 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 3 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 13 | 128 | 385 | 3.01 | 5 | 51 | 20 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 14 | 114 | 386 | 3.39 | 3 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 | Nevada | 12 | 146 | 479 | 3.28 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | Hawai'i | 12 | 103 | 485 | 4.71 | 5 | 43 | 29 | 24 | 5 |
| 6 | Air Force | 12 | 115 | 516 | 4.49 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 18 | 4 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 13 | 155 | 593 | 3.83 | 5 | 27 | 37 | 15 | 2 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 13 | 94 | 598 | 6.36 | 7 | 75 | 23 | 16 | 6 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 12 | 103 | 739 | 7.17 | 12 | 83 | 30 | 19 | 11 |
| 10 | Utah State | 13 | 177 | 842 | 4.76 | 7 | 59 | 43 | 28 | 9 |
| 11 | UNLV | 12 | 139 | 863 | 6.21 | 8 | 67 | 46 | 30 | 9 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 13 | 172 | 1086 | 6.31 | 13 | 75 | 48 | 32 | 7 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||