Iowa high school football · all classes

The Record Book

Eleven-player football only. Ratings and upsets cover the class-playoff era (1972 on); streaks, blowouts, shootouts and rivalries use the full archive. Scores are newspaper-sourced and occasionally wrong — see about.

Best seasons since 1972

Final power rating, every class on one scale

1	Iowa City High 1993Champ	4A	13-0 · #1	86.7
2	Bettendorf 1993	4A	10-1 · #2	81.1
3	Davenport Assumption 1993	4A	8-2 · #3	73.4
4	Bettendorf 1989	4A	11-1 · #1	66.8
5	Iowa City High 1996Champ	4A	13-0 · #1	65.4
6	Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1993	4A	8-4 · #4	65.2
7	Iowa City West 1998Champ	4A	13-0 · #1	64.8
8	Marion Linn-Mar 1990Champ	4A	14-0 · #1	64.3
9	WDM Dowling 2014Champ	4A	13-1 · #1	64.1
10	WDM Valley 1998	4A	10-1 · #2	64.0
11	WDM Dowling 2018Champ	4A	11-2 · #1	63.1
12	Bettendorf 1992Champ	4A	13-0 · #1	63.0
13	Marion Linn-Mar 1993	4A	7-4 · #5	62.9
14	WDM Dowling 1975	4A	9-1-1 · #1	62.4
15	Davenport Central 1993	4A	6-3 · #6	62.1
16	Marion Linn-Mar 1989Champ	4A	12-1 · #2	61.0
17	WDM Valley 2016	4A	10-1 · #1	60.9
18	WDM Dowling 2025Champ	5A	12-1 · #1	60.6
19	Iowa City High 1992	4A	10-1 · #2	60.4
20	WDM Dowling 2015Champ	4A	13-0 · #1	60.3
21	WDM Dowling 2017Champ	4A	12-1 · #1	60.2
22	WDM Valley 2019	4A	12-1 · #1	59.9
23	WDM Dowling 1974	4A	9-2 · #1	59.6
24	CR Jefferson 1972Champ	4A	11-0 · #1	59.4
25	Iowa City West 1996	4A	8-2 · #2	59.0

Most dominant seasons

Points per game, seasons of 9+ games

1	Galva-Holstein 2004	A	10-1 · #2	+47.2
2	Hawarden West Sioux 2017Champ	A	13-0 · #1	+45.5
3	Gowrie Prairie 1973	2A	9-0 · #9	+45.3
4	Sigourney-Keota 2005Champ	2A	13-0 · #1	+43.9
5	Pella Christian 2016	1A	10-1 · #1	+43.6
6	Hamburg 1973	2A	9-0 · #169	+42.9
7	Kanawha 1973	2A	9-0 · #22	+42.9
8	Underwood 2021	1A	10-1 · #2	+42.3
9	Packwood Pekin 1998Champ	1A	13-0 · #1	+41.8
10	Brooklyn BGM 2013	A	13-1 · #2	+41.4
11	Saint Ansgar 2019	A	11-1 · #2	+41.3
12	Hamburg 1974	2A	9-0 · #3	+41.2
13	Prairie City-Monroe 2020	2A	10-1 · #6	+41.0
14	Emmetsburg 1997Champ	2A	13-0 · #1	+40.8
15	Columbus Junction 1974	2A	8-1 · #6	+40.3

Most state titles since 1972

Teams that finished the postseason unbeaten

1	Harlan 1972, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021, 2022	14
2	WDM Dowling 2000, 2001, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025	11
3	Emmetsburg 1977, 1979, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008	9
4	Iowa City Regina 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020	8
5	Bettendorf 1981, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2004, 2007	7
6	Inwood West Lyon 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2019, 2024, 2025	7
7	Grundy Center 1984, 1987, 1988, 2022, 2023, 2024	6
8	WDM Valley 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2020	6
9	Britt West Hancock 1973, 1996, 2019, 2021, 2023	5
10	Decorah 1974, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2012	5
11	Wapsie Valley 1986, 1987, 1997, 2007, 2012	5
12	Solon 1988, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010	5
13	CB St Albert 1991, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009	5
14	CR Xavier 2006, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2025	5
15	Bishop Heelan 1975, 1982, 2008, 2013	4

