# Team 5943: The Bad News Gears

Carmel, New York, USA. Rookie year 2016.

## Who backs them

- School: Carmel High School
- Sponsors (2020): PepsiCo, Inc., Fryer Machine Systems, Hipotronics (Hubbell) Inc., Insite Engineering, The Ginesin Family, PaySett Corporation
- Website: http:///team5943.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carmelrobotics
- X: https://twitter.com/badnewsgearsfrc
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carmelrobotics
- GitHub: https://github.com/thebadnewsgears5943

## 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: 1
- Awards: 5, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Impact | 1 | 2020 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2019 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2019 |
| VOTY | 1 | 2018 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | Palmetto Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Darwin Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Hudson Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Hudson Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | New York Tech Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Hudson Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | New York Tech Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | New York Tech Valley Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | 13.8 | 1568 / 2024 | 22.5 | 2-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 15.0 | 2098 / 3763 | 44.3 | 10-24-0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 78.3 | 1924 / 3617 | 46.8 | 9-16-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 75.8 | 1653 / 3331 | 50.4 | 8-13-1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 14.0 | 2853 / 3114 | 8.4 | 2-10-0 | 2 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/5943](https://www.match13.com/team/5943).

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