2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Won Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15.0 |
| 2 | Nevada | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 17.0 |
| 3 | New Mexico | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 3 | Hawai'i | 3 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 26.3 |
| 5 | Utah State | 6 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 14.2 |
| 5 | UNLV | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 20.6 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 12.3 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 11.9 |
| 9 | Air Force | 5 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 27.0 |
| 10 | San Diego State | 10 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 163 | 16.3 |
| 11 | Colorado State | 7 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 21.7 |
| 12 | Boise State | 11 | 27 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 18.5 |