2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - On 3rd Down, 7-9 Yards To Go through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 9 | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 114.59 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | UNLV | 8 | 26 | 16 | 61.5 | 133 | 0 | 2 | 89.13 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Utah State | 12 | 26 | 17 | 65.4 | 146 | 0 | 1 | 104.87 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 12 | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 147 | 1 | 1 | 98.54 | 52 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | San Jose State | 11 | 27 | 11 | 40.7 | 152 | 1 | 1 | 92.84 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 9 | 27 | 16 | 59.3 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 115.71 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Fresno State | 10 | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 168 | 0 | 1 | 87.46 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | Wyoming | 11 | 32 | 13 | 40.6 | 183 | 1 | 5 | 67.73 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 12 | 29 | 15 | 51.7 | 196 | 1 | 1 | 112.98 | 54 | 10 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 11 | 18 | 15 | 83.3 | 199 | 4 | 1 | 238.42 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | Boise State | 14 | 38 | 16 | 42.1 | 239 | 0 | 2 | 84.41 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 12 | Nevada | 10 | 25 | 14 | 56.0 | 343 | 1 | 1 | 176.45 | 57 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||