1984 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Harvey Hyde, the team compiled an 11–2 record.[1][2] In March 1985, the NCAA forced UNLV to forfit all of its victories from their 1983 and 1984 seasons due to playing with ineligible players.[3]

1984 UNLV Rebels football
California Bowl, L 30–13 (forfeit) vs. Toledo
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
1984 record0–13, 11 wins forfeited (0–7 PCAA, 7 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumSam Boyd Silver Bowl
1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal State Fullerton $ 7 0 0  12 0 0
San Jose State 6 1 0  7 4 0
Fresno State 4 3 0  7 5 0
Long Beach State 4 3 0  5 6 0
Pacific (CA) 3 4 0  5 6 0
Utah State 2 4 0  2 9 0
New Mexico State 1 5 0  3 8 0
UNLV 0 7 0  0 13 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 11 victories}

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 8San Jose State*L 30–15 (Forfeit)21,360
September 15at New Mexico StateL 28–21 (Forfeit)15,587
September 22Wichita State*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 38–21 (Forfeit)17,481
September 29at Hawaii*L 12–1641,904
October 6at Long Beach StateL 41–23 (Forfeit)7,216
October 13Idaho State*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 33–20 (Forfeit)17,755
October 20at Pacific (CA)L 35–21 (Forfeit)17,500
November 3at San Diego State*L 30–14 (Forfeit)16,883
November 10Cal State Fullerton
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 26–20 (Forfeit)25,678
November 17at Utah StateL 36–20 (Forfeit)6,279
November 24Fresno State
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 27–13 (Forfeit)12,155
December 1No. 8 SMU*
  • Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
  • Whitney, NV
L 21–3823,639
December 15vs. Toledo*L 30–13 (Forfeit)21,741
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1984 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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