Harvey Hyde is a sports journalist and former American football head coach, most notably of the UNLV Rebels football team. Hyde started his college head coaching career at Pasadena City College. 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.