# Team 481: The Hitchhikers

San Pablo, CA, USA. Rookie year 2000.

## Who backs them

- School: De Anza High School
- Sponsors (2007): Google, Inc., TAP Plastics of El Cerrito, The Ed Fund, Contra Costa College & Middle College High School
- Website: http://www.481hitchhikers.com/

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## 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.

- 2005 – 2007: The Hitchhikers
- 2003 – 2004: De Anza Robotics Team - DART

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 8, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Engineering Inspiration | 3 | 2006, 2005, 2003 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2004, 2003 |
| Impact | 1 | 2004 |
| Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | Davis Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Davis Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Pacific Northwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Pacific Northwest Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2003 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | New York City Regional |  | Finalist |
| 2003 | Sacramento Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | Silicon Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | Lone Star Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2007 | 1.9 | 1198 / 1295 | 7.5 | 3-4-3 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7.2 | 706 / 1125 | 37.3 | 9-17-1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | 255 / 747 | 66.0 | 4-5-0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 25.1 | 468 / 932 | 49.8 | 9-14-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 22.5 | 176 / 785 | 77.7 | 22-18-0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10.8 | 454 / 641 | 29.2 | 9-13-0 | 2 |

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