# Team 1939: THE KUHNIGHTS

Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Rookie year 2006.

## Who backs them

- School: THE BARSTOW SCHOOL
- Website: https://www.frcteam1939.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstteam1939
- X: https://twitter.com/firstteam1939
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstteam1939
- GitHub: https://github.com/first1939

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **113.26**, rank 496 of 3708 (86.6th percentile)
- Record: 26-13-0 over 39 matches (67% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 24.8, teleop 86.1, endgame 2.4
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 76%, RP2 18%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oklahoma Regional | 2026okok | 1 | 4 | 7-3-0 | 32 | 3 | 80.7 |  | 39 |
| Greater Kansas City Regional | 2026mokc | 6 | 4 | 9-2-0 | 39 | 3 | 88.9 |  | 45 |
| Daly Division | 2026dal | 8 | 12 | 8-2-0 | 32 | 8 | 113.3 |  |  |
| Cow Town ThrowDown | 2026cttd | 34 | 18 | 4-4-0 | 20 | 7 | 110.3 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026okok)
- Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026mokc)
- Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026dal)

## 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.

- 2025 – now: THE KUHNIGHTS
- 2015 – 2024: THE KUHNIGITS
- 2010 – 2014: The Kuh-nig-its
- 2007 – 2009: Kuh-nig-its
- 2006: Knights

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 8
- Awards: 50, over 19 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2019)

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imagery | 10 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2020, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 |
| Leadership | 6 | 2025, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2014 |
| Finalist | 5 | 2022, 2017, 2013, 2011, 2010 |
| Woodie Flowers | 4 | 2022, 2019, 2016, 2014 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 4 | 2018, 2017, 2016, 2008 |
| Judges' | 3 | 2024, 2019, 2017 |
| Team Spirit | 3 | 2022, 2009, 2006 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2026, 2023 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2026, 2018 |
| Winner | 2 | 2019 |
| Impact | 2 | 2016, 2014 |
| Quality | 2 | 2013, 2010 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2022 |
| VOTY | 1 | 2022 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 |
| Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Daly Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2026 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Central Missouri Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | St. Louis Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Central Missouri Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Roebling Division |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Central Missouri Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2020 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Einstein Field (Houston) | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Carver Division | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | Central Missouri Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | Arkansas Rock City Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Galileo Division | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Oklahoma Regional  | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | Heartland Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Tesla Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Finalist |
| 2016 | Carson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Queen City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Arkansas Rock City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Razorback Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2013 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2012 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Finalist |
| 2010 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2010 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2009 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | St. Louis Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | St. Louis Regional |  |  |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 113.3 | 496 / 3708 | 86.6 | 26-13-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 28.4 | 1782 / 3687 | 51.7 | 8-19-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 21.9 | 940 / 3475 | 73.0 | 10-16-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 39.6 | 775 / 3284 | 76.4 | 19-13-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 33.1 | 309 / 3053 | 89.9 | 28-18-1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 41.2 | 436 / 2024 | 78.5 | 6-8-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 24.6 | 505 / 3763 | 86.6 | 27-19-0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 108.4 | 637 / 3617 | 82.4 | 27-14-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 85.0 | 1199 / 3331 | 64.0 | 22-17-0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 26.5 | 1366 / 3114 | 56.2 | 12-19-1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 22.0 | 1130 / 2873 | 60.7 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 45.0 | 451 / 2697 | 83.3 | 14-26-0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 48.8 | 127 / 2510 | 95.0 | 27-13-1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 8.4 | 740 / 2332 | 68.3 | 16-6-0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 27.4 | 189 / 2053 | 90.8 | 19-9-1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2.5 | 210 / 1801 | 88.4 | 13-11-3 | 2 |
| 2009 | 23.9 | 203 / 1675 | 87.9 | 15-8-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 24.1 | 129 / 1498 | 91.4 | 11-8-0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 6.2 | 744 / 1295 | 42.6 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 13.9 | 247 / 1125 | 78.1 | 9-3-0 | 1 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/1939](https://www.match13.com/team/1939).

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