2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 13.6 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 8 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 16.4 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 8 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 17.4 |
| 4 | Boise State | 9 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 20.3 |
| 5 | Utah State | 8 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 182 | 22.8 |
| 6 | Colorado State | 8 | 31 | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 29.4 |
| 7 | UNLV | 8 | 30 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 29.6 |
| 8 | Nevada | 8 | 34 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 33.0 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 8 | 36 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 33.5 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 8 | 35 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 33.8 |
| 11 | Air Force | 8 | 38 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 36.4 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 8 | 44 | 9 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 336 | 42.0 |