UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros men's soccer

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

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 are competing in the 2025 season as an independent before becoming an associate member of the Ohio Valley Conference in 2026. They are coached by Bryheem Hancock . Vaqueros plays their home matches at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

History

A match between UTRGV and Air Force in 2017

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 2015–2019 40–40–9 (.500) 22–24–6 (.481)
Bryheem Hancock 2020–present 30–34–11 (.473) 19–18–8 (.511)

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 8 6 2 4 5 2 2nd of 12 Semifinals —
2020 Bryheem Hancock 6 2 2 6 1 2 9th of 12 — —
2021 8 9 0 5 5 0 7th of 12 Quarterfinals —
2022 7 7 3 4 4 1 7th of 10 — —
2023 5 9 1 2 5 1 8th of 9 — —
2024 4 7 5 2 3 4 8th of 10 — —

Rivalries

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

  • Houston Christian — 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 October 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Western Athletic Conference 2019 Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  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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