# Team 3959: Mech Tech

Somerville, Alabama, USA. Rookie year 2012.

## Who backs them

- School: Albert P Brewer HS Career Tech
- Sponsors: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Morgan County, AL Schools, Missle Defense Agency, Northrop Grumman, Redstone Federal Credit Union, G & J Automatic Screw, AIAA, ULA
- Website: http://www.frc3959.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mcmechtech
- X: https://twitter.com/mechteck3959
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mechtech_3959
- GitHub: https://github.com/3959mechtech

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **100.46**, rank 628 of 3708 (83.1th percentile)
- Record: 9-15-0 over 24 matches (38% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 16.7, teleop 83.9, endgame -0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 80%, RP2 19%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smoky Mountains Regional | 2026tnkn | 3 | 18 | 5-5-0 | 20 | 8 | 38.7 |  | 23 |
| Rocket City Regional | 2026alhu | 6 | 23 | 4-6-0 | 23 | 8 | 100.5 |  | 21 |
| Robo-Rodeo at the TN Valley Fair | 2026tnkno | 29 | 8 | 5-5-0 | 22 | 5 | 115.0 |  |  |

## 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: Mech Tech
- 2012 – 2015: Morgan County Mech Tech

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 21, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 7 | 2023, 2020, 2018, 2015, 2014 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 3 | 2022, 2020, 2018 |
| Industrial Design | 3 | 2018, 2015 |
| Winner | 2 | 2022, 2017 |
| Quality | 2 | 2017, 2015 |
| Team Spirit | 1 | 2018 |
| VOTY | 1 | 2018 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2014 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2014 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Rocket City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Finalist |
| 2022 | Turing Division |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2020 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2019 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Roebling Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2017 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | St. Louis Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2016 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Arkansas Rock City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2015 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Georgia Southern Classic Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Finalist |
| 2014 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Finalist |
| 2014 | Crossroads Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2013 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Peachtree Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 100.5 | 628 / 3708 | 83.1 | 9-15-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25.1 | 2089 / 3687 | 43.4 | 4-10-0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 18.2 | 1316 / 3475 | 62.1 | 11-12-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 36.5 | 945 / 3284 | 71.2 | 17-15-1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 27.2 | 573 / 3053 | 81.3 | 19-7-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 47.6 | 287 / 2024 | 85.9 | 12-3-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 28.8 | 146 / 3763 | 96.1 | 17-8-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 120.7 | 273 / 3617 | 92.5 | 35-13-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 88.3 | 1032 / 3331 | 69.0 | 23-16-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 42.8 | 227 / 3114 | 92.7 | 19-18-0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 46.7 | 280 / 2873 | 90.3 | 0-4-52 | 4 |
| 2014 | 32.9 | 951 / 2697 | 64.8 | 17-25-0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3.1 | 2328 / 2510 | 7.3 | 3-5-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 1632 / 2332 | 30.0 | 5-3-1 | 1 |

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

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