1983 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1983 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Harvey Hyde, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1][2] In March 1985, the NCAA ruled UNLV to forfit all of its victories from their 1983 and 1984 seasons due to playing with ineligible players.[3]

1983 UNLV Rebels football
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1983 record0–11, 7 wins forfeited (0–6 PCAA, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumLas Vegas Silver Bowl
1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal State Fullerton $ 6 0 0  8 4 0
Utah State 4 2 0  6 5 0
Long Beach State 3 3 0  8 4 0
Fresno State 3 3 0  7 4 0
San Jose State 3 3 0  5 6 0
Pacific (CA) 2 4 0  4 8 0
UNLV 0 6 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Nevada*L 28–18 (Forfeit)16,168
September 10at San Jose StateL 26–3115,127
September 17Pacific (CA)
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 28–7 (Forfeit)16,146
September 10at Washington State*L 28–4116,500
October 1at Oregon State*L 35–21 (Forfeit)26,500
October 15Hawaii*
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 0–2316,520
October 22Utah State
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 28–10 (Forfeit)12,300
October 27San Diego State*
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 28–10 (Forfeit)14,275
November 5at Fresno StateL 20–7 (Forfeit)24,054
November 12at Cal State FullertonL 13–0 (Forfeit)5,000
November 19Long Beach State
  • Las Vegas Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 21–2417,955
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1983 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  2. "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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