4A Program history · 1894–2026
Des Moines North
257-536-21
All-time
.329 · 123 seasons
62-332
Since 1972
.157
0
State titles
none
1
Playoff seasons
of 49 since 1972
39.0
Best season
1974 · #9 4A · 8-2
#40.4
Avg class rank
best #9 (1974)
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
4A1972–1981
4A1987–2020
5A2021–2022
4A2023–2025
16
Longest win streak
1917–1920
36
Longest losing streak
2016–2020
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines East | 94 | 19-70-5 | 1903–2026 |
| Des Moines Lincoln | 67 | 30-36-1 | 1926–2026 |
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 67 | 20-47 | 1923–2022 |
| Des Moines Hoover | 44 | 17-27 | 1967–2022 |
| WDM Dowling | 35 | 6-29 | 1939–2015 |
| Marshalltown | 28 | 5-22-1 | 1905–2022 |
| Indianola | 26 | 10-16 | 1903–2024 |
| Ottumwa | 25 | 4-21 | 1907–2022 |
| Ames | 24 | 7-17 | 1902–2019 |
| Mason City | 23 | 3-18-2 | 1916–2009 |
| Des Moines West | 23 | 8-15 | 1900–1927 |
| Des Moines Tech | 22 | 12-9-1 | 1949–1981 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4A | #34 / 36 | -17.3 | 2-7 | -22.2 | 103–303 | — | 5 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2024 | 4A | #34 / 36 | -19.2 | 0-9 | -32.4 | 96–388 | — | 5 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2023 | 4A | #34 / 36 | -23.2 | 2-7 | -32.6 | 112–405 | — | 5 | CIML |
| 2022 | 5A | #30 / 36 | -10.3 | 4-6 | -8.1 | 222–303 | — | 1 | 5A-1 |
| 2021 | 5A | #32 / 36 | -17.1 | 1-8 | -23.9 | 115–330 | — | 1 | 5A-1 |
| 2020 | 4A | #38 / 40 | -16.6 | 0-2 | -20.0 | 20–60 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2019 | 4A | #40 / 42 | -20.6 | 0-9 | -37.0 | 107–440 | — | 7 | CIML |
| 2018 | 4A | #42 / 42 | -16.8 | 0-9 | -28.8 | 131–390 | — | 7 | CIML |
| 2017 | 4A | #48 / 48 | -30.3 | 0-9 | -54.4 | 29–519 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 2016 | 4A | #42 / 48 | -6.5 | 2-7 | -19.3 | 130–304 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 2015 | 4A | #42 / 46 | -9.2 | 1-8 | -31.1 | 99–379 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2014 | 4A | #43 / 46 | -22.8 | 0-9 | -50.6 | 33–488 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2013 | 4A | #48 / 48 | -24.8 | 0-9 | -40.2 | 80–442 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2012 | 4A | #47 / 47 | -24.2 | 1-8 | -37.7 | 76–415 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2011 | 4A | #46 / 47 | -17.2 | 1-8 | -39.0 | 111–462 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2010 | 4A | #45 / 47 | -35.3 | 1-8 | -31.4 | 148–431 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2009 | 4A | #47 / 48 | -30.7 | 0-9 | -37.2 | 64–399 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2008 | 4A | #47 / 48 | -30.0 | 2-7 | -17.3 | 119–275 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2007 | 4A | #48 / 48 | -33.4 | 1-8 | -32.8 | 105–400 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2006 | 4A | #47 / 48 | -36.1 | 1-8 | -37.1 | 85–419 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2005 | 4A | #46 / 48 | -36.9 | 1-8 | -30.1 | 71–342 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2004 | 4A | #48 / 48 | -35.2 | 1-8 | -35.2 | 74–391 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2003 | 4A | #47 / 48 | -33.3 | 0-9 | -42.4 | 57–439 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2002 | 4A | #42 / 48 | -25.4 | 1-8 | -34.8 | 41–354 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2001 | 4A | #43 / 48 | -19.6 | 2-7 | -16.2 | 113–259 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2000 | 4A | #41 / 48 | 3.0 | 3-6 | -11.0 | 151–250 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 1999 | 4A | #44 / 48 | -21.3 | 4-5 | -5.3 | 184–232 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1998 | 4A | #47 / 48 | 3.4 | 2-7 | -22.2 | 91–291 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1997 | 4A | #45 / 47 | -14.4 | 1-8 | -17.0 | 124–277 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1996 | 4A | #47 / 47 | -16.6 | 0-9 | -36.3 | 74–401 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1995 | 4A | #44 / 46 | -3.0 | 2-7 | -17.9 | 151–312 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1994 | 4A | #42 / 46 | -7.4 | 2-7 | -7.6 | 225–293 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1993 | 4A | #45 / 46 | -0.7 | 0-9 | -27.3 | 76–322 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1992 | 4A | #45 / 46 | -3.5 | 0-9 | -24.8 | 112–335 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1991 | 4A | #43 / 46 | 4.2 | 2-7 | -13.9 | 148–273 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 1990 | 4A | #37 / 46 | 14.8 | 3-6 | -7.0 | 166–229 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1989 | 4A | #41 / 46 | 16.2 | 2-7 | -9.6 | 122–208 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1988 | 4A | #46 / 46 | -3.3 | 1-8 | -21.7 | 72–267 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1987 | 4A | #46 / 46 | -0.7 | 1-8 | -25.7 | 74–305 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1981 | 4A | #41 / 41 | -15.2 | 0-8 | -33.5 | 57–325 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1980 | 4A | #41 / 41 | 1.7 | 0-4 | -28.5 | 21–135 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1979 | 4A | #40 / 40 | -1.0 | 0-6 | -29.2 | 20–195 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1978 | 4A | #40 / 40 | -2.6 | 0-5 | -34.4 | 12–184 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1977 | 4A | #24 / 40 | 33.3 | 1-1 | -5.0 | 19–29 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1976 | 4A | #18 / 34 | 27.7 | 1-2 | -3.0 | 37–46 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1975 | 4A | #28 / 34 | 25.5 | 2-3 | -5.0 | 61–86 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1974 | 4A | #9 / 34 | 39.0 | 8-2 | +8.8 | 248–160 | 0-1 | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1973 | 4A | #25 / 34 | 27.2 | 3-1 | +5.5 | 91–69 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1972 | 4A | #42 / 42 | 0.1 | 0-2 | -50.5 | 12–113 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 0-8 | -43.8 | 60–410 | — | — | — |
