# Team 1972: Searing Engineering

El Centro, California, USA. Rookie year 2006. District CA.

## Who backs them

- School: Central Union High School
- Sponsors: Lowe's, Imperial Valley MESA
- Website: https://www.team1972.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frcteam1972
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_team1972

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **-0.36**, rank 3664 of 3708 (1.2th percentile)
- Record: 6-17-0 over 23 matches (26% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 0.3, teleop -0.6, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 11%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CA District Hueneme Port Event | 2026capoh | 1 | 40 | 2-8-0 | 9 |  | 7.3 | 6 |  |
| CA District San Diego Event presented by Qualcomm | 2026casnd | 3 | 36 | 3-9-0 | 11 |  | -0.4 | 7 |  |

## 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.

- 2007 – now: Searing Engineering
- 2006: MESA IV

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 2, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2015 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2006 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | CA District San Diego Event presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | CA District Hueneme Port Event |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Orlando Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Hawaii Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | San Diego Regional  |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Hawaii Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | -0.4 | 3664 / 3708 | 1.2 | 6-17-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12.6 | 3266 / 3687 | 11.4 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9.8 | 2351 / 3475 | 32.4 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 15.7 | 2654 / 3284 | 19.2 | 4-5-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 2598 / 3053 | 14.9 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 3588 / 3763 | 4.7 | 4-5-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 57.7 | 3009 / 3617 | 16.8 | 4-4-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 45.6 | 2893 / 3331 | 13.2 | 4-4-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 21.7 | 1974 / 3114 | 36.6 | 4-5-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1.4 | 2863 / 2873 | 0.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 13.8 | 2326 / 2697 | 13.8 | 4-7-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 9.9 | 1687 / 2510 | 32.8 | 1-7-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4.6 | 1398 / 2332 | 40.1 | 3-5-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 1719 / 2053 | 16.3 | 3-7-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.3 | 1693 / 1801 | 6.0 | 3-6-1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 15.4 | 964 / 1675 | 42.5 | 7-4-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 6.7 | 1244 / 1498 | 17.0 | 1-9-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1.2 | 1237 / 1295 | 4.5 | 2-16-1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 6.1 | 815 / 1125 | 27.6 | 5-6-0 | 1 |

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

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