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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 Paul Leese. Air Force plays their home matches at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.
History
Coaching records
Manager
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Year(s)
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Overall
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Conference
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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)
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Seasons
National Champions †
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Conference Champions *
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Division Champions ‡
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NCAA Tournament berth ^
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Season
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Head coach
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Conference
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Season results[2]
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Tournament results
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Overall
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Conference
|
Conference
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NCAA[3]
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W
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L
|
T
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W
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L
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T
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Finish
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As UT Pan-American (1987–1997)
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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UTRGV victories | Incarnate Word victories | Tie games |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
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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 |
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References
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- Founded
- 2013
- Students
- 28,584
- Endowment
- $us46.1 million
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