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1978 UNLV

7–⁠4, coached by Tony Knap.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 1978, game by game: lost at Washington State 7–34; lost vs. Nevada 14–23; lost at New Mexico 0–24; won vs. Idaho 53–14; won vs. Hawai’i 30–20; won at Colorado State 33–6; won at Montana 25–16; won vs. Wyoming 12–10; won vs. UTEP 27–0; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 24–7; lost vs. BYU 24–28+39−27Lost 7–34 at Washington State-27Washington StateLost 14–23 vs. Nevada-9NevadaLost 0–24 at New Mexico-24New MexicoWon 53–14 vs. Idaho+39IdahoWon 30–20 vs. Hawai’i+10Hawai’iWon 33–6 at Colorado State+27Colorado StateWon 25–16 at Montana+9MontanaWon 12–10 vs. Wyoming+2WyomingWon 27–0 vs. UTEP+27UTEPWon 24–7 vs. Cal State Fullerton+17Cal State Fulle…Lost 24–28 vs. BYU-4BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atWashington StateL 7–⁠3411%
Sep 16vsNevadaL 14–⁠2353%
Sep 23atNew MexicoL 0–⁠2411%
Oct 7vsIdahoW 53–⁠1432%
Oct 14vsHawai’iW 30–⁠2024%
Oct 21atColorado StateW 33–⁠614%
Oct 28atMontanaW 25–⁠1667%
Nov 11vsWyomingW 12–⁠1037%
Nov 18vsUTEPW 27–⁠072%
Nov 24vsCal State FullertonW 24–⁠756%
Dec 2vsBYUL 24–⁠2818%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 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 1978.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
249–⁠182
Coach
Tony Knap
Elo
1369 +190 this season
SP+ rating
1.4 No. 68 of 133; offense No. 91, defense No. 48
SRS
3.1 No. 54 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1979

The 1979 draft
Rd 2Aaron Mitchell DBDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Cleveland Jackson TENew York Giants