# Team 3314: Mechanical Mustangs Clifton, New Jersey, USA. Rookie year 2010. District FMA. ## Who backs them - School: Clifton High School - Sponsors: Clifton Public Schools, Hobin Engineering, Picatinny STEM & the Department of Defense, Montclair Society of Engineers, The Warehouse @ 308 Colfax, L3Harris, Unifoods, Lockheed Martin, HAAS Foundation, General Dynamics, Mega Industries, SolidWorks, CS Analytical, RevolutioNice Inc, Coining MFG, Riker Danzig, Patel Brothers, Hunt Spine, Mountainside Hospital, Mastercam, Molex, DonorsChoose.org, HundredX, TE Connectivity - Website: http://cliftonrobotics.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/3314mechanicalmustangs - X: https://twitter.com/frc3314 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team3314 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **105.17**, rank 621 of 3725 (83.4th percentile) - Record: 50-27-0 over 77 matches (65% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 25.7, teleop 78.9, endgame 0.5 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 57%, RP2 17% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FMA District Centennial Event | 2026pawar | 3 | 7 | 8-4-0 | 33 | 3 | 108.1 | 36 | | | FMA District Montgomery Event | 2026njski | 6 | 2 | 10-2-0 | 43 | 2 | 139.5 | 54 | | | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | 2026mrcmp | 7 | 5 | 10-2-0 | 43 | 4 | 125.3 | 99 | | | Daly Division | 2026dal | 8 | 17 | 7-3-0 | 29 | 5 | 136.5 | | | | Duel on the Delaware | 2026njdd | 16 | 20 | 1-3-0 | 6 | 5 | 131.6 | | | | RoboCon New Jersey Robot Rumble | 2026njrr | 30 | 10 | 4-4-0 | 17 | 1 | 105.2 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Volunteer of the Year (2026mrcmp) - Gracious Professionalism Award (2026pawar) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026njski) ## 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. - 2012 – now: Mechanical Mustangs - 2011: Mechanical Hounds - 2010: Mustang Robotics ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 7 - Awards: 54, over 15 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 8 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2020, 2019, 2016, 2014, 2013 | | Excellence in Engineering | 7 | 2026, 2025, 2022, 2018, 2016, 2014 | | Winner | 7 | 2025, 2023, 2018, 2013 | | Autonomous | 6 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019 | | Innovation in Control | 6 | 2024, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2015 | | Creativity | 4 | 2023, 2017, 2015, 2012 | | Imagery | 4 | 2014, 2013 | | Leadership | 3 | 2025 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2023, 2015 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2026 | | VOTY | 1 | 2026 | | Rising All-Star | 1 | 2025 | | Quality | 1 | 2023 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2013 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Team Sustainability, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Daly Division | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FMA District Montgomery Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | FMA District Centennial Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Johnson Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2025 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | FMA District Centennial Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | FMA District Robbinsville Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | NE District Southern Maine Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Daly Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | FMA District Bensalem Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | FMA District Montgomery Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | Daly Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | FMA District Bensalem Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | FMA District Robbinsville Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | NE District SE Mass Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2022 | FMA District Montgomery Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FMA District Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2020 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2019 | Carson Division | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | FMA District Montgomery Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | FMA District Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Curie Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | MAR District Montgomery Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | MAR District Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | Hopper Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship sponsored by Johnson & Johnson | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | MAR District - Montgomery Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | MAR District - Mount Olive Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2016 | MAR District - Montgomery Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | MAR District - Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics District Championship | | Not picked | | 2015 | MAR District - North Brunswick Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | MAR District - Bridgewater-Raritan Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | Alamo Regional sponsored by Rackspace Hosting | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Bridgewater-Raritan District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Finalist | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Clifton District Competition | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Mt. Olive District Competition | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2013 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2013 | Bridgewater-Raritan FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2013 | Mount Olive FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2013 | TCNJ FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | New York City Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2012 | Mount Olive FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Rutgers University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | New Jersey Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 136.5 | 339 / 3708 | 90.9 | 40-17-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 74.9 | 146 / 3687 | 96.1 | 58-23-2 | 7 | | 2024 | 37.6 | 134 / 3475 | 96.2 | 49-31-1 | 5 | | 2023 | 67.6 | 12 / 3284 | 99.7 | 67-20-2 | 7 | | 2022 | 33.5 | 299 / 3053 | 90.2 | 25-30-2 | 5 | | 2020 | 47.0 | 301 / 2024 | 85.2 | 13-6-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 23.0 | 643 / 3763 | 82.9 | 50-31-2 | 7 | | 2018 | 107.7 | 642 / 3617 | 82.3 | 57-38-1 | 8 | | 2017 | 112.7 | 234 / 3331 | 93.0 | 42-41-2 | 8 | | 2016 | 48.1 | 130 / 3114 | 95.9 | 60-34-0 | 8 | | 2015 | 48.5 | 248 / 2873 | 91.4 | 0-0-84 | 7 | | 2014 | 42.5 | 579 / 2697 | 78.6 | 39-25-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 37.7 | 313 / 2510 | 87.6 | 57-25-0 | 8 | | 2012 | 11.0 | 544 / 2332 | 76.7 | 27-17-0 | 3 | | 2011 | 3.4 | 1514 / 2053 | 26.3 | 2-7-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.7 | 1332 / 1801 | 26.1 | 4-3-2 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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