1985 UNLV
5–5–1 (4–2–1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association), coached by Harvey Hyde. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tennessee Tech 35–7Sep 7
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 35–7 | 89% |
| Sep 14 | at Fresno State | L 6–26 | 63% |
| Sep 21 | at Wisconsin | L 23–26 | 40% |
| Sep 28 | vsLong Beach State | L 24–28 | 73% |
| Oct 5 | vs Utah State | W 14–7 | 76% |
| Oct 12 | vsPacific | W 24–14 | 72% |
| Oct 19 | atCal State Fullerton | W 10–6 | 52% |
| Oct 26 | at Louisiana | L 13–20 | 60% |
| Oct 31 | vs New Mexico State | W 17–12 | 86% |
| Nov 9 | at Nevada | L 7–48 | 67% |
| Nov 16 | at San José State | T 16–16 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied San José State 16–16; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 4–2–1 3rd in Pacific Coast Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 189–210
- Coach
- Harvey Hyde
- Elo
- 1482 −109 this season
- SP+ rating
- -11.8 No. 86 of 106; offense No. 104, defense No. 48
- SRS
- −12.7 No. 90 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | 7–0 | 11–0–1 | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
 UNLV | 4–2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Long Beach State | 4–3 | 6–6 | |
| Utah State | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| San José State | 2–4–1 | 2–8–1 | |
| Pacific | 2–5 | 5–7 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.