# Team 3965: Sultan Robotics Team 3965

Santee, California, USA. Rookie year 2012. District CA.

## Who backs them

- School: Santana High School
- Sponsors: BAE Systems, Qualcomm, Solidworks, Jejjoni Sign Manufacturing, Grove Aircraft, Booz, Allen Hamilton, Leidos, Northrop Grumman, MicroConstants, El Capitan Stadium Association, Lakeside Optomist, La Mesa Lumber, Department of Defense
- Website: http:///TEAM3965.org
- X: https://twitter.com/team3965
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sultanrobotics_3965

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **30.28**, rank 2110 of 3708 (43.1th percentile)
- Record: 11-14-0 over 25 matches (44% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.5, teleop 23.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 22%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CA District San Diego Event presented by Qualcomm | 2026casnd | 3 | 13 | 7-5-0 | 27 | 8 | 25.2 | 20 |  |
| CA District Glendale Event | 2026cagle | 4 | 26 | 4-8-0 | 21 |  | 30.3 | 15 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Judges' Award (2026cagle)
- Rising All-Star Award (2026casnd)

## 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.

- 2026 – now: Sultan Robotics Team 3965
- 2012 – 2025: Sultans

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 9, over 6 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2018)

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 3 | 2018, 2016 |
| Imagery | 3 | 2016, 2014, 2013 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2026 |
| Rising All-Star | 1 | 2026 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2012 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | CA District Glendale Event |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | CA District San Diego Event presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 8 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Orange County Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Del Mar Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Einstein Field (Houston) | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Ventura Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Inland Empire Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | San Diego Regional  | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 30.3 | 2110 / 3708 | 43.1 | 11-14-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17.4 | 2762 / 3687 | 25.1 | 3-6-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8.9 | 2524 / 3475 | 27.4 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 20.5 | 2138 / 3284 | 34.9 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 2695 / 3053 | 11.7 | 8-11-1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 21.0 | 1171 / 2024 | 42.2 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16.2 | 1865 / 3763 | 50.5 | 11-10-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 98.3 | 1009 / 3617 | 72.1 | 19-20-0 | 6 |
| 2017 | 66.1 | 2037 / 3331 | 38.9 | 9-11-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 27.2 | 1291 / 3114 | 58.6 | 21-14-1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 41.8 | 371 / 2873 | 87.1 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 48.0 | 371 / 2697 | 86.3 | 9-15-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 25.3 | 622 / 2510 | 75.2 | 12-11-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 10.0 | 584 / 2332 | 75.0 | 12-10-2 | 2 |

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

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