# Team 3539: Byting Bulldogs

Romeo, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2011. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Romeo High School
- Sponsors: Romeo Community Schools, General Motors, JSP, Lipari Foods, JB Products, Nothins Easy LLC, Buzz Lee Memorial Scholarship Fund, Cross The Road Electronics, Last Anvil Innovations, BAE Systems
- Website: https://bytingbulldogs.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/the-byting-bulldogs-frc-team-3539-141846332549071
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bytingbulldogs8897
- X: https://twitter.com/frc3539
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc3539

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **96.31**, rank 658 of 3708 (82.3th percentile)
- Record: 41-17-0 over 58 matches (71% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 23.4, teleop 68.2, endgame 4.7
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 62%, RP2 13%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Marysville Event | 2026mimar | 2 | 7 | 8-4-0 | 34 | 1 | 208.0 | 69 |  |
| FIM District West Michigan Event presented by Grand Valley State University | 2026miwmi | 4 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 46 | 1 | 201.0 | 72 |  |
| FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Foundation Division | 2026micmp4 | 7 | 6 | 9-3-0 | 43 | 4 | 190.3 | 93 |  |
| Hopper Division | 2026hop | 8 | 66 | 3-7-0 | 14 |  | 96.3 |  |  |
| Kettering Kickoff - Day 2 2026 | 2026mifli2 | 28 | 14 | 3-5-0 | 17 | 7 | 158.1 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026mimar)
- District Event Winner (2026miwmi)
- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026miwmi)
- Team Spirit Award (2026mimar)

## 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: Byting Bulldogs
- 2011: The Byting Bulldogs

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 9
- Awards: 59, over 15 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 10 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011 |
| Winner | 8 | 2026, 2025, 2022, 2013, 2011 |
| Creativity | 5 | 2026, 2022, 2019, 2017 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 5 | 2024, 2023, 2015 |
| Quality | 4 | 2022, 2020, 2013, 2012 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 4 | 2018, 2016, 2014 |
| Industrial Design | 4 | 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012 |
| Innovation in Control | 3 | 2025, 2022, 2014 |
| Imagery | 3 | 2024, 2016 |
| Autonomous | 2 | 2025 |
| Leadership | 2 | 2024 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 2 | 2011 |
| Rookie All Star | 2 | 2011 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2026 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2023 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2022 |
| Impact | 1 | 2020 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2015 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District West Michigan Event presented by Grand Valley State University | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | FIM District Berrien Springs Event presented by Edgewater Automation | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2024 | Milstein Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - FORD Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Wayne State University Event presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | Roebling Division | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2022 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2022 | FIM District Rochester Event presented by Aptiv | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2020 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Center Line Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Daly Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Waterford Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Waterford Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2016 | Michigan State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2016 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Newton Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | Alliance 15 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Woodhaven Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Newton Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2014 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2013 | Curie Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2013 | Michigan FRC State Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2013 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2013 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2012 | Michigan FRC State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2011 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2011 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Won the event |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 96.3 | 658 / 3708 | 82.3 | 41-17-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 69.2 | 242 / 3687 | 93.5 | 58-21-0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 40.1 | 93 / 3475 | 97.4 | 40-21-1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 48.5 | 391 / 3284 | 88.1 | 51-25-1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 44.2 | 76 / 3053 | 97.5 | 65-18-0 | 8 |
| 2020 | 55.5 | 163 / 2024 | 92.0 | 12-4-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 23.6 | 558 / 3763 | 85.2 | 15-14-0 | 5 |
| 2018 | 127.8 | 140 / 3617 | 96.2 | 36-26-0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 109.4 | 298 / 3331 | 91.1 | 32-23-0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 47.8 | 136 / 3114 | 95.7 | 34-25-1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 46.4 | 289 / 2873 | 90.0 | 0-0-59 | 4 |
| 2014 | 78.0 | 31 / 2697 | 98.9 | 44-19-0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 62.1 | 32 / 2510 | 98.8 | 45-21-1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 21.9 | 57 / 2332 | 97.6 | 26-18-0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 29.6 | 132 / 2053 | 93.6 | 46-21-0 | 4 |

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

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