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
Founded1987
2015 (relaunched)
Folded1997 (hiatus)
UniversityUniversity of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Head coachPaul Leese (5th season)
ConferenceWAC
LocationEdinburg, TX
StadiumUTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex
(Capacity: 1,250)
NicknameUTRGV, Vaqs
ColorsOrange and Gray[1]
         
Conference Regular Season championships
1992

History

Coaching records

Manager Year(s) Overall Conference
Eloy Moran1987–199454–55–6 (.496)2–8–0 (.200)
Miguel Paredes1995–19978–32–1 (.207)0–4–0 (.000)
Paul Leese2015–present18–28–7 (.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 (19871997)
1987 Eloy MoranIndependent890
1988862
1989781
1990660
1991Sun Belt[4]10513rd of 8Quarterfinals
1992*11201st of 8*Semifinals
19934707th of 8Fifth place
199401200408th of 8Quarterfinals
1995 Miguel Paredes2100140
19964120140
1997Independent 2101
Hiatus from 1998 to 2014
2015 Paul LeeseWAC[5]512128011th of 11
20166934425th of 11Quarterfinals
20177734425th of 11Quarterfinals
201814608302nd of 12Semifinals
2019620210in progressTBDTBD

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]

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.
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