5A Program history · 1893–2026
Des Moines East
471-418-25
All-time
.529 · 134 seasons
171-263
Since 1972
.394
0
State titles
none
12
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
50.0
Best season
1972 · #4 4A · 2-0
#30.1
Avg class rank
best #4 (1972)
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
14
Longest win streak
1950–1952
17
Longest losing streak
1997–1999
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines North | 94 | 70-19-5 | 1903–2026 |
| Des Moines Lincoln | 88 | 50-37-1 | 1925–2026 |
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 78 | 41-34-3 | 1923–2026 |
| Des Moines Hoover | 37 | 22-15 | 1968–2017 |
| Waterloo East | 37 | 23-13-1 | 1914–1967 |
| WDM Dowling | 36 | 5-30-1 | 1937–2011 |
| Mason City | 33 | 18-15 | 1936–2019 |
| Des Moines West | 31 | 18-12-1 | 1895–1927 |
| Southeast Polk | 30 | 7-23 | 1982–2025 |
| Ottumwa | 29 | 9-19-1 | 1905–2026 |
| Fort Dodge | 28 | 14-12-2 | 1943–2011 |
| Des Moines Tech | 27 | 23-3-1 | 1948–1981 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5A | #36 / 36 | -7.5 | 1-8 | -26.8 | 150–391 | — | 1 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2024 | 5A | #35 / 36 | -13.1 | 3-6 | -18.0 | 118–280 | — | 1 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2023 | 5A | #36 / 36 | -32.6 | 0-9 | -36.8 | 96–427 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2022 | 5A | #33 / 36 | -22.0 | 1-8 | -29.4 | 120–385 | — | 6 | 5A-6 |
| 2021 | 5A | #34 / 36 | -23.2 | 2-7 | -27.9 | 110–361 | — | 6 | 5A-6 |
| 2020 | 4A | #35 / 40 | -8.9 | 0-2 | -39.0 | 23–101 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2019 | 4A | #31 / 42 | 4.4 | 2-7 | -19.1 | 138–310 | — | 6 | CIML |
| 2018 | 4A | #16 / 42 | 27.9 | 5-4 | +11.8 | 292–186 | — | 6 | CIML |
| 2017 | 4A | #27 / 48 | 15.7 | 2-7 | -1.8 | 271–287 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2016 | 4A | #23 / 48 | 17.8 | 5-4 | +9.8 | 278–190 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2015 | 4A | #29 / 46 | 8.3 | 5-5 | -4.4 | 286–330 | 0-1 | 1 | CIML |
| 2014 | 4A | #31 / 46 | 7.1 | 4-5 | -8.9 | 191–271 | 0-1 | 1 | CIML |
| 2013 | 4A | #32 / 48 | 6.9 | 2-7 | -13.7 | 167–290 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2012 | 4A | #27 / 47 | 19.3 | 6-4 | +9.9 | 367–268 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2011 | 4A | #34 / 47 | 10.4 | 4-6 | -3.3 | 211–244 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2010 | 4A | #38 / 47 | -15.8 | 4-6 | -16.8 | 204–372 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2009 | 4A | #16 / 48 | 9.1 | 7-4 | +7.9 | 281–194 | 1-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2008 | 4A | #32 / 48 | -6.0 | 5-5 | +1.4 | 224–210 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2007 | 4A | #24 / 48 | -0.7 | 6-4 | +7.1 | 282–211 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2006 | 4A | #30 / 48 | -5.3 | 5-4 | +3.7 | 174–141 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2005 | 4A | #37 / 48 | -7.6 | 3-6 | -4.1 | 186–223 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2004 | 4A | #18 / 48 | 7.1 | 7-3 | +4.1 | 287–246 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2003 | 4A | #8 / 48 | 16.2 | 7-3 | +15.9 | 401–242 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2002 | 4A | #14 / 48 | 13.3 | 6-4 | +13.7 | 386–249 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2001 | 4A | #27 / 48 | -4.9 | 5-4 | +3.8 | 278–244 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2000 | 4A | #47 / 48 | -6.0 | 1-8 | -20.8 | 137–324 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 1999 | 4A | #48 / 48 | -37.3 | 1-8 | -28.7 | 62–320 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1998 | 4A | #48 / 48 | -2.3 | 0-9 | -31.0 | 32–311 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1997 | 4A | #46 / 47 | -15.2 | 2-8 | -22.3 | 77–300 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1996 | 4A | #43 / 47 | -1.3 | 1-9 | -17.6 | 137–313 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1995 | 4A | #40 / 46 | 5.7 | 2-7 | -7.6 | 174–242 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1994 | 4A | #41 / 46 | -3.1 | 4-5 | -6.2 | 118–174 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1993 | 4A | #42 / 46 | 14.8 | 3-6 | -5.0 | 143–188 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1992 | 4A | #44 / 46 | 3.5 | 2-7 | -16.4 | 162–310 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1991 | 4A | #38 / 46 | 8.6 | 3-6 | -4.3 | 132–171 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 1990 | 4A | #44 / 46 | 8.1 | 0-9 | -22.6 | 82–285 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1989 | 4A | #24 / 46 | 38.0 | 9-2 | +10.8 | 302–183 | 1-1 | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1988 | 4A | #31 / 46 | 19.6 | 4-5 | +1.6 | 157–143 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1987 | 4A | #42 / 46 | 16.0 | 3-6 | -6.9 | 126–188 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1986 | 4A | #35 / 45 | 17.0 | 4-5 | -3.2 | 152–181 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1985 | 4A | #41 / 44 | 8.2 | 2-6 | -14.5 | 88–204 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1984 | 4A | #35 / 40 | 18.3 | 3-5 | -8.4 | 86–153 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1983 | 4A | #15 / 40 | 34.3 | 3-0 | +9.3 | 42–14 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1982 | 4A | #20 / 43 | 31.4 | 1-0 | +12.0 | 12–0 | — | 1 | Des Moines Metro |