Longest win streaks

Across seasons, regular season and playoffs

1	Waterloo East 1965–1971	57
2	Iowa City Regina 2010–2013	56
3	Grundy Center 2022–2025	50
4	Harlan 2003–2006	49
5	Pella 2014–2017	42
6	Solon 2007–2010	42
7	Anamosa 1937–1942	40
8	Roland-Story 1979–1982	38
9	Central Lyon CL-G-LR 1974–1978	38
10	Schaller-Crestland 1967–1971	38
11	Bettendorf 1987–1989	36
12	Mount Pleasant 1957–1961	36
13	Inwood West Lyon 1998–2000	34
14	Wapsie Valley 1986–1988	34
15	Indianola 1968–1971	34

Most playoff seasons

Since 1972

1	WDM Dowling	48 of 54 seasons
2	Emmetsburg	45 of 54 seasons
3	Harlan	43 of 54 seasons
4	Bishop Heelan	41 of 54 seasons
5	WDM Valley	41 of 54 seasons
6	Bettendorf	39 of 54 seasons
7	Cedar Falls	36 of 54 seasons
8	Britt West Hancock	36 of 54 seasons
9	Wapsie Valley	36 of 54 seasons
10	Solon	36 of 54 seasons
11	Pella	35 of 54 seasons
12	Ankeny	35 of 54 seasons
13	Inwood West Lyon	35 of 54 seasons
14	Davenport Assumption	33 of 54 seasons
15	West Branch	33 of 54 seasons

Longest losing streaks

Ouch

1	Waterloo East 2000–2006	60
2	Burnside SE Webster 2006–2011	53
3	Muscatine 1973–1977	44
4	Saydel 1998–2002	42
5	Moorhead East Monona 1969–1974	42
6	Louisa-Muscatine 2020–2025	40
7	Sioux City West 1987–1991	40
8	Perry 2018–2022	39
9	Mingo 1971–1976	39
10	Camanche 2006–2010	38

Biggest upsets since 1972

Underdog wins (by 21 or less) ranked by the gap in the teams’ final season ratings; pre-game line also had them as underdogs

1984	Oct 5	Wapello 19-7 over Waterloo Columbus	44-pt gap
1979	Nov 2	Bedford 20-12 over Clarinda	30-pt gap
1985	Oct 4	Waukee 20-18 over Ogden	28-pt gap
2004	Oct 30	Marengo Iowa Valley 28-8 over North Mahaska	28-pt gap
1973	Oct 5	Cedar Falls NU 7-6 over Ackley-Geneva	26-pt gap
2019	Sep 27	Estherville LC 20-14 over Spirit Lake	26-pt gap
1992	Oct 16	Marcus M-M-C 7-6 over Clay Central-Everly	26-pt gap
2016	Oct 14	CB Jefferson 42-33 over CB Lewis Central	26-pt gap
2004	Oct 15	Osage 25-24 over Waterloo Columbus	25-pt gap
2006	Oct 27	Jesup 14-10 over Conrad BCLUW	25-pt gap
1989	Sep 29	Durant 26-14 over Solon	25-pt gap
2015	Sep 18	MOC-Floyd Valley 28-20 over Central Lyon CL-G-LR	25-pt gap
1975	Oct 24	Ottumwa 27-19 over Newton	25-pt gap
1979	Nov 2	Harris-Lake Park 13-12 over Milford	25-pt gap
2015	Sep 25	Louisa-Muscatine 14-6 over Central Lee	25-pt gap
2016	Sep 30	Keokuk 16-12 over Washington	24-pt gap
1998	Oct 2	Aurelia 20-18 over Woodbury Central	24-pt gap
2005	Oct 7	Eagle Grove 26-21 over Cherokee Washington	24-pt gap
1978	Nov 1	Greene 22-12 over Parkersburg	24-pt gap
2017	Oct 13	Mason City 29-28 over Waterloo West	24-pt gap

