2022 Mountain West Conference Leaders Passing Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | Yards/Att | TD | Int | Rating | Att/G | Yards/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 73 | 46 | 63.0 | 509 | 7.0 | 2 | 5 | 116.92 | 24.3 | 169.7 |
| 2 | Air Force | 4 | 96 | 55 | 57.3 | 629 | 6.6 | 3 | 3 | 116.39 | 24.0 | 157.3 |
| 3 | Boise State | 5 | 107 | 51 | 47.7 | 672 | 6.3 | 5 | 3 | 110.22 | 21.4 | 134.4 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 3 | 102 | 59 | 57.8 | 714 | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 129.58 | 34.0 | 238.0 |
| 5 | Colorado State | 4 | 134 | 95 | 70.9 | 1006 | 7.5 | 8 | 3 | 149.18 | 33.5 | 251.5 |
| 6 | Utah State | 5 | 154 | 90 | 58.4 | 1099 | 7.1 | 13 | 6 | 138.45 | 30.8 | 219.8 |
| 6 | Hawai'i | 5 | 139 | 85 | 61.2 | 1099 | 7.9 | 10 | 6 | 142.67 | 27.8 | 219.8 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 5 | 167 | 100 | 59.9 | 1169 | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 132.45 | 33.4 | 233.8 |
| 9 | Nevada | 5 | 141 | 86 | 61.0 | 1201 | 8.5 | 9 | 7 | 143.67 | 28.2 | 240.2 |
| 10 | New Mexico | 5 | 172 | 105 | 61.0 | 1212 | 7.0 | 4 | 7 | 119.78 | 34.4 | 242.4 |
| 11 | Wyoming | 5 | 175 | 109 | 62.3 | 1247 | 7.1 | 12 | 2 | 142.49 | 35.0 | 249.4 |
| 12 | UNLV | 5 | 164 | 100 | 61.0 | 1251 | 7.6 | 8 | 11 | 127.75 | 32.8 | 250.2 |