2022 Mountain West Conference Leaders Scoring Defense - Games in October Only through 01/09/2023
| Name | G | TD | FG | 1XP | 2XP | Safety | Points | Points/G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14.7 |
| 2 | Air Force | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17.5 |
| 2 | San Diego State | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 |
| 2 | Hawai'i | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Utah State | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 22.7 |
| 6 | San Jose State | 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 17.0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | 4 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 20.3 |
| 8 | Fresno State | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 21.2 |
| 8 | New Mexico | 3 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 29.7 |
| 10 | Colorado State | 4 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 23.3 |
| 11 | Nevada | 4 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 26.5 |
| 12 | UNLV | 3 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 42.0 |