2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 338 | 188 | 55.6 | 1831 | 5.4 | 7 | 9 | 102.62 | 33.8 | 183.1 |
| 2 | Utah State | 11 | 319 | 170 | 53.3 | 1758 | 5.5 | 9 | 13 | 100.74 | 29.0 | 159.8 |
| 3 | Boise State | 14 | 470 | 280 | 59.6 | 2974 | 6.3 | 17 | 15 | 118.29 | 33.6 | 212.4 |
| 4 | Wyoming | 12 | 310 | 171 | 55.2 | 2097 | 6.8 | 10 | 20 | 109.74 | 25.8 | 174.8 |
| 5 | UNLV | 11 | 304 | 184 | 60.5 | 2158 | 7.1 | 9 | 6 | 125.98 | 27.6 | 196.2 |
| 6 | San Diego State | 11 | 289 | 167 | 57.8 | 2118 | 7.3 | 13 | 12 | 125.89 | 26.3 | 192.5 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 11 | 352 | 201 | 57.1 | 2600 | 7.4 | 15 | 11 | 126.95 | 32.0 | 236.4 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 12 | 333 | 208 | 62.5 | 2548 | 7.7 | 23 | 6 | 145.93 | 27.8 | 212.3 |
| 9 | New Mexico | 11 | 354 | 207 | 58.5 | 2750 | 7.8 | 26 | 6 | 144.58 | 32.2 | 250.0 |
| 10 | Air Force | 11 | 217 | 117 | 53.9 | 1715 | 7.9 | 13 | 5 | 135.47 | 19.7 | 155.9 |
| 11 | Nevada | 10 | 287 | 187 | 65.2 | 2466 | 8.6 | 20 | 7 | 155.45 | 28.7 | 246.6 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 12 | 334 | 213 | 63.8 | 2983 | 8.9 | 29 | 9 | 162.05 | 27.8 | 248.6 |