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1983 UNLV

7–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Harvey Hyde. Officially 0–⁠11. UNLV forfeited seven games.

From the season’s Wikipedia article: “In March 1985, the NCAA ruled UNLV to forfeit all of its victories from their 1983 and 1984 seasons due to playing with ineligible players.”

Schedule and results

UNLV in 1983, game by game: won vs. Nevada 28–18; lost at San José State 26–31; won at Pacific 28–7; lost at Washington State 28–41; won at Oregon State 35–21; lost vs. Hawai’i 0–23; won vs. Utah State 28–10; won vs. San Diego State 28–10; won at Fresno State 20–7; won at Cal State Fullerton 13–0; lost vs. Long Beach State 21–24+21−23Won 28–18 vs. Nevada+10NevadaLost 26–31 at San José State-5San José StateWon 28–7 at Pacific+21PacificLost 28–41 at Washington State-13Washington StateWon 35–21 at Oregon State+14Oregon StateLost 0–23 vs. Hawai’i-23Hawai’iWon 28–10 vs. Utah State+18Utah StateWon 28–10 vs. San Diego State+18San Diego StateWon 20–7 at Fresno State+13Fresno StateWon 13–0 at Cal State Fullerton+13Cal State Fulle…Lost 21–24 vs. Long Beach State-3Long Beach State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsNevadaW 28–⁠18forfeited68%
Sep 10atSan José StateL 26–⁠3126%
Sep 17atPacificW 28–⁠7forfeited46%
Sep 24atWashington StateL 28–⁠4146%
Oct 1atOregon StateW 35–⁠21forfeited59%
Oct 15vsHawai’iL 0–⁠2351%
Oct 22vsUtah StateW 28–⁠10forfeited52%
Oct 29vsSan Diego StateW 28–⁠10forfeited55%
Nov 5atFresno StateW 20–⁠7forfeited40%
Nov 12atCal State FullertonW 13–⁠0forfeited55%
Nov 19vsLong Beach StateL 21–⁠2467%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Long Beach State 24–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 7th-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 1983.

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 2nd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
255–⁠192
Coach
Harvey Hyde
Elo
1515 +96 this season
SP+ rating
-0.4 No. 62 of 108; offense No. 72, defense No. 51
SRS
−1.0 No. 59 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 7Kirk Dodge LBAtlanta Falcons

1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Cal State Fullerton5–⁠17–⁠5
UNLV4–⁠27–⁠4
Long Beach State3–⁠38–⁠4
San José State3–⁠35–⁠6
Utah State3–⁠35–⁠6
Fresno State2–⁠46–⁠5
Pacific1–⁠53–⁠9

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