UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's soccer

The Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's soccer program represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. Founded in 1987, and relaunched in 2015, the Vaqueros compete as associate members in the Western Athletic Conference. They are coached by Bryheem Hancock . Vaqueros plays their home matches at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Founded1987
2015 (relaunched)
Folded1997 (hiatus)
UniversityUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Head coachBryheem Hancock (1st season)
ConferenceWAC
LocationEdinburg, Texas
StadiumUTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex
(Capacity: 1,250)
NicknameUTRGV, Vaqs
ColorsOrange and gray[1]
   
Home
Away
Conference Regular Season championships
1992

History edit

 
A match between UTRGV and Air Force in 2017

Coaching records edit

Manager Year(s) Overall Conference
Eloy Moran 1987–1994 54–55–6 (.496) 2–8–0 (.200)
Miguel Paredes 1995–1997 8–32–1 (.207) 0–4–0 (.000)
Paul Leese 2015–present 18–28–7 (.406) 10–16–4 (.400)

Seasons edit

National Champions Conference Champions * Division Champions NCAA Tournament berth ^
Season Head coach Conference Season results[2] Tournament results
Overall Conference Conference NCAA[3]
W L T W L T Finish
As UT Pan-American (1987–1997)
1987 Eloy Moran Independent 8 9 0
1988 8 6 2
1989 7 8 1
1990 6 6 0
1991 Sun Belt[4] 10 5 1 3rd of 8 Quarterfinals
1992* 11 2 0 1st of 8* Semifinals
1993 4 7 0 7th of 8 Fifth place
1994 0 12 0 0 4 0 8th of 8 Quarterfinals
1995 Miguel Paredes 2 10 0 1 4 0
1996 4 12 0 1 4 0
1997 Independent 2 10 1
Hiatus from 1998 to 2014
2015 Paul Leese WAC[5] 5 12 1 2 8 0 11th of 11
2016 6 9 3 4 4 2 5th of 11 Quarterfinals
2017 7 7 3 4 4 2 5th of 11 Quarterfinals
2018 14 6 0 8 3 0 2nd of 12 Semifinals
2019 6 2 0 2 1 0 in progress TBD TBD

Rivalries edit

UTRGV's two primary rivals are the in-state rivals of the WAC, Houston Baptist and Incarnate Wood.

  • Houston Baptist — Series tied 6–6–0[6]
  • Incarnate Word — UTRGV leads 5–4–1[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "UTRGV Color Palette". Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "2018 UTRGV Men's Soccer Digital Media Guide (DMG)" (PDF). University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics. June 21, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Record Book (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  5. ^ "Western Athletic Conference 2019 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  6. ^ a b "UTRGV Men's Soccer: All-Time Results vs. Opponents" (PDF). goutrgv.com. June 21, 2018. pp. 11–13.

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