# Team 1285: The Biggest Birds

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Rookie year 2004. District ONT.

## Who backs them

- School: Rick hansen S.S
- Sponsors (2025): Pratt & Whittney, GM Canada, Johnston Industrial Plastics, Studica, CSC, Tanknology, Zerox, DBG Canada Limited, Symcor, Rev Creations, Rakla Tires, Click N Print, 99Cent Depot, City of Mississauga, Peel District School Board
- Website: http://www.1285thebigbang.ca/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc1285
- X: https://twitter.com/frc1285
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc.1285
- GitHub: https://github.com/rickhansenrobotics

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## Name history

Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team.

- 2023 – 2025: The Biggest Birds
- 2014 – 2020: The Big Bang

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 7
- Awards: 24, over 9 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 5 | 2025, 2024, 2019, 2017, 2014 |
| Finalist | 4 | 2025, 2024, 2017, 2014 |
| Industrial Design | 3 | 2018, 2017, 2014 |
| Leadership | 2 | 2024, 2015 |
| Team Spirit | 2 | 2020, 2019 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2018, 2016 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2025 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2024 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2024 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2019 |
| Impact | 1 | 2017 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2016 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Science Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | ONT District McMaster University | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | ONT District Newmarket Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | ONT District McMaster University | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | ONT District Durham College Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - SCIENCE Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | ONT District Western University Engineering Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | ONT District Georgian Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2020 | ONT District Humber College Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2019 | Tesla Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2019 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Technology Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | ONT District Windsor Essex Great Lakes Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | ONT District Ryerson University Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship - Science Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | ONT District Ryerson University Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2018 | ONT District Durham College Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | Daly Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIRST Ontario Provincial Championship | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | ONT District - Windsor Essex Great Lakes Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | ONT District - Georgian College Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2017 | ONT District - Durham College Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | Waterloo Regional  | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | North Bay Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Greater Toronto East Regional  | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Greater Toronto Central Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Windsor Essex Great Lakes Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2014 | Waterloo Regional  | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Greater Toronto East Regional  | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Won the event |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | 37.5 | 1292 / 3687 | 65.0 | 29-22-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 29.1 | 425 / 3475 | 87.8 | 35-23-0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 46.1 | 485 / 3284 | 85.3 | 21-24-0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 53.1 | 192 / 2024 | 90.6 | 12-5-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 20.1 | 1050 / 3763 | 72.1 | 41-24-0 | 7 |
| 2018 | 102.6 | 839 / 3617 | 76.8 | 25-20-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 108.4 | 322 / 3331 | 90.4 | 47-32-2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 40.5 | 290 / 3114 | 90.7 | 22-20-0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 26.5 | 940 / 2873 | 67.3 | 0-0-42 | 4 |
| 2014 | 52.9 | 289 / 2697 | 89.3 | 42-22-0 | 5 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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