# Team 2040: DERT - Dunlap Eagles Robotics Team

Dunlap, Illinois, USA. Rookie year 2007.

## Who backs them

- School: Dunlap High School
- Sponsors: Caterpillar, TE Connectivity, State Farm Insurance, Dunlap School District
- Website: http://www.dert2040.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dert-2040-1010819019010543
- X: https://twitter.com/dert2040

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **132.60**, rank 362 of 3708 (90.3th percentile)
- Record: 31-15-0 over 46 matches (67% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 17.4, teleop 114.7, endgame 0.5
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 87%, RP2 24%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Central Illinois Regional | 2026ilpe | 3 | 4 | 9-3-0 | 39 | 2 | 144.0 |  | 69 |
| Greater Kansas City Regional | 2026mokc | 6 | 8 | 7-4-0 | 34 | 4 | 148.9 |  | 50 |
| Johnson Division | 2026joh | 8 | 36 | 6-4-0 | 23 |  | 132.6 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026ilpe)
- Regional Finalists (2026mokc)
- Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026ilpe)

## 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.

- 2016 – now: DERT - Dunlap Eagles Robotics Team
- 2013 – 2015: DERT
- 2007 – 2012: D.E.R.T.

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 12, over 9 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team Spirit | 4 | 2017, 2011, 2010, 2009 |
| Winner | 2 | 2026, 2011 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2026 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2026 |
| Quality | 1 | 2019 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2018 |
| VOTY | 1 | 2016 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2015 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Johnson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2026 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | Wisconsin Regional presented by GE HealthCare | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 3 · backup robot | Top four |
| 2019 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Queen City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Arkansas Rock City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2010 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Boilermaker Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 132.6 | 362 / 3708 | 90.3 | 31-15-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 49.9 | 745 / 3687 | 79.8 | 13-14-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 15.0 | 1686 / 3475 | 51.5 | 9-12-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 36.6 | 938 / 3284 | 71.5 | 7-18-1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 24.0 | 738 / 3053 | 75.9 | 11-15-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 25.2 | 382 / 3763 | 89.9 | 15-10-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 116.3 | 377 / 3617 | 89.6 | 16-13-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 88.7 | 1014 / 3331 | 69.6 | 8-13-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 29.1 | 1102 / 3114 | 64.6 | 9-10-1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 38.9 | 465 / 2873 | 83.8 | 0-0-24 | 2 |
| 2014 | 24.8 | 1419 / 2697 | 47.4 | 9-13-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 24.6 | 705 / 2510 | 71.9 | 8-5-1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2.3 | 1947 / 2332 | 16.5 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 15.9 | 504 / 2053 | 75.5 | 12-14-1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.9 | 425 / 1801 | 76.4 | 3-7-3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 21.1 | 354 / 1675 | 78.9 | 7-6-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 14.5 | 546 / 1498 | 63.6 | 5-6-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2.0 | 1170 / 1295 | 9.7 | 5-4-0 | 1 |

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

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