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8517

BTBA

Bounty Hunters

Essexville, Michigan, USARookie 20212026 record 33-17-0
APEX (latest event)156.3B· FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division · 15 matchesSeason average APEX: 128.3 · model apex-0.5.1
Ranking record (FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division)
156.315 matches · apex-0.5.1 · computed 8/21/2026, 2:48:06 AM

This is the exact number the worldwide rankings use for this team.

Season progression

Every completed match this season in order, with the published Event APEX behind it and each event change marked. Switch to Phases to see how auto, teleop and endgame moved.

Auto 25.8
Teleop 80.5
Endgame 37.6
APEX through this matchSingle match formPublished Event APEX

The solid line is the team's APEX built up match by match, so each result moves it. It lands exactly on the published Event APEX at the end of every event, and dashed rules mark where one event ends and the next begins. Hover any match for its score, margin and result.

Experimental team metrics

Estimated from alliance-level scores. Sample-driven, honestly reported with confidence.

FRCinsights calculated
Defensive value (est)
-0.7 pts/match
Clutch (est)
-0.7 pts vs prediction
Sample-weighted confidence
65%
Wins
33
Losses
17
Win %
66%
Data confidence
96/100

2026 event history

The Blue Alliance
FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow
District · Mar 12–Mar 14 · 11-6-0
APEX 72.0
FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University
District · Mar 26–Mar 28 · 12-6-0
APEX 105.0
FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division
District Championship · Apr 16–Apr 18 · 10-5-0
APEX 156.3

2026 awards

The Blue Alliance
Industrial Design Award2026
District Event Finalist2026
Rising All-Star Award2026
Industrial Design Award2026

Team media

2026 robot & team media (current season).

The Blue Alliance

Matches by event

All 2026 matches grouped by event, ordered chronologically

Match video playlistThe Blue Alliance
FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow
District · Mar 12–Mar 14
APEX 72.0
11-6-0
Qualifications
Qual 6
Red966115968517
Blue33571152710547
W 129-41
Qual 10
Red6067653310587
Blue553385175424
W 192-25
Qual 14
Red653392388517
Blue964852165229
L 124-179
Qual 23
Red8517114585509
Blue159660735229
W 127-124
Qual 27
Red8517105875504
Blue8873973611458
L 121-146
Qual 33
Red606754245509
Blue778485173357
W 208-59
Qual 44
Red522926195533
Blue973185175538
L 93-204
Qual 49
Red675385175603
Blue342560732619
W 157-126
Qual 53
Red851755616073
Blue968560335231
L 84-129
Qual 59
Red550955045538
Blue5712115278517
W 163-31
Qual 68
Red966165337784
Blue851788739662
W 154-48
Qual 78
Red675355255561
Blue20152298517
W 283-166
Playoffs
Playoff 2 R1
Red20160732619
Blue851796856753
W 200-169
Playoff 7 R2
Red571256035166
Blue851796856753
L 192-234
Playoff 9 R3
Red851796856753
Blue522937705561
W 138-136
Playoff 12 R4
Red335796615533
Blue851796856753
W 206-168
Playoff 13 R5
Red571256035166
Blue851796856753
L 155-241
FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University
District · Mar 26–Mar 28
APEX 105.0
12-6-0
Qualifications
Qual 1
Red954878149682
Blue353692498517
W 230-116
Qual 10
Red437554248517
Blue4392105895547
W 152-98
Qual 21
Red924958785424
Blue776885176077
W 318-47
Qual 26
Red771360981596
Blue608896748517
W 201-75
Qual 34
Red1059549676113
Blue85171066610605
W 185-100
Qual 39
Red477961219733
Blue851797224398
W 250-121
Qual 44
Red612155475216
Blue1059547798517
L 209-216
Qual 50
Red655885176112
Blue85760884398
L 160-189
Qual 57
Red542460986121
Blue437785177814
W 240-141
Qual 66
Red1596851710589
Blue6558531410622
W 217-146
Qual 75
Red851754865706
Blue607766374375
L 202-227
Qual 79
Red8517521310622
Blue609834525486
W 207-133
Playoffs
Playoff 3 R1
Red8517437510666
Blue159678145314
W 240-229
Playoff 8 R2
Red8517437510666
Blue776885710589
W 175-147
Playoff 11 R4
Red612160884779
Blue8517437510666
L 163-281
Playoff 13 R5
Red8517437510666
Blue542449674392
W 189-175
Finals 1
Red612160884779
Blue8517437510666
L 0-179
Finals 2
Red612160884779
Blue8517437510666
L 131-224
FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division
District Championship · Apr 16–Apr 18
APEX 156.3
10-5-0
Qualifications
Qual 2
Red851736205505
Blue4362835251
L 350-429
Qual 11
Red21755677220
Blue1149315028517
W 367-269
Qual 15
Red9771515144
Blue1066685173357
W 305-284
Qual 22
Red556760888517
Blue387556765660
W 305-288
Qual 32
Red7160957267
Blue851760027220
W 352-301
Qual 36
Red851756767160
Blue2054673620
L 306-568
Qual 46
Red1063385173668
Blue2075274381
L 143-513
Qual 52
Red24585172075
Blue118946803357
W 366-205
Qual 58
Red851751447769
Blue83523357245
W 651-160
Qual 62
Red10633150685
Blue835259078517
W 385-306
Qual 70
Red5505854680
Blue436210258517
W 548-266
Qual 77
Red8126851751
Blue366855676121
W 436-300
Playoffs
Playoff 2 R1
Red150285173620
Blue566060886121
W 446-437
Playoff 7 R2
Red3668277769
Blue150285173620
L 437-841
Playoff 9 R3
Red150285173620
Blue6743629572
L 434-654

Official identity, events, awards, and results from real FIRST data. Contribution metrics are statistically estimated from alliance-level scores, not individually observed, and require a minimum sample size. Model apex-0.5.1, computed 2026-10-04 15:58 UTC.