5A Program history · 1896–2026
Cedar Falls
709-389-11
All-time
.644 · 130 seasons
400-155
Since 1972
.721
1
State titles
1986
36
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
58.4
Best season
2018 · #2 4A · 12-1
#11.3
Avg class rank
best #1 (1982)
Rating by season
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
Bars are dimmer in seasons without a playoff game.
Classification
4A1972–2020
5A2021–2025
12
Longest win streak
1938–1940
13
Longest losing streak
1927–1929
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo West | 84 | 53-31 | 1902–2022 |
| Waterloo East | 83 | 47-36 | 1896–2017 |
| Waverly | 42 | 22-19-1 | 1902–1959 |
| Mason City | 36 | 24-12 | 1905–2017 |
| Dubuque Senior | 34 | 31-3 | 1908–2026 |
| Fort Dodge | 34 | 20-14 | 1961–2017 |
| Dubuque Hempstead | 33 | 25-8 | 1984–2026 |
| Cedar Falls Teachers | 32 | 21-10-1 | 1899–1946 |
| Marshalltown | 31 | 18-12-1 | 1902–1990 |
| Charles City | 31 | 16-15 | 1903–1966 |
| CR Washington | 30 | 20-10 | 1978–2020 |
| Dubuque Wahlert | 30 | 22-8 | 1964–2013 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5A | #11 / 36 | 44.4 | 7-3 | +12.8 | 295–167 | 0-1 | 5 | Mississippi Valley |
| 2024 | 5A | #11 / 36 | 38.3 | 5-5 | +7.2 | 326–254 | 0-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2023 | 5A | #11 / 36 | 29.3 | 7-4 | +6.1 | 317–250 | 1-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2022 | 5A | #13 / 36 | 26.6 | 8-3 | +10.2 | 245–133 | 1-1 | 3 | 5A-3 |
| 2021 | 5A | #12 / 36 | 27.1 | 6-4 | +3.0 | 275–245 | 0-1 | 3 | 5A-3 |
| 2020 | 4A | #6 / 40 | 39.1 | 5-3 | +10.9 | 224–137 | 1-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2019 | 4A | #4 / 42 | 46.4 | 10-1 | +19.9 | 398–179 | 1-1 | 3 | MVC |
| 2018 | 4A | #2 / 42 | 58.4 | 12-1 | +27.7 | 466–106 | 3-1 | 3 | MVC |
| 2017 | 4A | #5 / 48 | 45.8 | 9-2 | +31.9 | 462–111 | 1-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2016 | 4A | #16 / 48 | 30.1 | 5-3 | +6.3 | 149–99 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2015 | 4A | #16 / 46 | 28.8 | 6-4 | +7.6 | 322–246 | 0-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2014 | 4A | #15 / 46 | 21.5 | 8-3 | +11.8 | 277–147 | 1-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2013 | 4A | #15 / 48 | 27.1 | 7-4 | +7.2 | 236–157 | 1-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2012 | 4A | #8 / 47 | 35.9 | 11-2 | +10.2 | 338–205 | 3-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2011 | 4A | #7 / 47 | 45.5 | 11-2 | +22.5 | 473–180 | 3-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2010 | 4A | #4 / 47 | 25.7 | 11-1 | +25.9 | 468–157 | 2-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2009 | 4A | #17 / 48 | 8.7 | 8-3 | +11.8 | 277–147 | 1-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2008 | 4A | #2 / 48 | 28.5 | 12-2 | +20.1 | 428–147 | 4-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2007 | 4A | #4 / 48 | 24.9 | 11-1 | +17.6 | 311–100 | 2-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2006 | 4A | #6 / 48 | 18.4 | 9-2 | +14.2 | 262–106 | 1-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2005 | 4A | #3 / 48 | 31.2 | 11-2 | +24.5 | 487–168 | 3-1 | 6 | MVC |
| 2004 | 4A | #7 / 48 | 17.0 | 10-1 | +17.0 | 326–139 | 1-1 | 6 | MVC |
| 2003 | 4A | #21 / 48 | 4.9 | 6-3 | +16.6 | 262–113 | — | 6 | MVC |
| 2002 | 4A | #9 / 48 | 15.9 | 6-3 | +18.0 | 304–142 | — | 6 | MVC |
| 2001 | 4A | #17 / 48 | 6.6 | 9-2 | +19.0 | 391–182 | 1-1 | 6 | MVC |
| 2000 | 4A | #3 / 48 | 48.7 | 10-1 | +24.5 | 447–177 | 1-1 | 6 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1999 | 4A | #4 / 48 | 25.4 | 12-1 | +25.0 | 486–161 | 3-1 | 5 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1998 | 4A | #14 / 48 | 38.9 | 8-3 | +5.3 | 204–146 | 1-1 | 5 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1997 | 4A | #10 / 47 | 26.2 | 8-4 | +9.2 | 274–164 | 2-1 | 3 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1996 | 4A | #20 / 47 | 31.5 | 4-5 | -1.4 | 156–169 | — | 3 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1995 | 4A | #21 / 46 | 18.6 | 6-4 | -9.2 | 108–200 | 0-1 | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1994 | 4A | #18 / 46 | 15.3 | 6-4 | +4.0 | 232–192 | 0-1 | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1993 | 4A | #20 / 46 | 45.8 | 2-7 | -12.3 | 51–162 | — | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1992 | 4A | #13 / 46 | 39.5 | 6-4 | +2.8 | 198–170 | 0-1 | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1991 | 4A | #26 / 46 | 22.9 | 4-3 | +1.4 | 131–121 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1990 | 4A | #14 / 46 | 39.6 | 6-4 | +9.2 | 254–162 | 1-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1989 | 4A | #12 / 46 | 47.3 | 7-2 | +14.1 | 247–120 | 1-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1988 | 4A | #9 / 46 | 31.1 | 4-3 | +1.6 | 174–163 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1987 | 4A | #8 / 46 | 36.1 | 8-3 | +4.7 | 180–128 | 2-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1986Champ | 4A | #4 / 45 | 41.8 | 10-2 | +9.8 | 228–111 | 4-0 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1985 | 4A | #8 / 44 | 33.7 | 7-2 | +13.2 | 206–87 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1984 | 4A | #23 / 40 | 31.4 | 5-4 | -1.1 | 140–150 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1983 | 4A | #10 / 40 | 38.2 | 4-4 | +1.0 | 138–130 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1982 | 4A | #1 / 43 | 49.2 | 10-2 | +16.6 | 281–82 | 2-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1981 | 4A | #10 / 41 | 29.7 | 7-2 | +6.9 | 193–131 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1980 | 4A | #18 / 41 | 31.1 | 5-4 | -0.4 | 165–169 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1979 | 4A | #10 / 40 | 38.2 | 6-3 | +4.9 | 174–130 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1978 | 4A | #20 / 40 | 25.3 | 4-5 | -5.0 | 102–147 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1977 | 4A | #11 / 40 | 41.4 | 6-3 | +6.3 | 149–92 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1976 | 4A | #9 / 34 | 37.4 | 6-3 | +5.4 | 129–80 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1975 | 4A | #9 / 34 | 38.3 | 8-2 | +0.2 | 186–184 | 0-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1974 | 4A | #17 / 34 | 30.2 | 6-3 | +9.2 | 223–140 | — | 1 | Big Nine |
