2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Rushing Defense - When Losing By 15+ Pts through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 2 | 29 | 49 | 1.69 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 3 | 19 | 80 | 4.21 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | San Diego State | 2 | 21 | 92 | 4.38 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | UNLV | 3 | 71 | 327 | 4.61 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 1 |
| 4 | Nevada | 5 | 102 | 359 | 3.52 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 1 |
| 6 | Air Force | 7 | 48 | 214 | 4.46 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Fresno State | 2 | 50 | 240 | 4.80 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | New Mexico | 6 | 86 | 341 | 3.97 | 3 | 60 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | Wyoming | 2 | 53 | 238 | 4.49 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 5 | 79 | 519 | 6.57 | 6 | 66 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
| 11 | Utah State | 4 | 125 | 616 | 4.93 | 5 | 59 | 26 | 17 | 8 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 10 | 297 | 1679 | 5.65 | 15 | 68 | 80 | 46 | 13 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||