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Vaqueros Ready To Roll For ‘The 956’

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The clock was ticking down over the summer to an Aug. 30 kickoff on the sports websites of the nascent UTRGV Vaqueros football program. A “T-minus” ticker was going until a Saturday evening kickoff under the summer lights of a converted soccer stadium in Edinburg. It was the UTRGV Vaqueros versus the Sul Ross State Lobos in the first ever college football game in Rio Grande Valley history. It was…

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UTRGV Prepares For Football Kickoff

Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza Jr. receives a football helmet from UTRGV President Guy Bailey. (Courtesy)

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley opened under its new name on Aug. 30, 2015 to mark a fresh start toward becoming a comprehensive regional university. On Aug. 30, 2025, UTRGV kicks off another new chapter in its nearly 100-year history when the university’s Vaqueros football team plays a Division I football game in Edinburg.  “It will be 10 years to the date we opened the university,” said Guy…

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