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1984 Fresno State

6–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Jim Sweeney. Officially 7–⁠5. UNLV forfeited to Fresno State.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “As a result, UNLV’s win in 1984 over Fresno State was forfeited, adjusting the Bulldogs’ record to 7–⁠5 overall and 4–⁠3 in conference play, moving them into a tie for third place in the PCAA.”

Schedule and results

Fresno State in 1984, game by game: won at Arizona 27–22; won at Boise State 37–21; won vs. Cal Poly 14–0; won vs. Long Beach State 20–17; won vs. New Mexico State 53–24; lost at Hawai’i 15–27; won vs. Utah State 43–18; lost at San José State 17–18; lost vs. Cal State Fullerton 17–20; lost vs. Pacific 6–24; lost vs. Montana State 31–35; lost at UNLV 13–27+29−18Won 27–22 at Arizona+5ArizonaWon 37–21 at Boise State+16Boise StateWon 14–0 vs. Cal Poly+14Cal PolyWon 20–17 vs. Long Beach State+3Long Beach StateWon 53–24 vs. New Mexico State+29New Mexico StateLost 15–27 at Hawai’i-12Hawai’iWon 43–18 vs. Utah State+25Utah StateLost 17–18 at San José State-1San José StateLost 17–20 vs. Cal State Fullerton-3Cal State Fulle…Lost 6–24 vs. Pacific-18PacificLost 31–35 vs. Montana State-4Montana StateLost 13–27 at UNLV-14UNLV
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atArizonaW 27–⁠2234%
Sep 8atBoise StateW 37–⁠2168%
Sep 15vsCal PolyW 14–⁠093%
Sep 22vsLong Beach StateW 20–⁠1767%
Sep 29vsNew Mexico StateW 53–⁠2483%
Oct 6atHawai’iL 15–⁠2757%
Oct 20vsUtah StateW 43–⁠1878%
Oct 27atSan José StateL 17–⁠1854%
Nov 3vsCal State FullertonL 17–⁠2051%
Nov 10vsPacificL 6–⁠2481%
Nov 17vsMontana StateL 31–⁠3581%
Nov 24atUNLVL 13–⁠27won by forfeit19%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UNLV 27–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 97 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
293–⁠253
Coach
Jim Sweeney
Elo
1425 −67 this season
SP+ rating
-0.3 No. 62 of 106; offense No. 49, defense No. 76
SRS
−4.9 No. 77 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1984 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UNLV7–⁠011–⁠2
Cal State Fullerton6–⁠111–⁠1
San José State5–⁠26–⁠5
Fresno State3–⁠46–⁠6
Long Beach State3–⁠44–⁠7
Pacific2–⁠54–⁠7
Utah State1–⁠51–⁠10
New Mexico State0–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.