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 →

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]

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

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.