2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - On 4th Down through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.80 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 4 | 7 | -23 | -3.29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 5 | 7 | 46 | 6.57 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 5 | 7 | 47 | 6.71 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 10 | 13 | -40 | -3.08 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Nevada | 9 | 13 | 29 | 2.23 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Boise State | 10 | 14 | 41 | 2.93 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 8 | 14 | 64 | 4.57 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | UNLV | 9 | 17 | -17 | -1.00 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Utah State | 10 | 17 | 60 | 3.53 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Wyoming | 10 | 18 | 31 | 1.72 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||