On May 12th, 2016, the Houston Dynamo sat firmly in last place in the Western Conference. They lost 3-1 on the road to San Jose that week, with Tyler Deric receiving a 79th-minute red card and Jalil Anibaba playing out the last 11 minutes in goal. Ricardo Clark was the goal-scorer for the Dynamo that day; Clark pounced on a second ball off a corner and ripped a screaming half-volley just before the first half.
Six of the 14 players who made an appearance for the Dynamo that day no longer wear orange. The manager, Owen Coyle, would be let go two weeks after.