# Team 1977: The PowerSquids

Loveland, Colorado, USA. Rookie year 2006.

## Who backs them

- School: Loveland High School
- Sponsors: Gene Haas Foundation, MIPS
- Website: http://www.powersquidsrobotics.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roboticsoflhs

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **35.70**, rank 1844 of 3708 (50.3th percentile)
- Record: 14-13-0 over 27 matches (52% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 8.3, teleop 27.4, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 24%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pikes Peak Regional | 2026cosp | 1 | 16 | 5-7-0 | 25 | 3 | 43.5 |  | 29 |
| Denver Regional | 2026code | 6 | 16 | 6-3-0 | 25 | 5 | 35.7 |  | 16 |
| Kendrick Castillo Memorial Tournament (KCMT) | 2026cokc | 32 | 8 | 8-4-0 | 33 | 5 | 50.1 |  |  |

## 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.

- 2018 – now: The PowerSquids
- 2015 – 2017: Loveland High Robotics PowerSquids
- 2009 – 2014: Loveland High Robotics
- 2006 – 2008: Virtual Commandos

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 2, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 1 | 2006 |
| Winner | 1 | 2006 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Denver Regional | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Pikes Peak Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 8 · backup robot | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2009 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 35.7 | 1844 / 3708 | 50.3 | 14-13-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 19.0 | 2582 / 3687 | 30.0 | 3-5-1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 16.8 | 1435 / 3475 | 58.7 | 5-5-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 20.9 | 2089 / 3284 | 36.4 | 7-5-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 13.6 | 1513 / 3053 | 50.5 | 9-5-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 12.0 | 2972 / 3763 | 21.0 | 3-7-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 80.1 | 1792 / 3617 | 50.5 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 58.3 | 2372 / 3331 | 28.8 | 5-6-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 28.0 | 1199 / 3114 | 61.5 | 4-10-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 18.4 | 1402 / 2873 | 51.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 25.8 | 1245 / 2697 | 53.9 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 34.3 | 369 / 2510 | 85.3 | 8-5-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 8.6 | 730 / 2332 | 68.7 | 6-6-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 4.6 | 1513 / 2053 | 26.3 | 6-6-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.7 | 1284 / 1801 | 28.7 | 5-6-3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 12.0 | 1438 / 1675 | 14.2 | 4-3-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 9.6 | 951 / 1498 | 36.5 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3.1 | 1110 / 1295 | 14.3 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 8.6 | 585 / 1125 | 48.0 | 13-10-0 | 2 |

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

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