2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Winning By 8-14 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | 1 | 1 | -19 | -19.00 | 0 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Boise State | 10 | 62 | 68 | 1.10 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 38 | 105 | 2.76 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | Fresno State | 9 | 69 | 208 | 3.01 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 7 | 68 | 157 | 2.31 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 4 | 52 | 188 | 3.62 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Utah State | 8 | 82 | 332 | 4.05 | 3 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 2 | 26 | 117 | 4.50 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 9 | Colorado State | 8 | 52 | 217 | 4.17 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
| 9 | UNLV | 8 | 64 | 388 | 6.06 | 5 | 67 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 12 | Nevada | 5 | 24 | 289 | 12.04 | 3 | 75 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||