# Team 2972: Gears and Buccaneers

Lafayette, Colorado, USA. Rookie year 2009.

## Who backs them

- School: Dawson School
- Sponsors: Dawson Parent Assocaition, Crossroad Dermatology, Jones Family, Goldman Family, Twin Oaks Farm
- Website: http:///RCDawson.org
- X: https://twitter.com/frc2972
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/2972gearsandbuccaneers
- GitHub: https://github.com/rc-dawson

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **31.02**, rank 2068 of 3708 (44.2th percentile)
- Record: 9-16-0 over 25 matches (36% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 10.1, teleop 20.9, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 20%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Denver Regional | 2026code | 6 | 49 | 2-7-0 | 13 |  | 54.8 |  | 7 |
| Utah Regional | 2026utwv | 7 | 38 | 2-8-0 | 11 | 2 | 31.0 |  | 39 |
| Kendrick Castillo Memorial Tournament (KCMT) | 2026cokc | 32 | 14 | 7-5-0 | 28 | 5 | 31.2 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026utwv)

## 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.

- 2023 – now: Gears and Buccaneers
- 2010 – 2022: RC Dawson
- 2009: VARSITY PHYSICS

## Awards, all time

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

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 2 | 2026, 2011 |

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, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Utah Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Denver Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Minnesota North Star Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Green Country Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Green Country Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Utah Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Utah Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Utah Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Utah Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Utah Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Utah Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Arkansas Rock City Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2014 | Hub City Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2010 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 31.0 | 2068 / 3708 | 44.2 | 9-16-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 23.3 | 2190 / 3687 | 40.6 | 3-7-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 20.5 | 1070 / 3475 | 69.2 | 13-15-1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 28.5 | 1430 / 3284 | 56.5 | 12-12-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 2210 / 3053 | 27.6 | 4-20-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 16.7 | 1394 / 2024 | 31.1 | 2-8-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 21.4 | 877 / 3763 | 76.7 | 13-11-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 75.1 | 2061 / 3617 | 43.0 | 7-6-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 54.5 | 2553 / 3331 | 23.4 | 4-5-1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 27.0 | 1309 / 3114 | 58.0 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 27.8 | 800 / 2873 | 72.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 38.5 | 641 / 2697 | 76.3 | 17-12-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 21.1 | 801 / 2510 | 68.1 | 6-7-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1.9 | 2145 / 2332 | 8.0 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 1409 / 2053 | 31.4 | 9-17-0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 1440 / 1801 | 20.1 | 1-5-3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 15.0 | 1040 / 1675 | 37.9 | 3-4-0 | 1 |

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

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