2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 20.8 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 5 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 5 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 23.2 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 24.6 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 4 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 27.5 |
| 6 | Air Force | 4 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 28.3 |
| 7 | Boise State | 4 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
| 8 | Utah State | 5 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 30.4 |
| 9 | UNLV | 4 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 10 | Nevada | 5 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 36.8 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 5 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 37.6 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 6 | 34 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 44.5 |