Biggest blowouts

2022	Sep 23	Osceola Clarke 94-0 over Shenandoah	by 94
1976	Sep 17	Parkersburg 94-0 over Dumont	by 94
2019	Sep 27	Des Moines Roosevelt 93-0 over Sioux City West	by 93
2019	Oct 25	WDM Valley 92-0 over Des Moines North	by 92
2009	Sep 18	Packwood Pekin 90-0 over Keosauqua Van Buren	by 90
1974	Oct 25	Garwin 90-0 over Mingo	by 90
2022	Sep 23	Dyersville Beckman 89-0 over Postville	by 89
2013	Oct 18	WDM Valley 88-0 over CB Jefferson	by 88
1975	Sep 26	Hudson 88-0 over Cedar Falls NU	by 88
1983	Oct 7	Wall Lake 87-0 over Fonda-Lytton	by 87
2022	Sep 16	West Branch 86-0 over Louisa-Muscatine	by 86
2015	Oct 23	Avoca AHSTW 85-0 over West Monona	by 85
2019	Oct 18	Ankeny 90-7 over Sioux City North	by 83
1973	Nov 2	Redfield Dexfield 83-0 over Fontanelle B-F	by 83
2023	Oct 6	Sigourney-Keota 82-0 over Colfax-Mingo	by 82

Highest-scoring games

2018	Aug 31	CB Jefferson 99-81 over Sioux City North	180 pts
2002	Nov 1	WDM Dowling 77-66 over Southeast Polk	143 pts
2017	Sep 29	Newton 71-70 over Fort Dodge	141 pts
2020	Aug 28	Fort Dodge 81-54 over Ames	135 pts
2015PO	Nov 23	Spirit Lake 70-56 over Mount Vernon	126 pts
2019	Oct 25	Washington 64-61 over Mount Pleasant	125 pts
2021PO	Oct 22	Hartley HMS 70-54 over Neola Tri-Center	124 pts
2011	Sep 30	Louisa-Muscatine 70-54 over Columbus Junction	124 pts
2013	Oct 17	Burlington 69-52 over Davenport North	121 pts
2016	Sep 9	Creston 70-49 over Harlan	119 pts
2015PO	Nov 2	Sergeant Bluff-Luton 72-47 over Carroll	119 pts
2003	Oct 17	WDM Valley 76-42 over Mason City	118 pts
1993	Oct 15	Carroll Kuemper 77-40 over Cherokee Washington	117 pts
1998	Oct 30	Madrid 78-38 over Van Meter	116 pts
2025PO	Oct 24	Cherokee Washington 58-57 over Spirit Lake	115 pts

Longest-running rivalries

Most meetings all-time, among pairs that have played since 2015

Albia – Centerville	1898–2025	Centerville 80–39–4	123
Atlantic – Harlan	1896–2025	Harlan 69–48	117
Clarinda – Shenandoah	1897–2025	Clarinda 59–52–3	114
Red Oak – Shenandoah	1898–2025	Shenandoah 65–42–6	113
Clinton – Davenport Central	1894–2025	Davenport Central 69–38–5	112
Clarion CGD – Eagle Grove	1902–2025	Clarion CGD 63–44–4	111
Clarinda – Red Oak	1896–2024	Clarinda 64–43–4	111
Independence – West Delaware	1899–2025	West Delaware 56–52–2	110
Greene County – Perry	1903–2025	Greene County 67–40–2	109
Ames – Marshalltown	1899–2025	Ames 71–36–2	109
Albia – Chariton	1905–2025	Chariton 61–45–3	109
Britt West Hancock – Garner GHV	1899–2025	Britt West Hancock 59–46–3	108
Iowa Falls-Alden – Webster City	1899–2025	Webster City 65–38–5	108
Algona – Humboldt	1902–2025	Algona 54–50–2	106
Spencer – Storm Lake	1900–2025	Spencer 68–36–1	105
Grinnell – Oskaloosa	1898–2025	Grinnell 59–44–2	105
Fort Madison – Keokuk	1905–2025	Fort Madison 54–48–3	105
Humboldt – Webster City	1899–2025	Webster City 69–33–3	105
Fairfield – Mount Pleasant	1902–2025	Fairfield 52–48–2	102
Estherville LC – Spirit Lake	1916–2025	Estherville LC 62–38–1	101