2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS Teams With Non-Winning Record Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 6 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 13.5 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 6 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 15.2 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 15.2 |
| 4 | Utah State | 6 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 4 | Boise State | 6 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 18.3 |
| 6 | Nevada | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 8 | 27 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 25.5 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 4 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 9 | UNLV | 8 | 29 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 28.4 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 7 | 34 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 35.9 |
| 11 | Air Force | 4 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 40.8 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 5 | 31 | 7 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 47.8 |