2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 5 | 28 | 69 | 2.46 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 4 | 35 | 95 | 2.71 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 7 | 45 | 266 | 5.91 | 1 | 90 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | Boise State | 6 | 67 | 234 | 3.49 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | UNLV | 8 | 68 | 392 | 5.76 | 4 | 54 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| 6 | Utah State | 9 | 75 | 402 | 5.36 | 3 | 41 | 20 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | San Jose State | 12 | 85 | 550 | 6.47 | 8 | 82 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 9 | 88 | 460 | 5.23 | 6 | 83 | 19 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | Nevada | 10 | 89 | 418 | 4.70 | 6 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Wyoming | 7 | 111 | 391 | 3.52 | 3 | 44 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | Air Force | 9 | 117 | 682 | 5.83 | 7 | 75 | 31 | 18 | 10 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 9 | 132 | 572 | 4.33 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 4 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||