2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team

2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football
2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	4–0 (0–0 Southland)
Head coach	Travis Bush (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Bowen (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Gamble (1st season)
Home stadium	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium
	Seasons 2026 →

Last updated September 22, 2025

2025 Southland Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Nicholls	1	–	0	1	–	3
UT Rio Grande Valley	0	–	0	4	–	0
No. 23 Lamar	0	–	0	2	–	1
Southeastern Louisiana	0	–	0	2	–	2
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	0	2	–	2
Houston Christian	0	–	0	1	–	3
McNeese	0	–	0	1	–	3
Northwestern State	0	–	0	1	–	3
East Texas A&M	0	–	0	0	–	3
No. 19 Incarnate Word	0	–	1	1	–	3

As of September 22, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team represents the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) as a member of the Southland Conference (SLC) in the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The 2025 season is the inaugural season for UTRGV football. The Vaqueros are led by first-year head coach Travis Bush, and play their home games at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg, Texas.^[1]

Personnel

2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Gunner Naivar	Fr
QB	`2`	Atzel Chavez Jr.	Fr
QB	`3`	Aidan Jakobsohn	Fr
WR	`4`	Xayvion Noland	So
WR	`5`	Justin Herman	So
RB	`6`	Brennan Carroll	Fr
TE	`8`	Ismael Smith-Flores	So
QB	`9`	Jaxon Baize	Fr
WR	`10`	Cameron Glenn	Fr
WR	`11`	Tavian Cord	Jr
QB	`12`	Eddie Lee Marburger	Sr
WR	`14`	Tony Diaz	Fr
WR	`15`	Hunter Luke	So
QB	`17`	Jayden Paluseo	Fr
WR	`18`	Kyran Lee	Fr
WR	`19`	Javien Cuff	GS
RB	`20`	TJ Dement	Fr
RB	`24`	Fabian Garcia	Fr
RB	`26`	Broderick Taylor	Fr
RB	`28`	Jamal Polley	Fr
RB	`32`	Nathan Denney	GS
RB	`34`	Djouvensky Schlenbaker	Jr
OL	`50`	Luis Gonzalez	Sr
OL	`55`	Abram Nicklas	Jr
OL	`57`	Nick Hughes	Fr
OL	`59`	TK Mina	Jr
OL	`62`	Jose Gonzalez-Vargas	Fr
OL	`64`	Cole Molina	Fr
OL	`65`	Qai Smith	So
OL	`66`	Vicente Hughes	GS
OL	`68`	Blake Zeller	Fr
OL	`70`	Frank Medina	So
OL	`71`	Kingsley Ejiofor	GS
OL	`72`	Tate Davis	Fr
OL	`73`	Gannon Lauer	Jr
OL	`74`	Grayson Zuma	Fr
OL	`75`	Roman Hernandez	Fr
OL	`76`	Mehkhi Blue	Fr
OL	`77`	Thomas Domian	So
OL	`78`	Brenden Jones	Fr
OL	`79`	Wes Thompson	So
WR	`80`	Corey Holmes	Fr
WR	`81`	Christian Sabsook	Fr
WR	`82`	Keilan Sweeny	Fr
WR	`83`	Sergio Aparicio	Fr
WR	`84`	Zion Brown	Fr
TE	`85`	Nathan Luschen	Fr
TE	`86`	Noah Staples	Sr
WR	`87`	Claudio Torres	Fr
TE	`88`	Jaxson Shupe	Fr
TE	`89`	Mateo Grajeda	Fr
TE	`94`	Brendon Ray	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`0`	Jaxson Maynard	Fr
DB	`1`	Alijah Prosser	Fr
DB	`2`	TJ Neal	Jr
DB	`3`	Logic Hudgens	Sr
DB	`4`	Marcus Heard Jr.	Jr
DB	`6`	Keion Bryant	Jr
DE	`7`	DaCorien Thompson	Fr
DB	`8`	Elijah Graham	Sr
DE	`9`	Ian Box	Jr
DB	`10`	Jaden Adkins	Fr
CB	`16`	Austin Trimble	GS
S	`17`	Keamonie Archie	So
DB	`21`	Nolan White	Fr
DB	`22`	Dorian Blackwell	Sr
LB	`23`	Jaiden Haygood	Fr
DB	`25`	Marcus Malvoisin	GS
DB	`26`	Shane Werner	Fr
DB	`27`	Andrew Earls	Fr
DB	`28`	Jaden Pettway	Fr
DB	`29`	Oscar Nnanna	Fr
LB	`30`	Tyler Day	Fr
DB	`31`	Gavin Collins	Fr
LB	`33`	Landen Gaskamp	Fr
DB	`35`	Carter Hewitt	Fr
DB	`36`	Nicholas Peace	Fr
DB	`38`	Jarius Williams	Fr
LB	`40`	Caleb Warren	Fr
DE	`41`	Connor Carrigan	So
DL	`42`	Nathan Huerta	Jr
DB	`43`	Kayden Cooper	Fr
LB	`44`	Warren Shankle	GS
LB	`45`	Spencer Rich	GS
LB	`46`	Michael Lucien	GS
DE	`47`	Amari Pouncy	GS
LB	`48`	Trey Bright	Fr
DE	`49`	Ja'Marcus Anderson	Fr
DE	`51`	Tayshaun Davis	Fr
DE	`53`	Seyyid Smith	Jr
DL	`54`	Lathan Morse	Jr
LB	`56`	Jackson Waid	Fr
DE	`58`	Abdon Mata	Fr
DL	`60`	Vernon Green	Fr
DL	`61`	Abram Garcia	Fr
DL	`63`	Jayden House	Jr
DL	`69`	D'Andre Harwell	Fr
DL	`90`	Jaden Wincher	Fr
DE	`91`	Withchiel Falimar	Jr
DE	`92`	David Nwabouku	Fr
DE	`93`	Percy Jackson III	Jr
DL	`95`	Andrew Arriola	So
DL	`98`	Jack Harwell	Fr
DL	`99`	Nicholas Fernandez	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`5`	Ty Bush	Fr
K	`37`	Troop O'Neal	Fr
K	`39`	Brysen Gardner	So
P	`43`	William Rogalinski	Fr
LS	`52`	Connor Cortez	So
K	`96`	Jose Contreras	Fr
P	`97`	Nathaniel Wallace-Dilling	Jr

