# Team 1973: Burning Tiger   #1973

Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Rookie year 2006. District NE.

## Who backs them

- School: Family/Community & Family/Community & Brighton High
- Sponsors (2018): Boston Scientific, Gentle Giants Moving Company, The Makery @ Coolidge Corner, Gelfand Family Foundation, Textron Corporation, Harvard Business School, Irene Chan, MIT, Boston University College of Engineering, Joan K Sexton Foundation, Search Results The Hamilton Company, Tufts University
- Website: http://brightonburningtigers.org

## 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.

- 2018: Burning Tiger   #1973
- 2009 – 2017: Brighton Burning Tiger
- 2006 – 2008: BBT'S

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 5, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Judges' | 4 | 2017, 2012, 2011, 2009 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2014 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | NE District Hartford Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | NE District Rhode Island Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | NE District - Hartford Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | NE District - Rhode Island Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | NE District - Rhode Island Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | NE District - WPI Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | NE District - Rhode Island Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | NE District - Granite State Event |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Northeastern University District Event |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Rhode Island District Event |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | WPI Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Boston Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2006 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | 50.4 | 3276 / 3617 | 9.4 | 4-20-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 55.6 | 2527 / 3331 | 24.1 | 6-18-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 22.7 | 1897 / 3114 | 39.1 | 10-22-2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 19.9 | 1393 / 2873 | 51.5 | 0-0-24 | 2 |
| 2014 | 8.8 | 2569 / 2697 | 4.7 | 9-15-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | -1.2 | 2487 / 2510 | 0.9 | 8-12-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 2011 / 2332 | 13.8 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 1801 / 2053 | 12.3 | 7-14-0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 1421 / 1801 | 21.1 | 0-6-3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12.5 | 1385 / 1675 | 17.3 | 3-4-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 10.2 | 937 / 1498 | 37.5 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 21.1 | 93 / 1295 | 92.9 | 7-5-0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 5.4 | 857 / 1125 | 23.8 | 3-7-0 | 1 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/1973](https://www.match13.com/team/1973).

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