2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Winning By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 6 | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 260 | 3 | 1 | 115.32 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 9 | 98 | 49 | 50.0 | 673 | 3 | 2 | 113.70 | 70 | 31 | 20 | 4 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 11 | 90 | 46 | 51.1 | 471 | 3 | 6 | 92.74 | 82 | 19 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Air Force | 8 | 70 | 39 | 55.7 | 634 | 6 | 1 | 157.21 | 49 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 12 | 121 | 68 | 56.2 | 768 | 1 | 2 | 108.93 | 59 | 35 | 14 | 7 |
| 6 | Utah State | 10 | 53 | 30 | 56.6 | 334 | 2 | 2 | 114.44 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 5 | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | 340 | 3 | 1 | 129.73 | 50 | 16 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | Boise State | 11 | 113 | 70 | 61.9 | 634 | 4 | 5 | 111.91 | 59 | 31 | 12 | 3 |
| 9 | UNLV | 9 | 88 | 57 | 64.8 | 612 | 2 | 2 | 126.14 | 42 | 22 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | Nevada | 8 | 64 | 44 | 68.8 | 531 | 4 | 1 | 155.94 | 44 | 26 | 15 | 4 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 9 | 49 | 35 | 71.4 | 367 | 3 | 3 | 142.31 | 50 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 6 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 278 | 4 | 1 | 191.55 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||