The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Harvey Hyde, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 7âÂÂ4 record with a mark of 4âÂÂ2 in conference play, placing second in the PCAA. The team played home games at the Las Vegas Silver Bowl in Whitney, Nevada.
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.