3A Program history · 1897–2026
Charles City
475-474-11
All-time
.501 · 119 seasons
207-273
Since 1972
.431
0
State titles
none
8
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
35.5
Best season
1983 · #5 3A · 7-2
#33.0
Avg class rank
best #5 (1983)
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
2A1973–1976
3A1977
2A1978
3A1979–2025
17
Longest win streak
1950–1952
18
Longest losing streak
1999–2001
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampton | 92 | 52-39-1 | 1916–2022 |
| Decorah | 90 | 35-54-1 | 1922–2022 |
| Oelwein | 76 | 52-24 | 1929–2026 |
| Mason City | 71 | 17-52-2 | 1909–2024 |
| Osage | 66 | 42-23-1 | 1897–2017 |
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 56 | 13-43 | 1960–2020 |
| Cresco Crestwood | 49 | 33-16 | 1960–2019 |
| Clear Lake | 39 | 15-24 | 1920–2026 |
| Waukon | 36 | 19-17 | 1925–2013 |
| Waverly | 36 | 19-15-2 | 1914–1970 |
| Cedar Falls | 31 | 15-16 | 1903–1966 |
| Cresco | 27 | 19-8 | 1914–1959 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3A | #31 / 36 | -14.3 | 3-6 | -20.8 | 127–314 | — | 2 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2024 | 3A | #31 / 36 | -11.1 | 3-6 | -18.1 | 136–299 | — | 2 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2023 | 3A | #33 / 36 | -17.7 | 3-6 | -20.2 | 126–308 | — | 2 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2022 | 3A | #33 / 36 | -17.5 | 1-8 | -25.3 | 53–281 | — | 3 | 3A-3 |
| 2021 | 3A | #27 / 36 | -4.5 | 4-5 | -15.1 | 126–262 | — | 3 | 3A-3 |
| 2020 | 3A | #49 / 54 | -9.1 | 0-6 | -32.2 | 64–257 | 0-1 | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2019 | 3A | #45 / 54 | -1.0 | 2-7 | -11.8 | 157–263 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2018 | 3A | #44 / 54 | 2.2 | 4-5 | -8.8 | 200–279 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2017 | 3A | #46 / 56 | -3.7 | 2-7 | -15.3 | 152–290 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2016 | 3A | #39 / 56 | 4.4 | 3-6 | -14.2 | 134–262 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2015 | 3A | #27 / 56 | 11.6 | 3-6 | -7.2 | 155–220 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2014 | 3A | #23 / 56 | 16.1 | 5-5 | +4.3 | 222–179 | 0-1 | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2013 | 3A | #34 / 56 | 6.9 | 2-7 | -13.1 | 149–267 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2012 | 3A | #46 / 56 | -4.4 | 0-9 | -27.6 | 70–318 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2011 | 3A | #38 / 64 | 5.6 | 1-8 | -11.3 | 55–157 | — | 4 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2010 | 3A | #29 / 64 | 15.4 | 4-5 | -0.7 | 177–183 | — | 4 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2009 | 3A | #15 / 64 | 22.6 | 6-4 | +8.8 | 268–180 | 0-1 | 2 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2008 | 3A | #23 / 64 | 15.6 | 8-3 | +2.5 | 214–187 | 1-1 | 2 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2007 | 3A | #41 / 64 | 8.1 | 2-7 | -11.3 | 110–212 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2006 | 3A | #31 / 64 | 18.4 | 2-7 | -11.9 | 147–254 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2005 | 3A | #19 / 64 | 22.6 | 6-3 | +6.7 | 159–99 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2004 | 3A | #30 / 64 | 17.3 | 5-4 | +2.3 | 152–131 | — | 3 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2003 | 3A | #30 / 64 | 15.5 | 7-3 | +7.6 | 179–103 | 0-1 | 2 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2002 | 3A | #50 / 64 | 2.6 | 3-6 | -13.3 | 117–237 | — | 2 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2001 | 3A | #48 / 64 | 1.7 | 3-6 | -14.1 | 115–242 | — | 2 | Northeast Iowa |
| 2000 | 3A | #57 / 64 | -12.2 | 0-9 | -31.9 | 39–326 | — | 2 | Northeast |
| 1999 | 3A | #52 / 64 | 1.9 | 1-8 | -19.8 | 60–238 | — | 2 | Northeast |
| 1998 | 3A | #28 / 64 | 8.2 | 3-6 | -5.3 | 127–175 | — | 2 | Northeast |
| 1997 | 3A | #5 / 64 | 25.2 | 8-3 | +15.4 | 317–148 | 1-1 | 2 | Northeast |
| 1996 | 3A | #23 / 64 | 16.3 | 9-1 | +9.1 | 221–130 | 0-1 | 2 | Northeast |
| 1995 | 3A | #33 / 64 | 12.8 | 3-6 | -2.2 | 107–127 | — | 3 | Northeast |
| 1994 | 3A | #43 / 64 | 2.9 | 4-5 | -1.0 | 139–148 | — | 3 | Northeast |
| 1993 | 3A | #57 / 63 | -7.9 | 0-8 | -27.5 | 73–293 | — | 3 | Northeast |
| 1992 | 3A | #27 / 63 | 17.6 | 4-5 | -4.9 | 134–178 | — | 3 | Northeast |
| 1991 | 3A | #7 / 63 | 28.9 | 6-3 | +20.4 | 306–122 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1990 | 3A | #28 / 74 | 15.0 | 6-3 | +2.4 | 133–111 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1989 | 3A | #34 / 73 | 13.1 | 4-5 | -8.3 | 130–205 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1988 | 3A | #29 / 72 | 14.1 | 3-6 | -5.9 | 120–173 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1987 | 3A | #11 / 70 | 24.7 | 6-3 | +8.2 | 153–79 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1986 | 3A | #11 / 71 | 26.8 | 6-4 | +5.9 | 116–57 | 1-1 | 1 | Northeast |
