2025 UT Rio Grande Valley
9–3 (5–3 Southland Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Langston 80–0Sep 13
By 80 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Lamar 21–23Oct 18
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vsSul Ross State | W 66–0 | 87% |
| Sep 6 | at Prairie View A&M | W 27–21 | 49% |
| Sep 13 | vsLangston | W 80–0 | 83% |
| Sep 20 | vsTexas Wesleyan | W 61–13 | 78% |
| Sep 27 | at SE Louisiana | L 31–45 | 45% |
| Oct 4 | vs Houston Christian | W 27–7 | 72% |
| Oct 18 | at Lamar | L 21–23 | 39% |
| Oct 25 | vs Incarnate Word | W 56–28 | 60% |
| Nov 1 | at Stephen F. Austin | L 17–41 | 37% |
| Nov 8 | vs Nicholls | W 28–21 | 70% |
| Nov 15 | at McNeese | W 28–13 | 57% |
| Nov 22 | vs East Texas A&M | W 33–14 | 82% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Texas A&M 33–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 2 on file).
- Record
- 9–3
- Conference
- 5–3 tied for 3rd in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 475–226
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1390 +90 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −20.5 No. 29 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jeff Bowen
- Defensive coordinator
- Brian Gamble
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Eddie Lee Marburger QB | 2,731 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Eddie Lee Marburger QB | 31 TD |
| Rushing yards | Nathan Denney RB | 661 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | T.J. Dement RB | 5 TD |
| Receiving yards | Tony Diaz WR | 881 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Tony Diaz WR | 11 TD |
| Interceptions | Logic Hudgens CB | 3 INT |
2025 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Austin | 8–0 | 11–3 | |
| SE Louisiana | 7–1 | 9–4 | |
 UT Rio Grande Valley | 5–3 | 9–3 | |
| Lamar | 5–3 | 8–5 | |
| McNeese | 4–4 | 5–7 | |
| Nicholls | 4–4 | 4–8 | |
| Incarnate Word | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| East Texas A&M | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| Houston Christian | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
 Northwestern State | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.