College Football Stat Leaders

Mountain West Passing Yards Per Game Leaders

Average net passing yards gained per game.

Seasons Covered

2004-2025

Current Leader

San José State (355.9)

Best Season

San José State 2013 (355.9)

Scope

Mountain West

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 Passing Yards Per Game Reads

Passing yards per game highlights how aggressively a team can move the ball through the air after sacks and negative plays are accounted for, which separates explosive passing attacks from volume-only offenses. On this Mountain West leaderboard, the visible range runs 355.9 to 332.8, with San José State setting the pace.

Mountain West Context

Mountain West teams have claimed 100% of the yearly leaderboard wins in this filtered dataset, and Hawai'i is the latest winner at 290.6.

Spread At The Top

The gap from No. 1 San José State to No. 5 BYU is 23.1, which shows how tightly packed the top of this leaderboard is.

Recent Trend And Baseline

The yearly winning mark slipped from 321.8 in 2024 to 290.6 in 2025, a swing of 31.2. San José State's current mark of 355.9 sits above the all-time average leader benchmark of 298.5 held by BYU.

Leaderboard

Top 25 rows for the current route scope.

1San José StateMountain West2013355.9
2NevadaMountain West Conference2021347.0
3San José StateMountain West2019338.0
4Hawai'iMountain West Conference2019337.3
5BYUMountain West Conference2006332.8
6San José StateMountain West2012332.7
7BYUMountain West Conference2005322.7
8San José StateMountain West2024321.8
9Colorado StateMountain West Conference2014321.6
10BYUMountain West Conference2008320.1
11NevadaMountain West Conference2020317.4
12Boise StateMountain West Conference2011313.1
13Hawai'iMountain West Conference2018310.3
14Boise StateMountain West Conference2015310.2
15UtahMountain West Conference2005310.0
16BYUMountain West Conference2007307.7
17Colorado StateMountain West Conference2023306.5
18Colorado StateMountain West Conference2019305.0
19Colorado StateMountain West Conference2018304.9
20Colorado StateMountain West Conference2005303.5
21Utah StateMountain West Conference2021303.4
22BYUMountain West Conference2004301.9
23San Diego StateMountain West Conference2010301.6
24Hawai'iMountain West Conference2013301.4
25San José StateMountain West2020298.4

Trend Chart

Yearly winning values for the current filter scope.

Yearly Winners

SeasonTeamConference at timeValue
2025Hawai'iMountain West Conference290.6
2024San José StateMountain West321.8
2023Colorado StateMountain West Conference306.5
2022San José StateMountain West271.8
2021NevadaMountain West Conference347.0
2020NevadaMountain West Conference317.4
2019San José StateMountain West338.0
2018Hawai'iMountain West Conference310.3
2017Colorado StateMountain West Conference292.2
2016Boise StateMountain West Conference298.3
2015Boise StateMountain West Conference310.2
2014Colorado StateMountain West Conference321.6
2013San José StateMountain West355.9
2012San José StateMountain West332.7
2011Boise StateMountain West Conference313.1
2010San Diego StateMountain West Conference301.6
2009BYUMountain West Conference292.2
2008BYUMountain West Conference320.1
2007BYUMountain West Conference307.7
2006BYUMountain West Conference332.8
2005BYUMountain West Conference322.7
2004BYUMountain West Conference301.9

Historical Leaderboard

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

RankTeamSeasonsAverageBest Season
1BYU2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004298.52006 (332.8)
2Boise State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011260.22011 (313.1)
3San José State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004255.72013 (355.9)
4Hawai'i2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012253.02019 (337.3)
5Colorado State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004251.82014 (321.6)
6Utah2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004251.32005 (310.0)
7Utah State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013234.42021 (303.4)
8Nevada2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012231.42021 (347.0)
9TCU2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005226.52011 (240.4)
10UNLV2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004207.82014 (258.2)
11San Diego State2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004204.92010 (301.6)
12Wyoming2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004194.62013 (282.4)
13New Mexico2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004165.62007 (246.8)
14Air Force2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004116.82005 (177.5)

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the Mountain West passing yards per game leaderboard?

San José State ranks first at 355.9.

Which Mountain West program has the best long-term passing yards per game profile?

BYU owns the strongest all-time average at 298.5 across 7 tracked seasons in this conference scope.

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

Hawai'i 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.