1983 UNLV Rebels football team

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

1983 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
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. 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
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