# Team 5986: ┌ Iron Fangs ┐

San Antonio, Texas, USA. Rookie year 2016. District TX.

## Who backs them

- School: Central Catholic High School & Providence Catholic School
- Sponsors: B.E.A.T. LLC, Eureka Sheet Metal, Texas Workforce Commission, Dassault Systems SolidWorks, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc.5986
- X: https://twitter.com/ironfangs5986

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **4.47**, rank 3597 of 3708 (3.0th percentile)
- Record: 7-16-1 over 24 matches (29% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 2.3, teleop 2.2, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 11%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIT District Belton Event | 2026txbel | 1 | 29 | 4-8-0 | 14 |  | 2.5 | 7 |  |
| FIT District Space City @ Friendswood Event #2 | 2026txcl2 | 5 | 30 | 3-8-1 | 17 |  | 4.5 | 7 |  |

## 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.

- 2018 – now: ┌ Iron Fangs ┐
- 2016 – 2017: Iron Fangs

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 9, over 6 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 2 | 2016 |
| Winner | 1 | 2022 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2020 |
| Quality | 1 | 2019 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2018 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2017 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIT District Space City @ Friendswood Event #2 |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIT District Belton Event |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIT District San Antonio Event | Alliance 8 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIT District Belton Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIT District Space City @ Friendswood Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIT District Waco Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIT District Houston Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIT District Belton Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIT District Pasadena Event #2 | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | FIT District Austin Event |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | FIT District Dripping Springs Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIT District Del Rio Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIT District San Antonio Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Turing Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Alamo Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | Lone Star Central Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Alamo Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Lone Star Central Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Hub City Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Alamo Regional sponsored by Rackspace Hosting |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 4.5 | 3597 / 3708 | 3.0 | 7-16-1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2.9 | 3678 / 3687 | 0.2 | 12-11-2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1.5 | 3456 / 3475 | 0.5 | 6-17-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 3209 / 3284 | 2.3 | 8-16-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 2429 / 3053 | 20.4 | 14-16-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 17.2 | 1362 / 2024 | 32.7 | 5-9-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 13.6 | 2544 / 3763 | 32.4 | 12-13-2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 106.2 | 711 / 3617 | 80.4 | 29-13-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 84.5 | 1217 / 3331 | 63.5 | 14-11-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 28.4 | 1157 / 3114 | 62.9 | 11-13-0 | 3 |

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

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