# Team 3976: Electric Hornets

Hopkins, South Carolina, USA. Rookie year 2012. District FSC.

## Who backs them

- School: Lower Richland High School
- Sponsors: Westinghouse Nuclear, Greater Toledo Community Foundation, DOD STEM, Richlandone, CTE, Argrosy Foundation, Rigid, Emerson, Aflac
- Website: http:///diamondhornetsrobotics.weebly.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frcteam3976
- X: https://twitter.com/team_3976
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_3976

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **-1.15**, rank 3678 of 3708 (0.8th percentile)
- Record: 9-18-0 over 27 matches (33% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 0.0, teleop -1.2, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 11%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FSC District North Charleston Event presented by SCDE & City of North Charleston Recreation | 2026sccha | 1 | 18 | 4-8-0 | 15 | 5 | 2.3 | 11 |  |
| FSC District Richland Event presented by Aflac & RCSD1 | 2026schop | 2 | 16 | 5-7-0 | 16 | 7 | -1.2 | 24 |  |
| South Carolina Robotics And Practicals | 2026scsc | 26 | 13 | 4-5-0 | 18 | 4 | 16.9 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026schop)

## 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.

- 2013 – now: Electric Hornets
- 2012: The  Electric Hornets

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 2, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2026 |
| Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 |

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, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FSC District Richland Event presented by Aflac & RCSD1 | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FSC District North Charleston Event presented by SCDE & City of North Charleston Recreation | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FSC District North Charleston Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FSC District Hartsville Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | PCH District Charleston Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by MAGNA | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | PCH District Hartsville Event presented by South Carolina Department of Education | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | PCH District Anderson Event presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Electric City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Peachtree Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Peachtree Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | -1.1 | 3678 / 3708 | 0.8 | 9-18-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 3650 / 3687 | 1.0 | 7-17-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 3336 / 3475 | 4.0 | 12-14-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 3260 / 3284 | 0.7 | 8-21-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 2999 / 3053 | 1.8 | 4-7-0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 1680 / 2024 | 17.0 | 5-4-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 9.8 | 3430 / 3763 | 8.9 | 6-3-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 52.2 | 3252 / 3617 | 10.1 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 38.5 | 3095 / 3331 | 7.1 | 5-6-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8.3 | 3085 / 3114 | 0.9 | 3-5-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2.1 | 2854 / 2873 | 0.7 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 6.8 | 2673 / 2697 | 0.9 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5.1 | 2240 / 2510 | 10.8 | 1-7-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2.9 | 1840 / 2332 | 21.1 | 5-13-2 | 2 |

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