# Team 49: Robotic Knights

Saginaw, MI, USA. Rookie year 1998. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Buena Vista High School
- Sponsors (2010): Dow Chemical Company, Delphi Steering Systems, Sign Depot, ALRO Steel, KMT Robot Solutions
- Website: http://linux.bvsd.us/website/index.php?subpage_id=149&page_id=41

## 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.

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 15, over 9 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team Spirit | 3 | 2005, 2001, 1999 |
| Impact | 2 | 2003, 2002 |
| Judges' | 2 | 2002, 2001 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2010 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2010 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2008 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2007 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2005 |
| Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 |
| Winner | 1 | 2003 |
| Best Play of the Day (no longer given) | 1 | 2000 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2010 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2008 | Detroit Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Pittsburgh Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | Greater Toronto Regional |  |  |
| 2006 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2005 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Regional |  |  |
| 2004 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | West Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Great Lakes Regional |  |  |
| 2003 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Great Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh Regional |  | Won the event |
| 2002 | Great Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | Buckeye Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 1.6 | 552 / 1801 | 69.4 | 21-28-7 | 4 |
| 2009 | 18.9 | 539 / 1675 | 67.9 | 23-22-0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 19.0 | 275 / 1498 | 81.7 | 14-19-0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 9.7 | 490 / 1295 | 62.2 | 11-18-4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 18.2 | 139 / 1125 | 87.7 | 19-10-0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 10.3 | 288 / 747 | 61.5 | 7-8-0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 24.6 | 482 / 932 | 48.3 | 8-13-1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 17.3 | 511 / 785 | 34.9 | 13-11-0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12.3 | 91 / 641 | 85.9 | 6-8-0 | 2 |

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

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