en 1984 UNLV Rebels football team

1984 UNLV Rebels football
1984 UNLV Rebels football
California Bowl, L 30–13 (forfeit) vs. Toledo
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	0–13, 11 wins forfeited (0–7 PCAA, 7 wins forfeited)
Head coach	Harvey Hyde (3rd season);
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
UNLV	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	13	–	0

$ – Conference champion Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 11 victories

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 forfeit all of its victories from their 1983 and 1984 seasons due to playing with ineligible players.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	San Jose State*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 30–15 (forfeit)	21,360
September 15	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 28–21 (forfeit)	15,587
September 22	Wichita State*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 38–21 (forfeit)	17,481	^[4]
September 29	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 12–16	41,904
October 6	at Long Beach State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 41–23 (forfeit)	7,216	^[5]
October 13	Idaho State*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 33–20 (forfeit)	17,755	^[6]
October 20	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 35–21 (forfeit)	17,500
November 3	at San Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 30–14 (forfeit)	16,883
November 10	Cal State Fullerton	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 26–20 (forfeit)	25,678	^[7]
November 17	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 36–20 (forfeit)	6,279
November 24	Fresno State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 27–13 (forfeit)	12,155
December 1	No. 10 SMU*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 21–38	23,639
December 15	vs. Toledo*	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA (California Bowl)	L 30–13 (forfeit)	21,741
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1984 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^ "UNLV beats Wichita State". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UNLV 41, CS Long Beach 23". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 7, 1984. p. III-19. Retrieved February 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Second-half Reb rally beats ISU". The Times-News. October 14, 1984. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ John Weyler (November 11, 1984). "Cal State Fullerton Loses Its Magic in Las Vegas". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-2. Retrieved February 11, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.