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On January 14, 2021, news broke that UTRGV had explored to create a football program for NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level competition by 2024. [7] At the time, it was believed that the program would compete as part of the newly reinstated football conference within the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
The 2024–25 is the Vaqueros' first season as members of the Southland Conference, as on March 25, 2024, ... UTRGV Fieldhouse (351) Edinburg, TX: Jan 30, 2025
In his first season at UTRGV, the team finished 10–22 overall, with a 2–12 conference record. In the 2017–18 season, the Vaqueros went 15–16 while winning going 6–8 in WAC play before losing in the Quarterfinals to Seattle. This was the most wins by the team since the 2012–13 season in which they won 16 games.
The Vaqueros finished the 2024–25 season 16–15, 8–12 in conference play to finish in ninth place. Failing to qualify for the SLC tournament, the Vaqueros' season ended with a 77–76 victory over Southeastern Louisiana. The season marked the first season as a member of the Southland Conference leaving the Western Athletic Conference in ...
The Vaqueros, led by second-year head coach Matt Figger, played their home games at the UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). They finished the season 15–16, 6–12 in WAC play, to finish in a tie for tenth place.
The team traces its history to the Edinburg Broncs football team, which represented the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA) – which merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville in 2015 to create UTRGV – at the junior college level from 1927 to 1930, and again from 1947 to 1950.
This was UTRGV's last season in the WAC, and also Figger's last as head coach. UTRGV announced on March 19, 2024 that it had fired Figger, who left with a 29–65 record after three seasons. [ 1 ] Less than a week later, UTRGV announced that it would join the Southland Conference effective that July.
The Vaqueros, who were led by sixth-year head coach Lane Lord, played their home games at UTRGV Fieldhouse in Edinburg, Texas as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This would be the Vaqueros' last season as members of the WAC, as on March 25, 2024, it was announced that the school had accepted an invitation to join the Southland ...