| 1981 | 4A | #22 / 41 | 21.2 | 4-4 | +8.1 | 202–137 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1980 | 4A | #13 / 41 | 33.4 | 4-1 | +11.8 | 124–65 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1979 | 4A | #27 / 40 | 26.4 | 5-0 | +15.0 | 126–51 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1978 | 4A | #30 / 40 | 17.7 | 3-3 | -4.2 | 98–123 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1977 | 4A | #20 / 40 | 36.0 | 3-2 | +2.2 | 82–71 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1976 | 4A | #22 / 34 | 26.0 | 1-1 | +1.5 | 31–28 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1975 | 4A | #29 / 34 | 23.3 | 1-4 | -19.8 | 47–146 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1974 | 4A | #14 / 34 | 32.3 | 2-2 | -2.3 | 55–64 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1973 | 4A | #15 / 34 | 33.3 | 1-3 | -3.0 | 50–62 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1972 | 4A | #4 / 42 | 50.0 | 2-0 | +18.5 | 51–14 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -14.8 | 118–236 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -15.9 | 77–220 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -4.2 | 86–111 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -8.5 | 111–162 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -6.7 | 100–140 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +9.3 | 105–49 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +4.9 | 157–123 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +10.5 | 96–33 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +16.5 | 183–51 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 4-0 | +14.0 | 88–32 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5-1 | -3.9 | 84–115 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-2 | -1.9 | 99–114 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +9.5 | 110–34 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3-1 | 0.0 | 83–83 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +5.1 | 133–92 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +16.1 | 200–71 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +21.4 | 194–44 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +27.5 | 327–107 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +11.4 | 133–53 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +4.0 | 59–47 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +10.2 | 98–47 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0 | +20.8 | 198–32 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-1 | +15.5 | 163–39 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +5.1 | 109–73 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +14.7 | 63–19 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | +3.5 | 25–18 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2-1 | -0.3 | 57–59 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | -4.5 | 49–67 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +6.3 | 40–21 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 3-0-1 | +11.5 | 78–32 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | 0.0 | 25–25 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +15.6 | 227–87 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1-1 | +1.8 | 26–19 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -1.0 | 12–13 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0-1 | +0.5 | 27–26 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -1.6 | 87–100 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +4.4 | 72–41 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | -9.3 | 27–64 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +6.0 | 13–7 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0-1 | +10.6 | 106–21 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | -2.5 | 24–34 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | +2.4 | 38–26 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0-2 | +1.5 | 31–25 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2-1 | +4.2 | 78–53 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0 | +24.4 | 173–2 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-1 | +12.4 | 145–46 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1-2 | +7.3 | 91–47 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +14.3 | 128–28 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +5.5 | 111–67 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5-1 | -2.8 | 59–84 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +23.5 | 204–16 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +20.9 | 160–14 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0 | +26.3 | 192–8 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +15.6 | 133–24 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | -10.4 | 72–145 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +9.9 | 136–67 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +22.3 | 168–12 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +3.3 | 104–74 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +10.5 | 150–66 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +5.0 | 63–33 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | pre-class | — | — | 8-2 | +24.0 | 307–67 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +25.0 | 247–22 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +14.0 | 100–16 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | -2.4 | 46–63 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +3.8 | 94–64 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -1.3 | 44–54 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -3.0 | 23–44 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5-1 | -12.6 | 16–104 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +9.0 | 91–19 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +15.1 | 161–40 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | +6.9 | 104–56 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +7.3 | 81–37 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1-1 | -4.0 | 12–24 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3 | -21.3 | 12–76 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +3.7 | 40–29 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -23.5 | 0–47 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -45.5 | 6–97 | — | — | — |
| 1895 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -8.0 | 4–12 | — | — | — |
| 1894 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -18.0 | 0–18 | — | — | — |
| 1893 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -42.0 | 0–42 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.