# UT 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 Bryheem Hancock . Vaqueros plays their home matches at the UTRGV Soccer and Track & Field Complex.

## 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 | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Season results | Tournament results | Tournament results |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | NCAA |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | W | L | T | W | L | T | Finish | Conference | NCAA |
| As UT Pan-American (1987–1997) ||||||||||||
| 1987 | Eloy Moran | Independent | 8 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | Eloy Moran | Independent | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | Eloy Moran | Independent | 7 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | Eloy Moran | Independent | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Eloy Moran | Sun Belt | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 3rd of 8 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 1992* | Eloy Moran | Sun Belt | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 1st of 8* | Semifinals | — |
| 1993 | Eloy Moran | Sun Belt | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7th of 8 | Fifth place | — |
| 1994 | Eloy Moran | Sun Belt | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8th of 8 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 1995 | Miguel Paredes | Sun Belt | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Miguel Paredes | Sun Belt | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Miguel Paredes | Independent | 2 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hiatus from 1998 to 2014 ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Paul Leese | WAC | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11th of 11 | — | — |
| 2016 | Paul Leese | WAC | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5th of 11 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2017 | Paul Leese | WAC | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5th of 11 | Quarterfinals | — |
| 2018 | Paul Leese | WAC | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2nd of 12 | Semifinals | — |
| 2019 | Paul Leese | WAC | 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
* Incarnate Word — UTRGV leads 5–4–1
| 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 |||||