# Team 3072: Backwoods Bots

Wytheville, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2009. District FCH.

## Who backs them

- School: Wythe Co Technology Center
- Website: http://www.backwoodsbots3072.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frcteam3072

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **39.97**, rank 1668 of 3708 (55.0th percentile)
- Record: 11-17-0 over 28 matches (39% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.4, teleop 30.9, endgame 2.7
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 25%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | 2026vagle | 2 | 21 | 5-7-0 | 18 | 6 | 38.6 | 16 |  |
| FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | 2026vabla | 4 | 23 | 5-7-0 | 23 | 5 | 40.0 | 14 |  |

## 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.

- 2010 – now: Backwoods Bots
- 2009: WytheTec1

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 8, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rising All-Star | 2 | 2025 |
| Winner | 1 | 2025 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2019 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2018 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2016 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 |

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, Leadership, Quality, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Volvo |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event presented by Newport News Shipyard | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | CHS District Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 40.0 | 1668 / 3708 | 55.0 | 11-17-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16.6 | 2842 / 3687 | 22.9 | 11-17-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 25.3 | 427 / 3763 | 88.7 | 15-13-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 98.6 | 993 / 3617 | 72.6 | 12-5-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 59.9 | 2300 / 3331 | 31.0 | 11-18-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 32.7 | 738 / 3114 | 76.3 | 12-16-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 21.7 | 1161 / 2873 | 59.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 22.8 | 1495 / 2697 | 44.6 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 14.0 | 1313 / 2510 | 47.7 | 8-2-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 1594 / 2332 | 31.7 | 3-6-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5.2 | 1414 / 2053 | 31.1 | 1-8-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.6 | 1397 / 1801 | 22.4 | 5-3-1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 18.7 | 534 / 1675 | 68.2 | 4-5-0 | 1 |

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

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