5A Program history · 1925–2026
Des Moines Lincoln
307-412-15
All-time
.428 · 102 seasons
188-246
Since 1972
.433
0
State titles
none
9
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
36.1
Best season
2011 · #10 4A · 9-2
#30.5
Avg class rank
best #10 (2011)
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
9
Longest win streak
1961–1962
27
Longest losing streak
1999–2002
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines East | 88 | 37-50-1 | 1925–2026 |
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 75 | 25-47-3 | 1925–2026 |
| Des Moines North | 67 | 36-30-1 | 1926–2026 |
| WDM Valley | 46 | 17-29 | 1942–2025 |
| Marshalltown | 45 | 19-25-1 | 1953–2024 |
| WDM Dowling | 43 | 5-38 | 1961–2019 |
| Des Moines Hoover | 41 | 29-12 | 1968–2019 |
| Indianola | 37 | 16-18-3 | 1927–2026 |
| Ottumwa | 26 | 10-16 | 1971–2026 |
| Newton | 22 | 3-18-1 | 1930–2007 |
| Des Moines Tech | 22 | 12-10 | 1945–1981 |
| Ames | 19 | 7-11-1 | 1930–2022 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5A | #35 / 36 | -6.1 | 3-6 | -22.3 | 137–338 | — | 4 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2024 | 5A | #36 / 36 | -15.4 | 1-8 | -31.3 | 105–387 | — | 2 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2023 | 5A | #32 / 36 | -11.6 | 3-6 | -11.7 | 179–284 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2022 | 5A | #31 / 36 | -11.6 | 1-8 | -28.3 | 133–388 | — | 1 | 5A-1 |
| 2021 | 5A | #26 / 36 | 3.5 | 5-4 | -1.0 | 246–255 | — | 1 | 5A-1 |
| 2020 | 4A | #32 / 40 | 1.9 | 1-1 | -4.0 | 47–55 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2019 | 4A | #32 / 42 | 1.0 | 3-6 | -22.9 | 146–352 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2018 | 4A | #23 / 42 | 18.9 | 4-5 | -6.7 | 234–294 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2017 | 4A | #18 / 48 | 21.6 | 6-3 | +9.0 | 354–273 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2016 | 4A | #36 / 48 | 6.3 | 5-4 | -3.8 | 233–267 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2015 | 4A | #37 / 46 | -3.3 | 4-6 | -22.0 | 147–367 | 0-1 | 3 | CIML |
| 2014 | 4A | #36 / 46 | 2.8 | 3-7 | -13.6 | 168–304 | 0-1 | 3 | CIML |
| 2013 | 4A | #35 / 48 | 5.0 | 2-7 | -20.9 | 127–315 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2012 | 4A | #29 / 47 | 15.9 | 2-7 | -12.6 | 221–334 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2011 | 4A | #10 / 47 | 36.1 | 9-2 | +23.8 | 531–269 | 1-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2010 | 4A | #20 / 47 | 6.5 | 6-4 | +18.2 | 390–208 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2009 | 4A | #21 / 48 | 5.7 | 6-4 | +4.8 | 234–186 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2008 | 4A | #36 / 48 | -9.8 | 4-6 | -3.4 | 216–250 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2007 | 4A | #25 / 48 | -2.2 | 7-2 | +7.7 | 228–159 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2006 | 4A | #13 / 48 | 9.1 | 7-3 | +19.8 | 314–116 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2005 | 4A | #22 / 48 | 3.2 | 8-2 | +14.7 | 310–163 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2004 | 4A | #33 / 48 | -7.9 | 5-4 | -1.8 | 256–272 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2003 | 4A | #31 / 48 | -7.1 | 3-6 | -8.3 | 175–250 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2002 | 4A | #39 / 48 | -17.8 | 2-7 | -20.0 | 130–310 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2001 | 4A | #47 / 48 | -33.1 | 0-9 | -38.6 | 52–399 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2000 | 4A | #48 / 48 | -8.3 | 0-9 | -31.4 | 58–341 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 1999 | 4A | #47 / 48 | -29.1 | 3-6 | -16.4 | 92–240 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1998 | 4A | #46 / 48 | 4.4 | 2-7 | -22.6 | 72–275 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1997 | 4A | #43 / 47 | -6.9 | 3-6 | -9.2 | 184–267 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1996 | 4A | #44 / 47 | -5.2 | 2-7 | -23.8 | 149–363 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1995 | 4A | #35 / 46 | 10.1 | 4-5 | -0.3 | 211–214 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1994 | 4A | #34 / 46 | 3.8 | 5-4 | +0.3 | 255–252 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1993 | 4A | #32 / 46 | 30.8 | 6-3 | +10.6 | 247–152 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1992 | 4A | #35 / 46 | 19.6 | 6-3 | +6.2 | 241–185 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1991 | 4A | #41 / 46 | 7.5 | 4-5 | -11.0 | 138–237 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 1990 | 4A | #31 / 46 | 19.7 | 6-3 | -5.4 | 127–176 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1989 | 4A | #31 / 46 | 31.7 | 5-4 | -0.1 | 176–177 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1988 | 4A | #30 / 46 | 19.9 | 5-4 | -1.6 | 203–217 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1987 | 4A | #40 / 46 | 16.9 | 3-5 | -3.4 | 119–146 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1986 | 4A | #37 / 45 | 16.0 | 3-6 | -11.9 | 139–246 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1985 | 4A | #23 / 44 | 26.8 | 7-2 | +9.9 | 199–110 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1984 | 4A | #32 / 40 | 21.1 | 4-5 | -4.9 | 115–159 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1983 | 4A | #29 / 40 | 22.9 | 0-3 | -17.3 | 58–110 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1982 | 4A | #28 / 43 | 27.9 | 0-1 | -21.0 | 0–21 | — | 1 | Des Moines Metro |
