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1980 UNLV

7–⁠4, coached by Tony Knap.

Schedule and results

UNLV in 1980, game by game: won vs. Fresno State 35–6; lost at Utah 29–45; won at Colorado State 56–15; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 36–17; won at San Diego State 28–17; won vs. UTEP 53–14; lost at Oregon 9–32; won at New Mexico 72–7; won vs. Wyoming 33–26; lost vs. Hawai’i 19–24; lost vs. No. 12 BYU 14–54+65−40Won 35–6 vs. Fresno State+29Fresno StateLost 29–45 at Utah-16UtahWon 56–15 at Colorado State+41Colorado StateWon 36–17 vs. Cal State Fullerton+19Cal State Fulle…Won 28–17 at San Diego State+11San Diego StateWon 53–14 vs. UTEP+39UTEPLost 9–32 at Oregon-23OregonWon 72–7 at New Mexico+65New MexicoWon 33–26 vs. Wyoming+7WyomingLost 19–24 vs. Hawai’i-5Hawai’iLost 14–54 vs. No. 12 BYU-40No. 12 BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsFresno StateW 35–⁠679%
Sep 20atUtahL 29–⁠4558%
Sep 27atColorado StateW 56–⁠1552%
Oct 4vsCal State FullertonW 36–⁠1775%
Oct 11atSan Diego StateW 28–⁠1755%
Oct 18vsUTEPW 53–⁠1487%
Oct 25atOregonL 9–⁠3253%
Nov 1atNew MexicoW 72–⁠759%
Nov 8vsWyomingW 33–⁠2671%
Nov 15vsHawai’iL 19–⁠2473%
Nov 29vs12BYUL 14–⁠5431%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to BYU 54–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 5th-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 1980.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
384–⁠257
Coach
Tony Knap
Elo
1549 +21 this season
SP+ rating
7.9 No. 43 of 133; offense No. 6, defense No. 119
SRS
5.9 No. 44 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1981

The 1981 draft
Rd 4Sam Greene WRMiami Dolphins