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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Founded | 1987 2015 (relaunched) | ||
| Folded | 1997 (hiatus) | ||
| University | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | ||
| Head coach | Bryheem Hancock (1st season) | ||
| Conference | WAC | ||
| Location | Edinburg, Texas | ||
| Stadium | UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex (Capacity: 1,250) | ||
| Nickname | UTRGV, Vaqs | ||
| Colors | Orange and gray[1] | ||
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| Conference Regular Season championships | |||
| 1992 | |||
History
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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
editUTRGV's two primary rivals are the in-state rivals of the WAC, Houston Baptist and Incarnate Wood.
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References
edit- ^ "UTRGV Color Palette". Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "2018 UTRGV Men's Soccer Digital Media Guide (DMG)" (PDF). University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics. June 21, 2018. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "Men's Division I Championship Brackets" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Record Book (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Western Athletic Conference 2019 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ a b "UTRGV Men's Soccer: All-Time Results vs. Opponents" (PDF). goutrgv.com. June 21, 2018. pp. 11–13.