| 1983 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -41.0 | 0–41 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6-1 | -16.5 | 76–208 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | +1.5 | 61–55 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | +4.6 | 64–41 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +2.3 | 41–34 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -11.5 | 66–158 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3-1 | -3.3 | 59–79 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +10.3 | 106–44 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -11.7 | 71–141 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -21.6 | 25–133 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | -1.9 | 71–84 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -1.4 | 85–96 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | -4.6 | 32–55 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -16.0 | 19–99 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +7.1 | 193–136 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -5.2 | 143–190 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -10.2 | 72–133 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -29.0 | 38–212 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | +6.2 | 110–73 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | -1.0 | 39–41 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1-1 | +13.0 | 156–78 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | +5.9 | 137–90 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -1.0 | 129–137 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1-1 | +3.3 | 58–45 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -20.5 | 6–47 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -39.5 | 6–85 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -11.0 | 38–71 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +13.0 | 20–7 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | +4.8 | 59–40 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +10.3 | 51–20 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -17.5 | 19–54 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -8.2 | 34–83 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +10.5 | 96–33 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | +10.6 | 80–27 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 3-0 | +11.7 | 49–14 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0-1 | +14.0 | 137–25 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +4.0 | 57–33 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -14.5 | 18–105 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | -2.5 | 9–14 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +6.0 | 74–32 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +17.0 | 173–37 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +2.7 | 52–33 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0-1 | +2.7 | 27–19 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | -0.2 | 51–52 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +13.0 | 110–32 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3-1 | -8.8 | 25–69 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3-1 | -6.2 | 16–47 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | -1.0 | 56–63 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +1.8 | 44–33 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2-3 | +3.6 | 73–44 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -8.6 | 35–104 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +4.1 | 70–41 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +7.1 | 101–51 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0 | +28.0 | 227–3 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 6-0 | +36.2 | 219–2 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +28.6 | 215–15 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +3.0 | 92–68 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +11.0 | 121–33 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5-1 | -0.9 | 113–121 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | +3.9 | 102–75 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +1.4 | 140–127 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7-1 | -17.2 | 42–197 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +11.5 | 96–27 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3-1 | +5.0 | 70–40 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | -3.6 | 32–50 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +5.2 | 66–35 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | -2.0 | 23–31 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | -4.1 | 56–85 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -17.6 | 23–164 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -23.3 | 0–140 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | -8.5 | 21–38 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1-1 | -9.0 | 11–29 | — | — | — |
| 1894 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -34.0 | 0–34 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.