College Football Stat Leaders

2003 Mountain West College Football Defensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added allowed per defensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

BYU (-0.277)

Best Season

BYU 2003 (-0.277)

Scope

Mountain West • 2003

Browse Metrics

Crawl sibling stat pages without leaving the shared leaderboard template.

Total Yards Per GamePassing Yards Per GameRushing Yards Per GamePoints Per GameOffensive PPADefensive PPATurnover MarginHavoc Rate

What The Numbers Say

Route-specific context pulled from the current leaderboard, winner trend, and historical baseline.

How Defensive PPA Reads

Defensive PPA is a prevention metric, so lower numbers are better because elite defenses consistently erase scoring value and force opponents into less efficient possessions. On this 2003 leaderboard, the visible range runs -0.277 to -0.081, with BYU setting the pace.

Mountain West Context

Mountain West teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and San Diego State is the latest winner at -0.018.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 BYU to No. 5 Fresno State is 0.196, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark improved from 0.086 in 2024 to -0.018 in 2025, a swing of 0.104. BYU's current mark of -0.277 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of -0.046 held by TCU.

Leaderboard

Top 10 rows for the current route scope.

1BYUMountain West Conference2003-0.277
2UNLVMountain West Conference2003-0.186
3San Diego StateMountain West Conference2003-0.138
4Colorado StateMountain West Conference2003-0.090
5Fresno StateMountain West2003-0.081
6UtahMountain West Conference2003-0.072
7New MexicoMountain West Conference2003-0.047
8Air ForceMountain West Conference2003-0.039
9San José StateMountain West20030.004
10WyomingMountain West Conference20030.182

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025San Diego StateMountain West Conference-0.018
2024Fresno StateMountain West0.086
2023Air ForceMountain West Conference0.119
2022San Diego StateMountain West Conference0.063
2021San Diego StateMountain West Conference0.046
2020San Diego StateMountain West Conference0.001
2019San Diego StateMountain West Conference0.030
2018Utah StateMountain West Conference0.014
2017WyomingMountain West Conference0.016
2016San Diego StateMountain West Conference0.043
2015San Diego StateMountain West Conference-0.003
2014Utah StateMountain West Conference0.026
2013Utah StateMountain West Conference0.003
2012Fresno StateMountain West-0.025
2011Boise StateMountain West Conference0.005
2010TCUMountain West Conference-0.050
2009TCUMountain West Conference-0.096
2008TCUMountain West Conference-0.097
2007New MexicoMountain West Conference-0.061
2006TCUMountain West Conference-0.082
2005New MexicoMountain West Conference-0.067
2004UtahMountain West Conference-0.106
2003BYUMountain West Conference-0.277

Historical Leaderboard

Average across seasons for each team in the current filter scope.

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1TCU2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005-0.0462008 (-0.097)
2BYU2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003-0.0102003 (-0.277)
3Utah2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003-0.0032004 (-0.106)
4San Diego State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0582003 (-0.138)
5Fresno State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0852004 (-0.097)
6Boise State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 20110.0972011 (0.005)
7Wyoming2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1022007 (-0.033)
8Air Force2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1222003 (-0.039)
9San José State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1282012 (-0.010)
10Colorado State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1382003 (-0.090)
11Utah State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1402013 (0.003)
12New Mexico2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1422005 (-0.067)
13UNLV2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1482003 (-0.186)
14Nevada2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1842018 (0.089)
15Hawai'i2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1872012 (0.005)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Mountain West defensive ppa leaderboard in 2003?

BYU ranks first at -0.277 in 2003.

Which Mountain West program has the best long-term defensive ppa profile?

TCU owns the strongest all-time average at -0.046 across 7 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

How does the Mountain West race compare with the recent trend?

San Diego State is the most recent yearly winner in this conference scope, so the route combines the current leaderboard with a recent trend line instead of showing only one season snapshot.