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1979 UNLV

9–⁠1–⁠2, coached by Tony Knap.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 1979, game by game: won at Cal State Fullerton 35–14; won at Nevada 26–21; lost at UTEP 15–17; won at Hawai’i 48–31; won vs. Northern Colorado 35–31; won vs. New Mexico 28–20; won vs. Utah 43–41; won at Wyoming 28–24; won at Fresno State 31–28; won at Tennessee State 36–28; tied vs. Colorado State 21–21; tied vs. Lamar 24–24+21−2Won 35–14 at Cal State Fullerton+21Cal State Fulle…Won 26–21 at Nevada+5NevadaLost 15–17 at UTEP-2UTEPWon 48–31 at Hawai’i+17Hawai’iWon 35–31 vs. Northern Colorado+4Northern Colora…Won 28–20 vs. New Mexico+8New MexicoWon 43–41 vs. Utah+2UtahWon 28–24 at Wyoming+4WyomingWon 31–28 at Fresno State+3Fresno StateWon 36–28 at Tennessee State+8Tennessee StateTied 21–21 vs. Colorado State0Colorado StateTied 24–24 vs. Lamar0Lamar
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atCal State FullertonW 35–⁠1445%
Sep 15atNevadaW 26–⁠2165%
Sep 22atUTEPL 15–⁠1761%
Sep 29atHawai’iW 48–⁠3140%
Oct 6vsNorthern ColoradoW 35–⁠3190%
Oct 13vsNew MexicoW 28–⁠2060%
Oct 20vsUtahW 43–⁠4161%
Oct 27atWyomingW 28–⁠2459%
Nov 3atFresno StateW 31–⁠2867%
Nov 10atTennessee StateW 36–⁠2854%
Nov 17vsColorado StateT 21–⁠2172%
Nov 24vsLamarT 24–⁠2470%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Lamar 24–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 6th-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 1979.

Record
9–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
370–⁠300
Coach
Tony Knap
Elo
1542 +129 this season
SP+ rating
-1.6 No. 78 of 135; offense No. 19, defense No. 125
SRS
1.6 No. 60 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1980

The 1980 draft
Rd 4Ron Crews DECleveland Browns
Rd 7Bob Batton RBNew York Jets