2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 3 | 14 | 35 | 2.50 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Boise State | 3 | 18 | 117 | 6.50 | 1 | 56 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Utah State | 4 | 33 | 134 | 4.06 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | UNLV | 4 | 26 | 163 | 6.27 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 5 | 46 | 161 | 3.50 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 2 | 41 | 232 | 5.66 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | Nevada | 8 | 71 | 266 | 3.75 | 2 | 67 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 4 | 66 | 268 | 4.06 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 9 | 61 | 291 | 4.77 | 4 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 8 | 68 | 335 | 4.93 | 3 | 63 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | San Jose State | 10 | 91 | 501 | 5.51 | 6 | 75 | 22 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Air Force | 8 | 97 | 615 | 6.34 | 7 | 75 | 27 | 13 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||