Texas–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 Paul Leese. Air Force plays their home matches at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

Texas–Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
Founded	1987 2015 (relaunched)
Folded	1997 (hiatus)
University	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Head coach	Paul Leese (5th season)
Conference	WAC
Location	Edinburg, TX
Stadium	UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex (Capacity: 1,250)
Nickname	UTRGV, Vaqs
Colors	Orange and Gray[1]
Conference Regular Season championships
1992

History

Coaching records

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

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

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]

UTRGV victories Houston Baptist victories Tie games No. Date Location Winner Score 1 Sept. 19, 1987 Bayland Park Houston Baptist 5–4 2 Oct. 16, 1987 UTSA Soccer Field UTRGV 2–1 3 Oct. 9, 1988 UPTA Soccer Field UTRGV 3–2 4 Oct. 18, 1988 Bayland Park Houston Baptist 3–1 5 Sept. 8, 1989 House Park UTRGV 3–2 6 Sept. 20, 1989 Bayland Park Houston Baptist 3–2 7 Oct. 14, 1989 Bayland Park UTRGV 2–1 8 Sept. 29, 1990 Bayland Park Houston Baptist 9–6 9 Nov. 8, 2015 UTRGV Soccer Complex Houston Baptist 2–1 10 Oct. 16, 2016 Sorrels Field Houston Baptist 3–1 11 Oct. 26, 2017 Sorrels Field UTRGV 3–1 12 Oct. 7, 2018 UTRGV Soccer Complex UTRGV 2–1 Series: Tied 6–6

UTRGV victories Incarnate Word victories Tie games No. Date Location Winner Score 1 Aug. 30, 1987 UTPA Soccer Field Incarnate Word 3–1 2 Aug. 31, 1988 Crusader Soccer Field Incarnate Word 3–2 3 Aug. 27, 1989 Crusader Soccer Field Tie 1–1 4 Oct. 17, 1989 UTPA Soccer Field UTRGV 4–2 5 Sept. 14, 1991 Crusader Soccer Field Incarnate Word 2–1 6 Oct. 11, 1992 Crusader Soccer Field UTRGV 3–2 7 Oct. 25, 2015 Crusader Soccer Field Incarnate Word 1–0 8 Oct. 27, 2016 UTRGV Soccer Complex UTRGV 2–0 9 Nov. 4, 2017 Crusader Soccer Field UTRGV 2–1 10 Nov. 3, 2018 UTRGV Soccer Complex UTRGV 3–0 Series: UTRGV leads 5–4–1

References

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. "UTRGV Men's Soccer: All-Time Results vs. Opponents" (PDF). goutrgv.com. June 21, 2018. pp. 11–13.

External links

• UTRGV Men's Soccer Home