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1984 UNLV

11–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Harvey Hyde. Officially 0–⁠13. UNLV forfeited 11 games.

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

Schedule and results

UNLV in 1984, game by game: won vs. San José State 30–15; won at New Mexico State 28–21; won vs. Wichita State 38–21; lost at Hawai’i 12–16; won at Long Beach State 41–23; won vs. Idaho State 33–20; won at Pacific 35–21; won at San Diego State 30–14; won vs. Cal State Fullerton 26–20; won at Utah State 36–20; won vs. Fresno State 27–13; lost vs. No. 10 SMU 21–38; won vs. Toledo 30–13+18−17Won 30–15 vs. San José State+15San José StateWon 28–21 at New Mexico State+7New Mexico StateWon 38–21 vs. Wichita State+17Wichita StateLost 12–16 at Hawai’i-4Hawai’iWon 41–23 at Long Beach State+18Long Beach StateWon 33–20 vs. Idaho State+13Idaho StateWon 35–21 at Pacific+14PacificWon 30–14 at San Diego State+16San Diego StateWon 26–20 vs. Cal State Fullerton+6Cal State Fulle…Won 36–20 at Utah State+16Utah StateWon 27–13 vs. Fresno State+14Fresno StateLost 21–38 vs. No. 10 SMU-17No. 10 SMUWon 30–13 vs. Toledo+17Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsSan José StateW 30–⁠15forfeited58%
Sep 15atNew Mexico StateW 28–⁠21forfeited64%
Sep 22vsWichita StateW 38–⁠21forfeited81%
Sep 29atHawai’iL 12–⁠1660%
Oct 6atLong Beach StateW 41–⁠23forfeited55%
Oct 13vsIdaho StateW 33–⁠20forfeited83%
Oct 20atPacificW 35–⁠21forfeited71%
Nov 3atSan Diego StateW 30–⁠14forfeited58%
Nov 10vsCal State FullertonW 26–⁠20forfeited60%
Nov 17atUtah StateW 36–⁠20forfeited78%
Nov 24vsFresno StateW 27–⁠13forfeited81%
Dec 1vs10SMUL 21–⁠3853%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsToledoCalifornia BowlW 30–⁠13forfeited57%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Toledo 30–⁠13 in the California Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

In program history: The 2nd-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 1984.

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
387–⁠255
Coach
Harvey Hyde
Elo
1638 +127 this season
SP+ rating
12.4 No. 23 of 106; offense No. 16, defense No. 52
SRS
2.4 No. 51 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 2Randall Cunningham QBPhiladelphia Eagles

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.