2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 3rd Down, 4-6 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 15 | -1 | -0.07 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Boise State | 8 | 12 | 28 | 2.33 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 7 | 12 | 33 | 2.75 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 7 | 11 | 138 | 12.55 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Nevada | 6 | 13 | 46 | 3.54 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | UNLV | 10 | 22 | 58 | 2.64 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | San Diego State | 8 | 17 | 75 | 4.41 | 1 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Air Force | 7 | 15 | 57 | 3.80 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 9 | 28 | 78 | 2.79 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 11 | 19 | 138 | 7.26 | 0 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Utah State | 10 | 23 | 96 | 4.17 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||