2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 12 | 309 | 172 | 55.7 | 2065 | 6.7 | 12 | 12 | 116.84 | 25.8 | 172.1 |
| 2 | Utah State | 12 | 345 | 192 | 55.7 | 2182 | 6.3 | 16 | 11 | 117.71 | 28.8 | 181.8 |
| 3 | Air Force | 11 | 224 | 125 | 55.8 | 2013 | 9.0 | 16 | 4 | 151.29 | 20.4 | 183.0 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 12 | 327 | 187 | 57.2 | 2252 | 6.9 | 11 | 19 | 114.52 | 27.3 | 187.7 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 13 | 430 | 260 | 60.5 | 2745 | 6.4 | 14 | 8 | 121.12 | 33.1 | 211.2 |
| 6 | Boise State | 14 | 470 | 280 | 59.6 | 2974 | 6.3 | 17 | 15 | 118.29 | 33.6 | 212.4 |
| 7 | UNLV | 11 | 322 | 200 | 62.1 | 2492 | 7.7 | 15 | 6 | 138.76 | 29.3 | 226.5 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 12 | 349 | 217 | 62.2 | 2744 | 7.9 | 25 | 6 | 148.42 | 29.1 | 228.7 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 11 | 318 | 187 | 58.8 | 2613 | 8.2 | 26 | 4 | 152.29 | 28.9 | 237.5 |
| 10 | Colorado State | 12 | 373 | 211 | 56.6 | 2908 | 7.8 | 21 | 10 | 135.28 | 31.1 | 242.3 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 11 | 293 | 190 | 64.8 | 2713 | 9.3 | 28 | 8 | 168.70 | 26.6 | 246.6 |
| 12 | Nevada | 11 | 321 | 221 | 68.8 | 2888 | 9.0 | 22 | 8 | 162.06 | 29.2 | 262.5 |