| 1973 | 4A | #13 / 34 | 35.0 | 6-3 | +7.0 | 164–101 | — | 1 | Big Nine |
| 1972 | 4A | #12 / 42 | 41.8 | 9-1 | +10.6 | 210–104 | 0-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +15.3 | 217–95 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +15.0 | 224–89 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +4.9 | 173–129 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +6.0 | 163–109 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -15.0 | 100–235 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -2.8 | 77–94 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +9.0 | 161–89 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | -0.9 | 88–96 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -5.5 | 85–129 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +13.5 | 203–95 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +0.8 | 144–138 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | -2.0 | 116–132 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +25.6 | 246–41 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +0.1 | 114–113 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +17.8 | 213–71 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | -0.8 | 101–107 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +7.9 | 139–76 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +3.8 | 140–110 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +7.8 | 194–132 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +16.3 | 214–67 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +16.3 | 196–66 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -8.0 | 95–167 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -13.3 | 68–174 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -17.4 | 97–254 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -10.9 | 88–186 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -18.3 | 24–152 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +12.0 | 167–59 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +16.3 | 220–73 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +8.0 | 181–109 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +5.1 | 124–78 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -12.3 | 34–132 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-2 | +3.8 | 95–65 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | +0.9 | 96–88 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +20.0 | 189–9 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +2.4 | 90–71 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +10.0 | 145–55 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | +3.5 | 81–53 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +7.9 | 81–26 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | +0.2 | 66–64 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -0.4 | 58–61 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-2 | -4.9 | 31–70 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +2.4 | 102–83 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 1-8 | -15.9 | 47–190 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5-1 | -22.5 | 7–142 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -21.2 | 12–118 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -5.6 | 18–63 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | +5.5 | 79–46 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3-1 | -1.9 | 57–72 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +2.8 | 87–65 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +0.6 | 62–57 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -7.4 | 33–85 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -5.1 | 74–115 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -18.1 | 52–179 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +20.4 | 208–45 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | +21.6 | 135–27 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -6.0 | 116–164 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -9.0 | 46–118 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -1.5 | 31–40 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +4.9 | 116–72 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +3.7 | 106–80 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +9.7 | 113–45 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1-1 | +11.2 | 83–27 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +10.6 | 76–23 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | +2.5 | 17–12 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +13.6 | 116–21 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 4-0-1 | +13.6 | 88–20 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | -32.5 | 16–81 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +2.7 | 49–30 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | +7.5 | 21–6 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +0.5 | 101–98 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +4.5 | 66–39 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +6.0 | 6–0 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | pre-class | — | — | 4-0 | +13.0 | 52–0 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | +6.5 | 43–17 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -2.0 | 4–6 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | -1.0 | 8–10 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.