Head coach

Travis Bush (1st season)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jeff Bowen (offensive coordinator/offensive line)
Brian Gamble (defensive coordinator/linebackers)
Marcus Coleman (special teams coordinator/cornerbacks)
Mike Barela (tight ends)
Gunnar Henderson (wide receivers)
Nate Langford (defensive line)
James Lockhart IV (outside linebackers)
Adrian McDonald (passing game coordinator/safeties)
Marco Regalado (running backs)
Mike Schultz (senior offensive assistant)
John Simmons (director of football operations/administrator)
Don Sommer (head football strength and conditioning)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 31, 2025

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Sul Ross *	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+	W 66–0	15,000
September 6	6:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M *	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	SWAC TV	W 27–21	6,326
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Langston *	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+	W 80–0	12,552
September 20	7:00 p.m.	Texas Wesleyan *	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+	W 61–13	12,447
September 27	6:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+
October 4	7:00 p.m.	Houston Christian	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+
October 18	3:00 pm	at Lamar	Provost Umphrey Stadium Beaumont, TX	ESPN+
October 25	7:00 p.m.	Incarnate Word	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+
November 1	6:00 p.m.	at Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	ESPN+
November 8	5:00 p.m.	Nicholls	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+
November 15	6:00 p.m.	at McNeese	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+
November 22	5:00 p.m.	East Texas A&M	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium Edinburg, TX	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Sul Ross (DII)

Sul Ross Lobos (DII) (0-0) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos (DII)	0	0	0	0	0
Vaqueros	28	21	14	3	66

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

Date: August 30
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 15,000
Referee: James Brookhart
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	SROS	RGV
First downs	6	29
Total yards	74	674
Rushing yards	33	236
Passing yards	41	438
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	29:23	30:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Sul Ross	Passing	Andrew Martinez	9-12, 41YDS
	Rushing	Jose Travino	7 carries, 28 YDS
	Receiving	Landon Drake	3 receptions, 15YDS
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing	Eddie Lee Marburger	18-19, 365 YDS, 5TD
	Rushing	Xayvion Noland	1 carries, 51 YDS
	Receiving	Xayvion Noland	2 receptions, 126 YDS, 2TD

At Prairie View A&M

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (1-0) at Prairie View A&M Panthers (1-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Vaqueros	17	3	0	7	27
Panthers	0	7	7	7	21

at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field, Prairie View, Texas

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 6,326
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	RGV	PV
First downs	24	15
Total yards	409	301
Rushing yards	146	164
Passing yards	263	137
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	28:41	31:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing	Eddie Lee Marburger	19/31, 263 YDS, 1 TD
	Rushing	Nathan Denny	23 carries, 101 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tony Diaz	6 receptions, 121 YDS, 1 TD
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Cameron Peters	8/16, 64 YDS
	Rushing	Chase Bingmon	16 carries, 88 YDS
	Receiving	Jyzaiah Rockwell	7 receptions, 98 YDS

Langston (NAIA)

Langston Lions (NAIA) (0–2) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions (NAIA)	0	0	0	0	0
Vaqueros	21	31	21	7	80

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

Date: September 13
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game attendance: 12,552
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark May (play-by-play), Aaron Saenz (analyst) and Jaeda Rael (sideline)

Statistics	LAN	RGV
First downs	11	27
Total yards	179	751
Rushing yards	59	462
Passing yards	120	289
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	30:29	29:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Langston	Passing	Aden Hooper	13/32, 109 YDS, 1 INT
	Rushing	Charles Carter	12 carries, 18 YDS
	Receiving	Gerald Martin	7 receptions, 79 YDS
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing	Eddie Lee Marburger	12/19, 225 YDS, 3 TD
	Rushing	Brennan Carroll	7 carries, 134 YDS
	Receiving	Xayvion Noland	5 receptions, 171 YDS, 2 TD

