5A Program history · 1923–2026
Des Moines Roosevelt
344-355-17
All-time
.492 · 104 seasons
162-268
Since 1972
.377
0
State titles
none
3
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
37.4
Best season
1984 · #15 4A · 7-3
#31.3
Avg class rank
best #15 (1984)
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
13
Longest win streak
1926–1927
14
Longest losing streak
2014–2016
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines East | 78 | 34-41-3 | 1923–2026 |
| Des Moines Lincoln | 75 | 47-25-3 | 1925–2026 |
| Des Moines North | 67 | 47-20 | 1923–2022 |
| WDM Dowling | 47 | 12-35 | 1936–2024 |
| Des Moines Hoover | 44 | 32-12 | 1968–2019 |
| Newton | 44 | 19-23-2 | 1929–2007 |
| Ames | 41 | 15-26 | 1935–2026 |
| WDM Valley | 35 | 18-16-1 | 1942–2022 |
| Ottumwa | 30 | 11-19 | 1924–2026 |
| Des Moines Tech | 24 | 20-3-1 | 1944–1981 |
| Southeast Polk | 19 | 3-16 | 1991–2019 |
| Indianola | 19 | 6-13 | 1923–2013 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5A | #32 / 36 | -0.3 | 2-7 | -22.0 | 107–305 | — | 3 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2024 | 5A | #31 / 36 | 1.4 | 1-8 | -20.8 | 159–346 | — | 1 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2023 | 5A | #22 / 36 | 2.8 | 4-5 | -11.2 | 192–293 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2022 | 5A | #23 / 36 | 7.5 | 3-6 | -7.6 | 241–309 | — | 1 | 5A-1 |
| 2021 | 5A | #19 / 36 | 16.1 | 5-4 | +6.0 | 218–164 | — | 1 | 5A-1 |
| 2020 | 4A | #16 / 40 | 28.5 | 1-1 | +16.0 | 82–50 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2019 | 4A | #17 / 42 | 26.1 | 6-4 | +10.8 | 300–192 | 0-1 | 2 | CIML |
| 2018 | 4A | #30 / 42 | 9.9 | 3-6 | -21.3 | 102–294 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2017 | 4A | #24 / 48 | 17.9 | 5-4 | +2.9 | 229–203 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2016 | 4A | #37 / 48 | 2.7 | 3-6 | -10.9 | 187–285 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 2015 | 4A | #36 / 46 | -1.3 | 0-9 | -28.3 | 65–320 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2014 | 4A | #29 / 46 | 8.8 | 3-6 | -12.4 | 178–290 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2013 | 4A | #41 / 48 | -1.1 | 3-6 | -13.1 | 137–255 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2012 | 4A | #44 / 47 | -8.7 | 1-8 | -22.3 | 105–306 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2011 | 4A | #40 / 47 | 2.5 | 3-7 | -12.9 | 150–279 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2010 | 4A | #40 / 47 | -18.1 | 3-7 | -7.9 | 233–312 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2009 | 4A | #40 / 48 | -16.1 | 2-7 | -18.0 | 166–328 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2008 | 4A | #46 / 48 | -28.4 | 1-8 | -19.7 | 104–281 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2007 | 4A | #37 / 48 | -13.3 | 1-8 | -14.9 | 82–216 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2006 | 4A | #19 / 48 | 4.6 | 6-3 | +14.8 | 250–117 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2005 | 4A | #36 / 48 | -5.4 | 4-5 | +5.6 | 275–225 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2004 | 4A | #30 / 48 | -2.1 | 4-5 | +9.0 | 257–176 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2003 | 4A | #33 / 48 | -8.6 | 2-7 | -12.8 | 142–257 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2002 | 4A | #23 / 48 | 4.8 | 5-4 | +3.0 | 316–289 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2001 | 4A | #33 / 48 | -7.2 | 3-6 | -6.0 | 241–295 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2000 | 4A | #30 / 48 | 14.4 | 5-4 | +5.0 | 246–201 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 1999 | 4A | #43 / 48 | -17.3 | 3-6 | -8.0 | 176–248 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1998 | 4A | #25 / 48 | 28.5 | 5-4 | +7.8 | 231–161 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1997 | 4A | #33 / 47 | 5.2 | 4-5 | -1.9 | 218–235 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1996 | 4A | #31 / 47 | 21.6 | 6-4 | +8.6 | 255–169 | 0-1 | 2 | CIML |
| 1995 | 4A | #33 / 46 | 10.8 | 3-6 | -0.6 | 239–244 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1994 | 4A | #39 / 46 | 0.7 | 5-4 | -1.3 | 186–198 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1993 | 4A | #38 / 46 | 21.6 | 4-5 | -1.6 | 128–142 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1992 | 4A | #36 / 46 | 18.9 | 4-5 | +5.9 | 182–129 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1991 | 4A | #42 / 46 | 6.0 | 2-7 | -11.2 | 103–204 | — | 1 | CIML |
| 1990 | 4A | #40 / 46 | 12.2 | 2-7 | -16.3 | 156–303 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1989 | 4A | #36 / 46 | 27.4 | 4-5 | -3.4 | 177–208 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1988 | 4A | #35 / 46 | 17.9 | 3-6 | -4.0 | 109–145 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1987 | 4A | #34 / 46 | 18.8 | 3-6 | -4.2 | 130–168 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1986 | 4A | #28 / 45 | 22.7 | 4-5 | -0.6 | 210–215 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1985 | 4A | #22 / 44 | 27.0 | 4-5 | +0.7 | 118–112 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1984 | 4A | #15 / 40 | 37.4 | 7-3 | +13.2 | 274–142 | 1-1 | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1983 | 4A | #31 / 40 | 20.1 | 0-3 | -22.0 | 19–85 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1982 | 4A | #31 / 43 | 26.4 | 0-1 | -20.0 | 14–34 | — | 1 | Des Moines Metro |
