# Team 501: The PowerKnights Manchester, New Hampshire, USA. Rookie year 1992. District NE. ## Who backs them - School: 4-H & Manchester High School-West & Goffstown High School - Sponsors: AC Trust, NH Department of Education, Louis P. Cote Inc., Stu, Sam & Lexxie, FIRST NH, BAE Systems, NorthStar Steel, In the Woods: Laser Marketing, United Parcel Service - UPS, Millcity Development - Website: http://powerknights.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/powerknights501 - X: https://twitter.com/powerknights501 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frcteam501 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **39.75**, rank 1677 of 3708 (54.8th percentile) - Record: 20-27-0 over 47 matches (43% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 9.0, teleop 30.8, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 26%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Week 0 | 2026week0 | 0 | 29 | 0-3-0 | 0 | | 8.1 | | | | NE District Granite State Event | 2026nhbed | 2 | 22 | 5-7-0 | 22 | 4 | 15.5 | 15 | | | NE District Greater Boston Event | 2026mabos | 4 | 7 | 8-4-0 | 36 | 5 | 44.3 | 29 | | | FMA District Philadelphia Event | 2026paphi | 5 | 14 | 5-7-0 | 24 | 6 | 39.8 | | | | BattleCry at WPI (June) | 2026bc2 | 14 | 32 | 3-6-0 | 17 | 4 | 55.7 | | | | Governor’s Cup | 2026nhgc | 30 | 10 | 3-1-0 | 12 | 6 | 42.1 | | | | Mayhem in Merrimack | 2026nhmm | 32 | 12 | 2-4-0 | 10 | 1 | 56.1 | | | | RiverRage 29 | 2026nhrr | 34 | 29 | 1-3-0 | 6 | 7 | 43.7 | | | | Battle Of the Bay | 2026nhalt | 36 | 32 | 0-5-0 | 3 | 6 | 34.2 | | | | Girls Behind the Glass | 2026nhalt1 | 36 | 25 | 1-4-0 | 4 | 1 | 26.3 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026paphi) ## 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. - 2006 – now: The PowerKnights - 2004 – 2005: The Power Knights ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 7 - Awards: 37, over 21 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 6 | 2025, 2020, 2015, 2007, 2004, 2001 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 5 | 2022, 2019, 2018, 2006, 2005 | | Team Spirit | 4 | 2025, 2023, 2015, 2006 | | Finalist | 3 | 2023, 2008, 2001 | | Website (no longer given) | 3 | 2012, 2010 | | Industrial Design | 3 | 2008, 2007, 2004 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2026, 2024 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2024, 2008 | | Safety (no longer given) | 2 | 2018, 2014 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2025 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2020 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2017 | | Imagery | 1 | 2016 | | Leadership | 1 | 2013 | | Judges' | 1 | 2012 | | Impact | 1 | 2005 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FMA District Philadelphia Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | NE District Greater Boston Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Week 0 | | Not picked | | 2025 | New England FIRST District Championship - Ballard Division presented by Altair | | Not picked | | 2025 | NE District UNH Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | NE District Pine Tree Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2025 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Week 0 | | Not picked | | 2024 | NE District UNH Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2024 | NE District North Shore Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | Week 0 | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | New England FIRST District Championship - WILSON Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | NE District UNH Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2023 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | Week 0 | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | NE District Greater Boston Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | NE District Granite State Event | | Not picked | | 2022 | Week 0 | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2020 | NE District Granite State Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2020 | Week 0 | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | New England District Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | NE District UNH Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | NE District North Shore Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2019 | Week 0 | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | NE District UNH Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | NE District Waterbury Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | Week 0 | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | New England District Championship | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NE District - Southern NH Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | NE District - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Week 0 | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NE District - UNH Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | NE District - North Shore Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Week 0 | | | | 2015 | NE FIRST District Championship presented by United Technologies | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | NE District - UNH Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2015 | NE District - Pioneer Valley Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Northeastern University District Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | UNH District Event | | Not picked | | 2013 | Boston Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | BAE Systems/Granite State Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2010 | BAE Systems Granite State Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Florida Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | BAE Granite State Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Lone Star Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2007 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2006 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Newton Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2004 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | | | 2003 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 39.8 | 1677 / 3708 | 54.8 | 20-27-0 | 10 | | 2025 | 21.2 | 2390 / 3687 | 35.2 | 29-30-1 | 10 | | 2024 | 16.0 | 1537 / 3475 | 55.8 | 12-20-0 | 7 | | 2023 | 29.3 | 1363 / 3284 | 58.5 | 19-29-1 | 9 | | 2022 | 14.4 | 1407 / 3053 | 53.9 | 13-24-0 | 9 | | 2020 | 56.8 | 150 / 2024 | 92.6 | 22-6-0 | 4 | | 2019 | 22.3 | 767 / 3763 | 79.6 | 28-25-1 | 8 | | 2018 | 90.0 | 1331 / 3617 | 63.2 | 14-18-0 | 7 | | 2017 | 99.4 | 589 / 3331 | 82.3 | 29-18-0 | 7 | | 2016 | 30.4 | 938 / 3114 | 69.9 | 14-19-1 | 7 | | 2015 | 48.8 | 243 / 2873 | 91.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 4 | | 2014 | 33.7 | 826 / 2697 | 69.4 | 14-15-1 | 3 | | 2013 | 6.0 | 2147 / 2510 | 14.5 | 4-5-1 | 2 | | 2012 | 4.9 | 1325 / 2332 | 43.2 | 4-9-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 16.5 | 411 / 2053 | 80.0 | 10-10-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1.9 | 376 / 1801 | 79.2 | 15-12-2 | 2 | | 2009 | 23.4 | 224 / 1675 | 86.7 | 13-7-1 | 2 | | 2008 | 32.8 | 38 / 1498 | 97.5 | 23-11-0 | 3 | | 2007 | 15.4 | 205 / 1295 | 84.2 | 24-15-0 | 3 | | 2006 | 15.4 | 195 / 1125 | 82.7 | 13-9-1 | 2 | | 2004 | 43.1 | 53 / 932 | 94.4 | 14-4-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 19.3 | 368 / 785 | 53.2 | 9-10-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 10.6 | 505 / 641 | 21.3 | 3-7-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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