# Team 980: ThunderBots Burbank, California, USA. Rookie year 2002. District CA. ## Who backs them - School: Burroughs High & Burbank High School & FRC Team 980 ThunderBots - Sponsors: JPL, Walt Disney Imagineering, Raytheon Intelligence & Space, Gene Haas Foundation, NAF Engineering Academy - Burbank Unified School District - Website: http://www.team980.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team980thunderbots - X: https://twitter.com/frc980 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frcteam980 - GitHub: https://github.com/team980 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **64.68**, rank 1055 of 3708 (71.6th percentile) - Record: 13-15-0 over 28 matches (46% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 15.0, teleop 49.7, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 43%, RP2 9% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | CA District Los Angeles Event | 2026calas | 3 | 19 | 5-6-0 | 22 | 8 | 34.9 | 21 | | | CA District Aerospace Valley Event | 2026caasv | 5 | 10 | 7-5-0 | 31 | 7 | 64.7 | 26 | | | Tidal Tumble | 2026catt | 33 | 23 | 4-6-0 | 18 | 8 | 68.8 | | | ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 9 - Awards: 31, over 16 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 5 | 2018, 2014, 2010, 2007, 2005 | | Winner | 4 | 2024, 2008, 2005, 2004 | | Leadership | 4 | 2022, 2017, 2015, 2013 | | Woodie Flowers | 4 | 2019, 2018, 2016, 2013 | | Creativity | 3 | 2013, 2005, 2003 | | Quality | 2 | 2010, 2003 | | Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 2 | 2005, 2004 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2024 | | Impact | 1 | 2018 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2016 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2004 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2002 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | CA District Aerospace Valley Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | CA District Los Angeles Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Aerospace Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Daly Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2024 | Hueneme Port Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 4 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2023 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Ventura County Regional | | Not picked | | 2020 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Hopper Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | Aerospace Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Ventura Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Ventura Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | | Not picked | | 2014 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2014 | Inland Empire Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Los Angeles Regional sponsored by The Roddenberry Foundation | | Not picked | | 2013 | San Diego Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Central Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Los Angeles Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2010 | Arizona Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2008 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2006 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Arizona Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2005 | Silicon Valley Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2004 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2004 | Arizona Regional | | | | 2003 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | Southern California Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Arizona Regional | | Top four | | 2002 | Southern California Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 64.7 | 1055 / 3708 | 71.6 | 13-15-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 43.1 | 994 / 3687 | 73.1 | 13-11-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 15.3 | 1616 / 3475 | 53.5 | 15-18-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 24.3 | 1729 / 3284 | 47.4 | 9-14-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 13.3 | 1552 / 3053 | 49.2 | 9-12-1 | 3 | | 2020 | 12.2 | 1649 / 2024 | 18.5 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 15.0 | 2155 / 3763 | 42.7 | 9-14-0 | 4 | | 2018 | 87.4 | 1452 / 3617 | 59.9 | 19-19-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 62.6 | 2193 / 3331 | 34.2 | 11-12-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 27.5 | 1250 / 3114 | 59.9 | 13-19-0 | 6 | | 2015 | 14.7 | 1802 / 2873 | 37.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 19.2 | 1800 / 2697 | 33.3 | 17-15-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 7.3 | 1995 / 2510 | 20.5 | 9-9-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 11.0 | 495 / 2332 | 78.8 | 8-10-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 15.4 | 457 / 2053 | 77.8 | 14-20-2 | 3 | | 2010 | 1.1 | 839 / 1801 | 53.4 | 12-15-1 | 3 | | 2009 | 19.9 | 425 / 1675 | 74.7 | 14-15-0 | 4 | | 2008 | 16.4 | 380 / 1498 | 74.7 | 17-17-0 | 5 | | 2007 | 6.0 | 761 / 1295 | 41.3 | 12-14-1 | 3 | | 2006 | 12.5 | 328 / 1125 | 70.9 | 14-14-0 | 3 | | 2005 | 20.2 | 18 / 747 | 97.7 | 21-10-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 53.0 | 11 / 932 | 98.9 | 25-6-1 | 3 | | 2003 | 20.1 | 317 / 785 | 59.7 | 19-12-0 | 3 | | 2002 | 11.1 | 374 / 641 | 41.7 | 4-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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