2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. Unranked Teams Only (AP Poll) through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 12.8 |
| 2 | Wyoming | 12 | 24 | 12 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 17.0 |
| 3 | San Diego State | 11 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 19.5 |
| 4 | Utah State | 11 | 30 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 250 | 22.7 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 11 | 33 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 23.7 |
| 6 | Boise State | 14 | 42 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 320 | 22.9 |
| 7 | UNLV | 11 | 42 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 327 | 29.7 |
| 8 | Nevada | 10 | 42 | 14 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 33.5 |
| 9 | Air Force | 11 | 44 | 12 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 345 | 31.4 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 11 | 46 | 11 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 354 | 32.2 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 12 | 55 | 8 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 407 | 33.9 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 12 | 64 | 17 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 500 | 41.7 |