2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games vs. FBS (I-A) Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | 12 | 27 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 19.0 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 12 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 246 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 13 | 30 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 251 | 19.3 |
| 4 | Boise State | 14 | 42 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 320 | 22.9 |
| 5 | Utah State | 12 | 41 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 337 | 28.1 |
| 6 | UNLV | 11 | 43 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 338 | 30.7 |
| 7 | Colorado State | 12 | 45 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 351 | 29.3 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 11 | 48 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 368 | 33.5 |
| 9 | Nevada | 11 | 48 | 14 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 34.3 |
| 10 | Air Force | 11 | 49 | 15 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 389 | 35.4 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | 11 | 53 | 7 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 35.4 |
| 12 | San Jose State | 12 | 69 | 15 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 529 | 44.1 |