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8 Program history · 1959–2026

Bussey Twin Cedars

Bussey Twin Cedars2026 season →
217-334-1
All-time
.394 · 68 seasons
75-149
Since 1972
.335
0
State titles
none
0
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
-1.0
Best season
1983 · #46 1A · 7-2
#114.1
Avg class rank
best #46 (1983)

Lineage

Programs folded into Bussey Twin Cedars
Including predecessors
272-382-3
.416 · since 1915 · 2 programs

The official record above follows one lineage — the school whose name carried on. Predecessors keep their own pages and records; the combined figure adds them in, dropping games they played against each other.

Rating by season

-40-20019801990

Final power rating each season, all classes on one scale. Filled points are state titles; #1 marks a season the team finished first in its class.

Win percentage

.5001972: 1-61973: 0-61974: 1-71975: 4-51976: 3-21977: 4-31978: 2-51979: 3-51980: 1-61981: 2-41982: 4-21983: 7-21984: 6-31985: 4-21986: 5-41987: 4-51988: 0-81989: 3-61990: 2-71991: 2-71992: 0-81993: 0-91994: 3-61995: 3-61996: 3-61997: 3-61998: 2-71999: 3-619801990

Bars are dimmer in seasons without a playoff game.

Classification

1A1972
2A1973–1976
1A1977–1980
2A1981
1A1982–1988
A1989–1991
1A1992–1993
A1994–1999
82000–2025
10
Longest win streak
2016
27
Longest losing streak
2019–2022

Most-played opponents

OpponentGamesRecordYears
Lynnville-Sully397-321961–1999
Melcher-Dallas3614-221989–2026
Moravia3516-191973–2026
Seymour SMU3425-91979–2026
Eddyville EBF3113-181960–1991
Colfax-Mingo3115-161961–1991
Prairie City-Monroe319-21-11961–1991
Garden Grove Mormon Trail2721-61964–2025
Pleasantville213-181959–1991
Prairie City216-151961–1990
Thornburg Tri-County207-131977–2022
North Mahaska206-141961–1995

Season by season

SeasonClassRankRatingRecordMrg/gPF–PAPlayoffsDistrictConference
20258——2-7-28.9188–448—7Bluegrass
20248——0-9-52.470–542—7Bluegrass
20238——1-9-50.5118–623—7Bluegrass
20228——2-8-45.6140–596—78-7
20218——0-8-60.820–506—78-7
20208——0-5-42.0100–310—4Bluegrass
20198——1-9-30.4184–488—5Bluegrass
20188——4-6-11.6334–450—5Bluegrass
20178——4-5-3.7338–371—5Bluegrass
20168——10-1+30.0562–2321-15Bluegrass
20158——5-5+12.3432–3090-16Bluegrass
20148——5-5+1.1402–3910-16Bluegrass
20138——9-2+24.0548–2841-15Bluegrass
20128——5-5+4.2389–3470-15Bluegrass
20118——4-6-6.1396–4570-15Bluegrass
20108——4-5-2.8288–313—5Bluegrass
20098——2-7-29.0194–455—5Bluegrass
20088——5-5-3.5330–3650-15Bluegrass
20078——5-4+14.1375–248—8Bluegrass
20068——3-6-11.9230–337—8Bluegrass
20058——7-2+27.2457–212—8Bluegrass
20048——7-3+15.7396–2390-18Bluegrass
20038——8-2+27.1429–1580-15Bluegrass
20028——8-2+17.2398–2261-15Bluegrass
20018——6-2+29.6339–102—3Bluegrass
20008——5-3+18.8374–224—3Bluegrass
1999A#66 / 80-25.33-6-16.789–239—7Bluegrass
1998A#64 / 82-20.52-7-18.8150–319—7Bluegrass
1997A#68 / 86-18.23-6-11.8130–236—7Bluegrass
1996A#59 / 86-24.43-6-6.9161–223—7Bluegrass
1995A#70 / 83-29.33-6-7.7151–220—9Des Moines River
1994A#77 / 83-34.93-6-11.0147–246—9Des Moines River
19931A#78 / 78-46.60-9-43.36–396—7Des Moines River
19921A#78 / 78-31.80-8-25.560–264—7Des Moines River
1991A#71 / 95-25.52-7-7.969–140—1Des Moines River
1990A#58 / 81-26.52-7-15.667–207—1Des Moines River
1989A#73 / 82-36.43-6-18.778–246—1Des Moines River
19881A#89 / 94-28.70-8-29.812–250—1Des Moines River
19871A#66 / 103-10.54-5-3.9161–196—1Des Moines River
19861A#68 / 111-10.35-4-3.3125–155—1Des Moines River
19851A#72 / 115-9.24-2+8.0117–69—1Des Moines River
19841A#54 / 114-4.96-3+4.9138–94—1Des Moines River
19831A#46 / 115-1.07-2+18.0202–40—1Des Moines River
19821A#82 / 105-15.44-2+2.353–39—1Des Moines River
19812A#109 / 110-30.22-4-13.762–144—1Des Moines River
19801A#163 / 177-31.81-6-20.740–185—1Des Moines River
19791A#89 / 147-17.53-5-0.598–102—1Des Moines River
19781A#101 / 149-19.22-5-5.673–112—1Des Moines River
19771A#114 / 171-16.34-3-4.668–100—1Des Moines River
19762A#204 / 401-1.23-2+5.480–53—1Des Moines River
19752A#244 / 401-7.54-5+5.8173–121—1Des Moines River
19742A#368 / 402-24.51-7-12.640–141—1Des Moines River
19732A#389 / 400-37.70-6-33.736–238—1Des Moines River
19721A#174 / 202-35.01-6-14.777–180—1Des Moines River
2026pre-class——1-7-33.9142–413———
1971pre-class——3-5-17.668–209———
1970pre-class——2-2+12.083–35———
1969pre-class——3-1+4.576–58———
1968pre-class——2-4-8.569–120———
1967pre-class——1-4-19.827–126———
1966pre-class——0-4-32.819–150———
1965pre-class——4-4+4.1122–89———
1964pre-class——3-5-2.6137–158———
1963pre-class——0-5-1-8.259–108———
1962pre-class——4-4-3.880–110———
1961pre-class——2-6-13.945–156———
1960pre-class——5-2+10.1141–70———
1959pre-class——0-1-46.00–46———

Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.