2021 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/10/2022
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air Force | 4 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 4 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 3 | Boise State | 4 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 18.3 |
| 3 | Nevada | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 21.7 |
| 5 | Fresno State | 5 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 21.6 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 4 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 24.0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 7 | Hawai'i | 5 | 21 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 32.4 |
| 9 | San Jose State | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Utah State | 4 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 29.8 |
| 10 | UNLV | 4 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 158 | 39.5 |
| 12 | New Mexico | 4 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 24.0 |