# Team 5197: Northwestern High

Detroit, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2014. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Home School & Northwestern High School
- Sponsors: Ford Motor Company, DADARA, MEZ, 2016 FRC Hardship Grant
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **6.85**, rank 3327 of 3708 (10.3th percentile)
- Record: 11-13-0 over 24 matches (46% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 2.8, teleop 4.0, endgame 0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 12%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna | 2026midtr | 2 | 17 | 6-6-0 | 19 |  | 10.1 | 14 |  |
| FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | 2026mitry | 4 | 31 | 5-7-0 | 22 |  | 6.9 | 10 |  |

## 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: Northwestern High
- 2024 – 2025: Northwestern
- 2014 – 2023: DCP @ NW

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 1, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 1 | 2018 |

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, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Renaissance Event presented by DTE Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Wayne State University Event presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Woodhaven Event presented by Ford |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Detroit Event |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | FIM District Southfield Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Detroit Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Gibraltar Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Center Line Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | FIM District Southfield Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Troy Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Center Line Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Ann Arbor Skyline Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Center Line Event |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 6.8 | 3327 / 3708 | 10.3 | 11-13-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20.8 | 2438 / 3687 | 33.9 | 9-15-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8.3 | 2609 / 3475 | 24.9 | 10-14-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 18.1 | 2385 / 3284 | 27.4 | 11-14-1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2914 / 3053 | 4.6 | 8-14-2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 1861 / 2024 | 8.1 | 4-8-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12.4 | 2786 / 3763 | 26.0 | 12-19-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 33.4 | 3565 / 3617 | 1.4 | 13-17-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 55.4 | 2535 / 3331 | 23.9 | 8-15-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 17.1 | 2589 / 3114 | 16.9 | 8-15-1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 18.6 | 1897 / 2697 | 29.7 | 10-13-1 | 2 |

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

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