2023 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/08/2024
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 12.2 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 5 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 17.0 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 5 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 25.2 |
| 4 | UNLV | 5 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 6 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 30.8 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 5 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 31.0 |
| 7 | Boise State | 5 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 31.6 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 5 | 23 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 33.4 |
| 9 | Utah State | 5 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 169 | 33.8 |
| 10 | Colorado State | 4 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 34.0 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 6 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 208 | 34.7 |
| 12 | Nevada | 5 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 38.4 |