Harvey Hyde

Who is Harvey Hyde?

Harvey Hyde is a sports journalist and former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1982 to 1985.

Hyde started his college head coaching career at Pasadena City College. He graduated from the University of Redlands.

The Rebels had unprecedented success in the 1984 season; with star quarterback Randall Cunningham, UNLV went 11-2, won their conference title and defeated Toledo in the California Bowl. It was UNLV's only 11-win season. Hyde was at one point a candidate for the vacant head coaching position at Arizona State.

However, it was later discovered the Rebels had used ineligible players, and the Big West Conference had the Rebels forfeit all the wins from the 1984 season, though the wins were not stricken from NCAA and UNLV records. Although none of the ineligible players were used in the bowl game, the California Bowl was among the games forfeited. The issue erupted at the same time the university president, Robert Maxson, was in the middle of an hostile relationship with the school's famous head basketball coach, Jerry Tarkanian, over similar off-the-court issues with players.