2018 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Ranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18.0 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 20.0 |
| 2 | Boise State | 3 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20.0 |
| 4 | Nevada | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 26.0 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 4 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 31.5 |
| 6 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33.0 |
| 7 | Air Force | 3 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 35.7 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 4 | 23 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 44.0 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 3 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 44.3 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 3 | 18 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 44.7 |
| 11 | New Mexico | 3 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 48.0 |
| 12 | UNLV | 2 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 53.5 |