# Team 967: Iron Lions

Marion, Iowa, USA. Rookie year 2002.

## Who backs them

- School: Linn-Mar High School
- Sponsors: Collins Aerospace, BAE Systems, Gene Haas Foundation, Crystal Group, ITC Midwest, Linn-Mar Booster Club, ShermCo Industries, National Defense Industrial Assocation, IA-IL Chapter, Iowa Solutions, Jersey Mikes, Zio Johnos
- Website: http://www.lmrobotics.com
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lmrobotics
- X: https://twitter.com/lmrobotics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **84.83**, rank 803 of 3708 (78.4th percentile)
- Record: 11-12-0 over 23 matches (48% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 10.3, teleop 75.3, endgame -0.8
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 74%, RP2 17%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minnesota Bluff Country Regional | 2026mnwi | 1 | 20 | 6-5-0 | 26 | 8 | 61.7 |  | 22 |
| Iowa Regional | 2026iacf | 4 | 12 | 5-3-0 | 22 | 7 | 84.8 |  | 32 |
| Clash in the Corn | 2026iawes | 31 |  |  |  |  | 84.8 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Industrial Design Award (2026iacf)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2026, FRC 967 2026 CAD — FRC 967 Robot 2026, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/ded189b090f487d968a15bfe/w/c01e587345dae4c1d9240872/e/b30aa75056a99d802709fd6a

## 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.

- 2010 – now: Iron Lions
- 2003 – 2009: Mean Machine

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 7
- Awards: 27, over 15 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial Design | 6 | 2026, 2020, 2019, 2011, 2004 |
| Winner | 4 | 2019, 2013, 2011, 2004 |
| Woodie Flowers | 3 | 2024, 2020, 2013 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2022, 2016 |
| Quality | 2 | 2015, 2003 |
| Visualization (no longer given) | 2 | 2005, 2003 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2019 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2015 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2014 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2014 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2005 |
| Website (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2002 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Minnesota Bluff Country Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Curie Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Heartland Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Iowa Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2015 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four |
| 2014 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2013 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2013 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2013 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2011 | Greater Kansas City Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2010 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | St. Louis Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2006 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | St. Louis Regional |  |  |
| 2005 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | St. Louis Regional |  | Won the event |
| 2003 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | St. Louis Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 84.8 | 803 / 3708 | 78.4 | 11-12-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 44.5 | 955 / 3687 | 74.1 | 16-9-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 24.5 | 764 / 3475 | 78.0 | 13-11-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 40.5 | 747 / 3284 | 77.3 | 16-10-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 22.4 | 848 / 3053 | 72.2 | 9-13-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 39.5 | 518 / 2024 | 74.4 | 6-6-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 24.4 | 473 / 3763 | 87.5 | 28-10-1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 106.2 | 706 / 3617 | 80.5 | 12-9-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 88.0 | 1044 / 3331 | 68.7 | 10-12-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 37.2 | 432 / 3114 | 86.2 | 9-12-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 44.6 | 329 / 2873 | 88.6 | 0-2-40 | 3 |
| 2014 | 69.1 | 69 / 2697 | 97.5 | 22-9-0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 56.3 | 59 / 2510 | 97.7 | 30-12-0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 21.1 | 62 / 2332 | 97.4 | 14-12-0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 33.1 | 83 / 2053 | 96.0 | 35-8-0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1.6 | 543 / 1801 | 69.9 | 4-12-4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 20.8 | 377 / 1675 | 77.5 | 7-14-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 9.9 | 961 / 1498 | 35.9 | 4-11-1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 8.0 | 608 / 1295 | 53.1 | 8-9-1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 14.8 | 237 / 1125 | 79.0 | 12-7-0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 12.7 | 180 / 747 | 76.0 | 4-3-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 45.5 | 29 / 932 | 97.0 | 9-3-1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 24.9 | 81 / 785 | 89.8 | 13-3-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11.5 | 233 / 641 | 63.8 | 7-10-0 | 2 |

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

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