| 1981 | 4A | #25 / 41 | 18.6 | 3-4 | -0.7 | 120–125 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1980 | 4A | #21 / 41 | 26.8 | 3-4 | -3.3 | 105–128 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1979 | 4A | #32 / 40 | 21.6 | 3-5 | -5.4 | 107–150 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1978 | 4A | #25 / 40 | 20.3 | 3-4 | -2.7 | 86–105 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1977 | 4A | #22 / 40 | 33.8 | 1-4 | -2.4 | 56–68 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1976 | 4A | #14 / 34 | 31.3 | 2-2 | -2.5 | 53–63 | 0-1 | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1975 | 4A | #19 / 34 | 31.2 | 1-1 | -16.0 | 14–46 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1974 | 4A | #16 / 34 | 30.6 | 1-4 | -4.0 | 86–106 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1973 | 4A | #21 / 34 | 29.9 | 2-1 | +7.3 | 55–33 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1972 | 4A | #31 / 42 | 24.1 | 1-2 | +5.3 | 67–51 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -0.5 | 195–199 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +14.7 | 254–122 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 8-2 | +14.0 | 209–69 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | +9.2 | 116–70 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -6.9 | 99–147 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 0-4 | -7.0 | 79–107 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -4.9 | 115–154 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | +9.4 | 174–99 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -19.0 | 53–186 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +23.0 | 210–26 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-1 | +11.1 | 135–46 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +6.4 | 124–73 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -7.3 | 73–131 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -16.4 | 37–152 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -9.8 | 78–156 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -16.4 | 44–159 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -8.3 | 76–134 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5-1 | -11.3 | 56–135 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -12.8 | 22–99 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +3.4 | 91–67 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -19.3 | 69–223 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +12.9 | 150–60 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +1.0 | 72–65 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3-1 | -0.2 | 58–59 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 3-0-1 | +11.8 | 72–25 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +6.8 | 84–43 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +5.8 | 77–48 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | -1.2 | 57–63 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | +9.3 | 78–41 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -11.8 | 72–166 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 4-0-1 | +13.0 | 78–13 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -13.5 | 37–118 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2-1 | +4.8 | 49–25 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 3-0 | +9.0 | 27–0 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -6.0 | 7–19 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4-1 | -15.0 | 24–114 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -11.5 | 36–105 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | -4.3 | 52–69 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +6.0 | 6–0 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -3.9 | 59–90 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4 | -13.0 | 13–78 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3-1 | -1.2 | 46–52 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 0-4 | -12.8 | 0–51 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | +8.3 | 97–39 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6-1 | -16.3 | 14–128 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -3.3 | 56–79 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -9.7 | 19–77 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -17.0 | 16–135 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.