2022 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in August/September Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 |
| 2 | Air Force | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16.0 |
| 3 | Boise State | 5 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 |
| 4 | Fresno State | 3 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 29.0 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 110 | 22.0 |
| 5 | UNLV | 5 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 112 | 22.4 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 5 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 27.4 |
| 8 | San Diego State | 5 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 25.8 |
| 9 | Nevada | 5 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 156 | 31.2 |
| 10 | Colorado State | 4 | 20 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 41.0 |
| 11 | Utah State | 5 | 22 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 182 | 36.4 |
| 12 | Hawai'i | 5 | 31 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 227 | 45.4 |