# Team 812: The Midnight Mechanics La Jolla, California, USA. Rookie year 2002. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: Preuss School - Sponsors: Qualcomm, LEIDOS, Nordson, Cluely, University of California San Diego Machine Shop - Website: http://www.themidnightmechanics.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team-812-the-midnight-mechanics-100344913345801 - X: https://twitter.com/frcteam812 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midnightmechanics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **72.30**, rank 941 of 3708 (74.6th percentile) - Record: 24-19-0 over 43 matches (56% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 15.7, teleop 56.6, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 49%, RP2 10% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District San Diego Event presented by Qualcomm | 2026casnd | 3 | 8 | 8-4-0 | 32 | 6 | 65.3 | 35 | | | CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | 2026casgv | 4 | 7 | 8-4-0 | 34 | 5 | 58.0 | 29 | | | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | 2026cascmp | 7 | 38 | 5-7-0 | 26 | | 72.3 | 33 | | ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 8 - Awards: 26, over 16 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Engineering Inspiration | 7 | 2017, 2013, 2009, 2007, 2004 | | Team Spirit | 4 | 2018, 2017, 2011, 2003 | | Impact | 4 | 2016, 2008, 2006, 2005 | | Woodie Flowers | 3 | 2019, 2006, 2004 | | Judges' | 2 | 2019, 2003 | | Leadership | 2 | 2016, 2012 | | Winner | 1 | 2018 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2010 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2009 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2002 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST California Southern State Championship presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2026 | CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | CA District San Diego Event presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2024 | Orange County Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2023 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2023 | Orange County Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2020 | Del Mar Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | Orange County Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2018 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2017 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2016 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2013 | Utah Regional co-sponsored by the Larry H. Miller Group & Platt | | Not picked | | 2013 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2010 | Las Vegas Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Arizona Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Arizona Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Arizona Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Southern California Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 72.3 | 941 / 3708 | 74.6 | 24-19-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 34.5 | 1426 / 3687 | 61.3 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2024 | 14.0 | 1775 / 3475 | 48.9 | 5-13-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 23.6 | 1789 / 3284 | 45.5 | 3-16-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 15.4 | 1314 / 3053 | 57.0 | 6-8-0 | 1 | | 2020 | 22.3 | 1109 / 2024 | 45.2 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 25.0 | 466 / 3763 | 87.6 | 14-11-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 99.5 | 964 / 3617 | 73.4 | 18-16-1 | 3 | | 2017 | 102.5 | 505 / 3331 | 84.9 | 13-7-2 | 2 | | 2016 | 32.1 | 794 / 3114 | 74.5 | 16-18-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 17.6 | 1484 / 2873 | 48.4 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 47.0 | 397 / 2697 | 85.3 | 18-8-1 | 2 | | 2013 | 7.8 | 1941 / 2510 | 22.7 | 11-17-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 4.5 | 1410 / 2332 | 39.6 | 4-7-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 13.8 | 528 / 2053 | 74.3 | 9-16-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 0.7 | 1281 / 1801 | 28.9 | 8-13-1 | 2 | | 2009 | 17.7 | 640 / 1675 | 61.8 | 14-11-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 13.0 | 633 / 1498 | 57.8 | 9-7-1 | 2 | | 2007 | 3.5 | 1066 / 1295 | 17.7 | 6-13-4 | 2 | | 2006 | 7.2 | 696 / 1125 | 38.2 | 11-13-1 | 3 | | 2005 | 6.1 | 516 / 747 | 31.0 | 1-6-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 18.4 | 678 / 932 | 27.3 | 3-11-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 16.7 | 533 / 785 | 32.1 | 9-10-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 10.5 | 539 / 641 | 15.9 | 2-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/812](https://www.match13.com/team/812). --- - Every URL on this site: [https://www.match13.com/sitemap.xml](https://www.match13.com/sitemap.xml) - What this site is for: [https://www.match13.com/llms.txt](https://www.match13.com/llms.txt) - Send `Accept: text/markdown` to any page here to read it as markdown.