1983 UNLV Rebels football team

American college football season

1983 UNLV Rebels football

Conference| Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record| 0–11, 7 wins forfeited (0–6 PCAA, 4 wins forfeited)
Head coach|

* Harvey Hyde (2nd season)

Home stadium| Las Vegas Silver Bowl

Seasons

<- 1982

1984 ->

1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Cal State Fullerton $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Utah State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Long Beach State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Fresno State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
San Jose State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Pacific (CA) | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 8  | - | 0
UNLV | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 11  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* Records adjusted for UNLV's forfeit of all 7 victories

The 1983 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Harvey Hyde, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1][2] 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.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 3| Nevada*|

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 28–18 (forfeit)| 16,168
September 10| at San Jose State|

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| L 26–31| 15,127
September 17| Pacific (CA)|

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 28–7 (forfeit)| 16,146
September 10| at Washington State*|

* Joe Albi Stadium
* Spokane, WA

| L 28–41| 16,500
October 1| at Oregon State*|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| L 35–21 (forfeit)| 26,500
October 15| Hawaii*|

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 0–23| 16,520
October 22| Utah State|

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 28–10 (forfeit)| 12,300
October 27| San Diego State*|

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 28–10 (forfeit)| 14,275
November 5| at Fresno State|

* Bulldog Stadium
* Fresno, CA

| L 20–7 (forfeit)| 24,054
November 12| at Cal State Fullerton|

* Glover Stadium
* Anaheim, CA

| L 13–0 (forfeit)| 5,000
November 19| Long Beach State|

* Las Vegas Silver Bowl
* Whitney, NV

| L 21–24| 17,955

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1983 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
2. ^ "UNLV 2020 Football Guide" (PDF). University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2020. p. 129. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
3. ^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.

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UNLV Rebels football

Venues|

* Cashman Field (I) (1968–1969)
* Butcher Field (1970–1971)
* Sam Boyd Stadium (1971–2020)
* Allegiant Stadium (2020–present)

Bowl games & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Nevada: Fremont Cannon

Culture & lore|

* Hey Reb!
* Win with the Rebels
* Star of Nevada

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* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders
* NFL draftees

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