1982 UNLV Rebels football team

The 1982 UNLV Rebels football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Harvey Hyde, the Rebels compiled am overall record of 3–8 record with a mark of 1–4 in conference play, placing sixth in the PCAA. The team played home games at the Las Vegas Silver Bowl in Whitney, Nevada.

1982 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	3–8 (1–4 PCAA)
Head coach	Harvey Hyde (1st season)
Home stadium	Las Vegas Silver Bowl
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Long Beach State	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
San Jose State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Utah State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pacific (CA)	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UNLV	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Hired in December 1981, Hyde was previously the head football coach at Pasadena City College.^[1][2] Formerly an independent, this was the Rebels' first season in the PCAA.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		BYU*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 0–27	26,769	[3]
September 18		at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	L 21–49	20,197	[4]
September 25		at San Diego State*	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	L 23–26	24,207	[5]
October 2	7:30 p.m.	at Pacific (CA)	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 27–29	9,500	[6]
October 9		UTEP*	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 28–21	17,289	[7]
October 16		at Utah*	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 14–24	26,182	[8]
October 30	7:31 p.m.	San Jose State	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 14–48	13,487	[9]
November 6		at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	W 36–31	19,108	[10]
November 13	7:31 p.m.	at Long Beach State	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA	L 13–24	4,660	[11]
November 20		Fresno State	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 28–30	15,528	[12]
November 27		Cal State Fullerton	Las Vegas Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 42–23	12,923	[13]
*Non-conference game All times are in Pacific time

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