# 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: **76.90**, rank 877 of 3708 (76.4th percentile) - Record: 11-12-0 over 23 matches (48% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 9.2, teleop 67.6, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 52%, RP2 11% ### 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 | 51.0 | | 22 | | Iowa Regional | 2026iacf | 4 | 12 | 5-3-0 | 22 | 7 | 76.9 | | 32 | | Clash in the Corn | 2026iawes | 31 | 14 | 2-3-0 | 8 | 3 | 73.4 | | | ### 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 | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Industrial Design | 6 | 2026, 2021, 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 | | | | 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 | 76.9 | 877 / 3708 | 76.4 | 11-12-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 43.9 | 954 / 3687 | 74.1 | 16-9-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 24.0 | 778 / 3475 | 77.6 | 13-11-0 | 3 | | 2023 | 39.7 | 772 / 3284 | 76.5 | 16-10-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 20.6 | 900 / 3053 | 70.5 | 9-13-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 39.8 | 478 / 2024 | 76.4 | 6-6-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 27.8 | 246 / 3763 | 93.5 | 28-10-1 | 4 | | 2018 | 107.2 | 682 / 3617 | 81.2 | 12-9-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 91.7 | 886 / 3331 | 73.4 | 10-12-1 | 2 | | 2016 | 37.2 | 433 / 3114 | 86.1 | 9-12-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 46.0 | 293 / 2873 | 89.8 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 71.1 | 68 / 2697 | 97.5 | 22-9-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 57.6 | 62 / 2510 | 97.6 | 30-12-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 22.3 | 66 / 2332 | 97.2 | 14-12-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 38.7 | 66 / 2053 | 96.8 | 35-8-0 | 3 | | 2010 | 1.5 | 532 / 1801 | 70.5 | 4-12-4 | 2 | | 2009 | 20.1 | 412 / 1675 | 75.4 | 7-14-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 10.0 | 894 / 1498 | 40.3 | 4-11-1 | 2 | | 2007 | 9.4 | 450 / 1295 | 65.3 | 8-9-1 | 2 | | 2006 | 13.5 | 273 / 1125 | 75.8 | 12-7-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 12.9 | 152 / 747 | 79.8 | 4-3-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 45.4 | 39 / 932 | 95.9 | 9-3-1 | 2 | | 2003 | 25.5 | 62 / 785 | 92.2 | 13-3-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 11.6 | 212 / 641 | 67.0 | 7-10-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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