| 1981 | 4A | #30 / 41 | 16.0 | 3-5 | +1.6 | 162–149 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1980 | 4A | #28 / 41 | 23.2 | 2-4 | -7.3 | 120–164 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1979 | 4A | #35 / 40 | 19.5 | 2-5 | -9.0 | 80–143 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1978 | 4A | #29 / 40 | 18.1 | 5-3 | -1.5 | 123–135 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1977 | 4A | #26 / 40 | 31.8 | 1-3 | -6.5 | 38–64 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1976 | 4A | #28 / 34 | 22.1 | 1-2 | -8.0 | 30–54 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1975 | 4A | #31 / 34 | 20.2 | 2-3 | -11.2 | 70–126 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1974 | 4A | #20 / 34 | 26.7 | 1-2 | -25.3 | 19–95 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1973 | 4A | #27 / 34 | 25.2 | 2-1 | +2.0 | 54–48 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1972 | 4A | #38 / 42 | 9.7 | 1-2 | -17.3 | 52–104 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | -1.3 | 147–157 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +14.0 | 205–93 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | -1.8 | 40–47 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0-1 | +15.3 | 94–48 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +10.2 | 92–41 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +3.8 | 101–82 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +16.0 | 142–30 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1-1 | +9.3 | 96–40 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1-1 | +6.0 | 75–33 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | +6.0 | 68–38 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +2.9 | 125–105 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +11.9 | 133–50 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +5.3 | 128–91 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +16.8 | 117–33 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 6-0 | +26.8 | 182–21 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +12.5 | 154–54 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +3.7 | 125–99 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +15.5 | 214–90 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0 | +23.3 | 230–44 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1 | +25.5 | 121–19 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1 | +17.3 | 114–45 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +11.0 | 187–99 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2-1 | -6.0 | 53–77 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +5.0 | 143–103 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | +4.5 | 35–26 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +24.6 | 130–7 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1-1 | -16.0 | 6–38 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | -8.6 | 57–100 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -10.3 | 26–57 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 4-0 | +14.3 | 84–27 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1-1 | +8.5 | 47–13 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | +8.2 | 114–73 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +15.7 | 62–15 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -1.0 | 34–37 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0 | +6.5 | 13–0 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +9.0 | 121–58 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2-4 | +3.0 | 96–69 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0-1 | +12.3 | 132–34 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0 | +9.5 | 19–0 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +8.5 | 88–20 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | +1.7 | 76–66 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +5.9 | 60–19 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1-1 | -5.7 | 19–36 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +4.5 | 86–50 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6-1 | -29.6 | 13–220 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +8.0 | 97–41 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0 | +20.9 | 153–7 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | +3.7 | 87–65 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -0.4 | 67–70 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -12.8 | 7–84 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.