2018 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/07/2019
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 18.8 |
| 1 | Boise State | 4 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21.3 |
| 1 | Utah State | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 23.8 |
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 25.8 |
| 1 | Wyoming | 5 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 27.2 |
| 1 | UNLV | 4 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 27.8 |
| 1 | New Mexico | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 38.0 |
| 1 | Colorado State | 5 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 39.6 |
| 9 | San Diego State | 4 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 21.5 |
| 9 | Hawai'i | 6 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 32.3 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 154 | 38.5 |
| 12 | Nevada | 5 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 183 | 36.6 |