2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games Lost Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | 3 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 33.3 |
| 2 | Boise State | 3 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 117 | 39.0 |
| 3 | Wyoming | 5 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 26.0 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 4 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 6 | 26 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 34.8 |
| 6 | Air Force | 7 | 32 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 36.3 |
| 7 | Utah State | 7 | 32 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 265 | 37.9 |
| 8 | UNLV | 7 | 37 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 278 | 39.7 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 9 | 42 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 317 | 35.2 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 9 | 45 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 36.4 |
| 11 | Nevada | 9 | 45 | 14 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 356 | 39.6 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 11 | 67 | 14 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 512 | 46.5 |