# Team 1538: The Holy Cows San Diego, California, USA. Rookie year 2005. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: High Tech High School - Sponsors: Vivid-Hosting, Qualcomm, DOD, Gene Haas Foundation, Lockheed Martin, BlueChip Machine & Fabrication, Westcoast Products, Dassalt Systemes, Coast Air Center, Berggren Family, Chau Family, Bassi Family - Website: http://www.team1538.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theholycows - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frcteam1538 - X: https://twitter.com/theholycows - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theholycows - GitHub: https://github.com/theholycows ## 2026 season - xP rating: **129.30**, rank 368 of 3708 (90.1th percentile) - Record: 39-22-0 over 61 matches (64% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 30.2, teleop 99.1, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 85%, RP2 23% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District Ventura County Event | 2026caven | 2 | 13 | 7-5-0 | 30 | 4 | 97.5 | 46 | | | CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | 2026casgv | 4 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 47 | 2 | 120.8 | 59 | | | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | 2026cascmp | 7 | 4 | 9-3-0 | 47 | 3 | 202.5 | 156 | | | Daly Division | 2026dal | 8 | 55 | 3-7-0 | 15 | 1 | 129.3 | | | | Einstein Field | 2026cmptx | 8 | | | | 3 | 129.3 | | | | Stay Classy Classic | 2026casan1 | 34 | 19 | 3-6-0 | 17 | 6 | 106.2 | | | | MadTown Throwdown | 2026mttd | 36 | 19 | 6-3-0 | 23 | 4 | 124.6 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District FIRST Impact Award (2026casgv) - Championship Winner (2026cmptx) - Championship Division Winner (2026dal) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026cascmp) - Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026caven) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2009, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/2009-1538-the-holy-cows-1 - 2008, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/2008-1538-the-holy-cows-1 ## 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. - 2006 – now: The Holy Cows - 2005: Fistful of Motors ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 19 - Awards: 69, over 20 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2026) | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 11 | 2024, 2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2010, 2009 | | Quality | 11 | 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011 | | Excellence in Engineering | 8 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2021, 2013, 2010 | | Winner | 8 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2018, 2017, 2013, 2011 | | Impact | 7 | 2026, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 | | Imagery | 7 | 2016, 2015, 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 | | Industrial Design | 6 | 2023, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 | | Woodie Flowers | 4 | 2024, 2012, 2009, 2008 | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2026 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2014 | | Media & Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2014 | | Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 | | Creativity | 1 | 2008 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2008 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Impact Finalist, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Einstein Field | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Won the event | | 2026 | Daly Division | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | CA District Ventura County Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Daly Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2024 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2022 | Hopper Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2022 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | Galileo Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Turing Division | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2017 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2017 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Hopper Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Arizona West Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Ventura Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2015 | Arizona East Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2014 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2013 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2013 | Inland Empire Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2013 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2012 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2012 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Newton Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2011 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2010 | Utah Regional sponsored by NASA & Platt | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2010 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2009 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2007 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2007 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 129.3 | 368 / 3708 | 90.1 | 39-22-0 | 7 | | 2025 | 73.2 | 198 / 3687 | 94.7 | 25-13-1 | 4 | | 2024 | 34.1 | 239 / 3475 | 93.1 | 22-17-2 | 4 | | 2023 | 62.7 | 47 / 3284 | 98.6 | 33-13-0 | 5 | | 2022 | 36.4 | 221 / 3053 | 92.8 | 29-14-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 24.9 | 479 / 3763 | 87.3 | 20-21-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 155.9 | 9 / 3617 | 99.8 | 39-6-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 131.9 | 68 / 3331 | 98.0 | 33-11-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 51.9 | 82 / 3114 | 97.4 | 32-16-0 | 4 | | 2015 | 68.7 | 62 / 2873 | 97.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 74.3 | 51 / 2697 | 98.1 | 25-17-1 | 3 | | 2013 | 86.6 | 7 / 2510 | 99.8 | 40-6-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 19.4 | 110 / 2332 | 95.3 | 18-16-1 | 4 | | 2011 | 46.6 | 30 / 2053 | 98.6 | 33-10-0 | 4 | | 2010 | 2.8 | 167 / 1801 | 90.8 | 29-14-2 | 4 | | 2009 | 27.9 | 86 / 1675 | 94.9 | 25-18-0 | 4 | | 2008 | 17.5 | 320 / 1498 | 78.7 | 13-19-0 | 3 | | 2007 | 15.2 | 211 / 1295 | 83.8 | 11-16-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 8.5 | 592 / 1125 | 47.4 | 10-10-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 8.6 | 352 / 747 | 52.9 | 4-7-2 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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