# Team 8029: Steel Bronco Robotics

Barrington, Illinois, USA. Rookie year 2020.

## Who backs them

- School: Family/Community & Barrington High School
- Sponsors: Google, HAAS, US Navy, StateFarm
- Website: https://steelbroncorobotics.com

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **35.43**, rank 1856 of 3708 (50.0th percentile)
- Record: 15-14-0 over 29 matches (52% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 11.1, teleop 24.3, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 25%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Central Illinois Regional | 2026ilpe | 3 | 23 | 5-7-0 | 22 | 5 | 29.7 |  | 15 |
| Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | 2026ilch | 4 | 18 | 5-5-0 | 20 | 3 | 35.4 |  | 46 |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026ilch)

## 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.

- 2022 – now: Steel Bronco Robotics
- 2020: Mustang Mafia

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 3, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 |

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 | Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Wisconsin Regional presented by GE HealthCare |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Central Illinois Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Midwest Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 35.4 | 1856 / 3708 | 50.0 | 15-14-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 18.4 | 2648 / 3687 | 28.2 | 10-18-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9.3 | 2452 / 3475 | 29.4 | 6-14-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 28.6 | 1428 / 3284 | 56.5 | 14-12-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 2185 / 3053 | 28.4 | 10-11-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 9.4 | 1804 / 2024 | 10.9 | 4-6-0 | 1 |

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

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