2017 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games vs. FBS non-Power 5 Conference Teams Only through 01/08/2018
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | 10 | 295 | 161 | 54.6 | 1641 | 5.6 | 11 | 11 | 106.16 | 29.5 | 164.1 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 11 | 375 | 215 | 57.3 | 2225 | 5.9 | 8 | 8 | 109.94 | 34.1 | 202.3 |
| 3 | Boise State | 11 | 338 | 186 | 55.0 | 2035 | 6.0 | 9 | 11 | 107.89 | 30.7 | 185.0 |
| 4 | San Diego State | 10 | 255 | 142 | 55.7 | 1687 | 6.6 | 10 | 10 | 116.36 | 25.5 | 168.7 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 10 | 282 | 161 | 57.1 | 1876 | 6.7 | 7 | 17 | 109.10 | 28.2 | 187.6 |
| 6 | UNLV | 10 | 278 | 169 | 60.8 | 2018 | 7.3 | 8 | 5 | 127.67 | 27.8 | 201.8 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 10 | 275 | 157 | 57.1 | 2114 | 7.7 | 21 | 4 | 143.95 | 27.5 | 211.4 |
| 8 | Colorado State | 9 | 276 | 150 | 54.3 | 2154 | 7.8 | 16 | 5 | 135.41 | 30.7 | 239.3 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 10 | 276 | 171 | 62.0 | 2186 | 7.9 | 20 | 5 | 148.78 | 27.6 | 218.6 |
| 10 | Nevada | 9 | 233 | 155 | 66.5 | 2031 | 8.7 | 15 | 6 | 155.84 | 25.9 | 225.7 |
| 11 | Hawai'i | 10 | 264 | 166 | 62.9 | 2340 | 8.9 | 23 | 8 | 160.03 | 26.4 | 234.0 |
| 12 | Air Force | 10 | 201 | 111 | 55.2 | 1844 | 9.2 | 16 | 4 | 154.57 | 20.1 | 184.4 |