Texas Wesleyan (NAIA)

Texas Wesleyan Rams (NAIA) (1–1) at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams (NAIA)	0	0	7	6	13
Vaqueros	14	26	7	14	61

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

Date: September 20
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Clear
Game attendance: 12,447
Referee: Gary Leeper
TV announcers (ESPN+): Mark May (play-by-play), Aaron Saenz (analyst) and Jaeda Rael (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(8:15) RGV – Djouvensky Schlenbaker 2-yard run, Brysen Gardner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:04; UT Rio Grande Valley 7–0)
(4:45) RGV – TJ Dement 12-yard run, Brysen Gardner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:08; UT Rio Grande Valley 14–0)

Second quarter

(14:18) RGV – Tony Diaz 5-yard pass from Eddie Lee Marburger, Brysen Gardner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:41; UT Rio Grande Valley 21–0)
(5:28) RGV – Brennan Carroll 1-yard run, Brysen Gardner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 4:08; UT Rio Grande Valley 28–0)
(5:13) RGV – Alijah Prosser 52-yard interception, Brysen Gardner kick (UT Rio Grande Valley 35–0)
(1:41) RGV – Brysen Gardner 31-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:34; UT Rio Grande Valley 38–0)
(1:09) RGV – Jackson Waid 0-yard safety (UT Rio Grande Valley 40–0)

Third quarter

(13:04) RGV – Eddie Lee Marburger 32-yard run, Brysen Gardner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 0:49; UT Rio Grande Valley 47–0)
(2:04) TWU – Jaiden Jones 65-yard interception, Freddy Joya kick (UT Rio Grande Valley 47–7)

Fourth quarter

(14:50) TWU – Ashton Mitchell-Johnson 1-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:48; UT Rio Grande Valley 47–13)
(12:18) RGV – Fabian Garcia 5-yard run, Troop O'Neal kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:25; UT Rio Grande Valley 54–13)
(3:08) RGV – Broderick Taylor 78-yard run, Troop O'Neal kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:52; UT Rio Grande Valley 61–13)

Statistics	TWU	RGV
First downs	16	21
Total yards	325	530
Rushing yards	38	283
Passing yards	287	247
Turnovers	5	1
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Wesleyan	Passing	Cole Francis	15/31, 217 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jalen March	11 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Paul Summers	7 receptions, 137 yards
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing	Eddie Lee Marburger	17/23, 223 yards, TD
	Rushing	Broderick Taylor	2 carries, 80 yards, TD
	Receiving	Xayvion Noland	5 receptions, 103 yards

At Southeastern Louisiana

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (4–0) at Southeastern Louisiana Lions (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Vaqueros			0
Lions			0

at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond, Louisiana

Date: September 27
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	RGV	SELA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southeastern Louisiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston Christian

Houston Christian Huskies at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Huskies			0
Vaqueros			0

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

Date: October 4
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	HCU	RGV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Lamar

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Lamar Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Vaqueros			0
Cardinals			0

at Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont, Texas

Date: October 18
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	RGV	LAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Lamar	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Incarnate Word

Incarnate Word Cardinals at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cardinals			0
Vaqueros			0

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

Date: October 25
Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	UIW	RGV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Incarnate Word	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Stephen F. Austin

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Vaqueros			0
Lumberjacks			0

at Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: November 1
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	RGV	SFA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stephen F. Austin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Nicholls

Nicholls Colonels at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Colonels			0
Vaqueros			0

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

Date: November 8
Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	NICH	RGV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At McNeese

UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros at McNeese Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Vaqueros			0
Cowboys			0

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

Date: November 15
Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	RGV	MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Texas A&M

East Texas A&M Lions at UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions			0
Vaqueros			0

at Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium, Edinburg, Texas

Date: November 22
Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
TV: ESPN+

Statistics	ETAM	RGV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UT Rio Grande Valley	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ Doyle, KJ (February 4, 2025). "First-look at UTRGV's football schedule for the 2025 season". KRGV-TV . Retrieved May 3, 2025.
↑ Kroeger, Garrett (April 13, 2024). "UTRGV football is set to host camp in Laredo on June 10". Laredo Morning Times . Retrieved April 26, 2025.
↑ "2025 Football Schedule". UTRGV Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

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[1] Doyle, KJ (February 4, 2025). "First-look at UTRGV's football schedule for the 2025 season". KRGV-TV . Retrieved May 3, 2025.

[2] Kroeger, Garrett (April 13, 2024). "UTRGV football is set to host camp in Laredo on June 10". Laredo Morning Times . Retrieved April 26, 2025.

[3] "2025 Football Schedule". UTRGV Athletics. Retrieved February 10, 2025.

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v t e UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football
Venues	Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium (2025–present)
Seasons	2025

2025 UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros football team

Contents

Personnel

Schedule

Game summaries

Sul Ross (DII)

At Prairie View A&M

Langston (NAIA)

Texas Wesleyan (NAIA)

At Southeastern Louisiana

Houston Christian

At Lamar

Incarnate Word

At Stephen F. Austin

Nicholls

At McNeese

East Texas A&M

References