1985 UNLV Rebels football team

1985 UNLV Rebels football
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	5–5–1 (4–2–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Harvey Hyde (4th season)
Home stadium	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl

1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 Fresno State $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UNLV	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Long Beach State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
San Jose State	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Pacific (CA)	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
New Mexico State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1985 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 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Harvey Hyde, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	Tennessee Tech*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 35–7	22,123
September 14	at Fresno State	Bulldog Stadium Fresno, CA	L 6–26	33,754
September 21	at Wisconsin*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 23–26	68,123
September 28	Long Beach State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 24–28	21,816
October 5	Utah State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 14–7	16,002
October 12	Pacific (CA)	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 24–14	19,970
October 19	at Cal State Fullerton	Santa Ana Stadium Santa Ana, CA	W 10–6	8,110
October 26	Southwestern Louisiana*	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	L 13–20	16,269
October 31	New Mexico State	Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Whitney, NV	W 17–12	16,263
November 16	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV (rivalry)	L 7–48	13,417
November 23	at San Jose State	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	T 16–16	16,233
*Non-conference game