| 1985 | 3A | #22 / 74 | 17.0 | 4-5 | -3.0 | 83–110 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1984 | 3A | #17 / 71 | 25.0 | 5-4 | +3.6 | 115–83 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1983 | 3A | #5 / 75 | 35.5 | 7-2 | +18.2 | 206–42 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1982 | 3A | #10 / 86 | 28.8 | 6-3 | +11.2 | 183–82 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1981 | 3A | #16 / 89 | 22.2 | 4-4 | -0.1 | 108–109 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1980 | 3A | #20 / 93 | 24.6 | 4-5 | -0.9 | 83–91 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1979 | 3A | #15 / 82 | 26.9 | 6-3 | +3.8 | 84–50 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1978 | 2A | #13 / 158 | 18.9 | 6-3 | +6.2 | 162–106 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1977 | 3A | #34 / 89 | 12.7 | 2-5 | -2.7 | 85–104 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1976 | 2A | #63 / 401 | 13.9 | 4-5 | +1.8 | 164–148 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1975 | 2A | #72 / 401 | 13.6 | 4-3 | +4.9 | 170–136 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1974 | 2A | #74 / 402 | 11.1 | 3-2 | -0.6 | 93–96 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1973 | 2A | #71 / 400 | 16.0 | 5-3 | +9.8 | 165–87 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 1972 | 4A | #41 / 42 | 5.6 | 2-6 | -13.3 | 73–179 | — | 1 | Northeast |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -14.8 | 80–198 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -8.3 | 85–151 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -0.3 | 90–92 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -10.0 | 97–177 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +9.4 | 134–59 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | +2.3 | 79–65 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | +3.0 | 119–95 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -16.0 | 32–160 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -6.9 | 120–175 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -11.2 | 118–219 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +12.3 | 164–66 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +3.8 | 169–139 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +14.4 | 196–66 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +8.6 | 156–87 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | -3.4 | 142–173 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +1.1 | 129–119 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +12.9 | 184–81 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +8.0 | 135–71 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +7.1 | 144–80 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +4.4 | 116–76 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +16.0 | 201–57 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0 | +25.3 | 301–99 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-2 | +21.1 | 259–69 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -5.3 | 93–141 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | -0.1 | 141–142 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +5.0 | 107–62 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -3.7 | 103–136 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +4.8 | 123–85 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +7.9 | 138–67 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +6.1 | 109–66 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +2.7 | 122–103 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +6.8 | 100–46 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 5-0 | +20.8 | 116–12 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -8.4 | 46–122 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +15.1 | 141–20 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +9.1 | 155–73 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +2.7 | 93–69 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -2.6 | 70–91 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0 | +28.0 | 236–12 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +14.5 | 157–41 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +14.1 | 136–23 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | -1.0 | 84–93 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | 0.0 | 73–73 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +14.8 | 137–19 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +22.2 | 123–12 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -13.1 | 56–174 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +3.6 | 53–24 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +13.8 | 130–20 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +16.0 | 180–52 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +18.7 | 177–46 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +18.0 | 219–57 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +39.4 | 407–52 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | +8.4 | 154–78 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3-1 | -8.7 | 34–86 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | +3.0 | 110–101 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -4.4 | 161–196 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6-1 | -43.8 | 13–363 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4 | -30.6 | 38–191 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 0-4 | -35.8 | 13–156 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1 | +5.0 | 45–25 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -2.3 | 32–39 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -6.0 | 10–16 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -20.0 | 5–45 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -27.0 | 0–27 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +10.0 | 10–0 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.