2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 11 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 14.7 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 10 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 15.5 |
| 3 | Boise State | 11 | 26 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 18.5 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 10 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 209 | 20.9 |
| 5 | Utah State | 10 | 28 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 232 | 23.2 |
| 6 | UNLV | 10 | 36 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 28.4 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 9 | 35 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 29.6 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 10 | 40 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 313 | 31.3 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 10 | 45 | 7 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 33.3 |
| 10 | Nevada | 9 | 38 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 33.4 |
| 11 | Air Force | 10 | 47 | 10 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 36.0 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 10 | 55 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 419 | 41.9 |