College Football Stat Leaders

2018 Mountain West College Football Offensive PPA Leaders

Predicted points added per offensive play.

Seasons Covered

2003-2025

Current Leader

Utah State (0.311)

Best Season

Boise State 2024 (0.331)

Scope

Mountain West • 2018

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 Offensive PPA Reads

Offensive PPA measures how much value each snap adds toward scoring, so it rewards offenses that stay efficient play after play rather than only relying on raw tempo or garbage-time volume. On this 2018 leaderboard, the visible range runs 0.311 to 0.196, with Utah State setting the pace.

Mountain West Context

Mountain West teams have claimed 100% of the yearly titles in this filtered dataset, and UNLV is the latest winner at 0.298.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 Utah State to No. 5 Air Force is 0.115, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 0.331 in 2024 to 0.298 in 2025, a swing of 0.034. Utah State's current mark of 0.311 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 0.195 held by Boise State.

Leaderboard

Top 12 rows for the current route scope.

1Utah StateMountain West Conference20180.311
2Boise StateMountain West Conference20180.261
3Fresno StateMountain West20180.238
4Hawai'iMountain West Conference20180.202
5Air ForceMountain West Conference20180.196
6UNLVMountain West Conference20180.165
7NevadaMountain West Conference20180.148
8Colorado StateMountain West Conference20180.141
9San Diego StateMountain West Conference20180.130
10WyomingMountain West Conference20180.099
11New MexicoMountain West Conference20180.088
12San José StateMountain West20180.002

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConferenceValue
2025UNLVMountain West Conference0.298
2024Boise StateMountain West Conference0.331
2023New MexicoMountain West Conference0.263
2022Air ForceMountain West Conference0.288
2021Air ForceMountain West Conference0.283
2020Air ForceMountain West Conference0.311
2019Air ForceMountain West Conference0.278
2018Utah StateMountain West Conference0.311
2017Colorado StateMountain West Conference0.261
2016New MexicoMountain West Conference0.312
2015Air ForceMountain West Conference0.246
2014Colorado StateMountain West Conference0.311
2013Fresno StateMountain West0.149
2012NevadaMountain West Conference0.157
2011Air ForceMountain West Conference0.168
2010TCUMountain West Conference0.159
2009BYUMountain West Conference0.159
2008BYUMountain West Conference0.143
2007Fresno StateMountain West0.106
2006BYUMountain West Conference0.163
2005BYUMountain West Conference0.140
2004UtahMountain West Conference0.122
2003Colorado StateMountain West Conference0.004

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1Boise State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 20110.1952024 (0.331)
2Air Force2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1582020 (0.311)
3Utah State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 20130.1472018 (0.311)
4Nevada2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1402021 (0.269)
5Hawai'i2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 20120.1282019 (0.269)
6Fresno State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1062018 (0.238)
7Colorado State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.1032014 (0.311)
8TCU2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 20050.0902010 (0.159)
9UNLV2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0872025 (0.298)
10New Mexico2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0772016 (0.312)
11San Diego State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0742016 (0.230)
12San José State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0682023 (0.250)
13BYU2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0622006 (0.163)
14Utah2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0582005 (0.136)
15Wyoming2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 20030.0562021 (0.214)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Mountain West offensive ppa leaderboard in 2018?

Utah State ranks first at 0.311 in 2018.

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

Boise State owns the strongest all-time average at 0.195 across 15 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

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

UNLV 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.