4A Program history · 1944–1981 · no longer fielding a team
Des Moines Tech
74-140-8
All-time
.351 · 38 seasons
6-38
Since 1972
.136
0
State titles
none
0
Playoff seasons
of 10 since 1972
33.2
Best season
1972 · #20 4A · 1-2
#33.1
Avg class rank
best #20 (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
4A1972–1981
9
Longest win streak
1959–1960
32
Longest losing streak
1966–1971
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines East | 27 | 3-23-1 | 1948–1981 |
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 24 | 3-20-1 | 1944–1981 |
| Des Moines Lincoln | 22 | 10-12 | 1945–1981 |
| Des Moines North | 22 | 9-12-1 | 1949–1981 |
| WDM Dowling | 16 | 2-13-1 | 1945–1981 |
| Urbandale | 13 | 1-12 | 1969–1981 |
| Indianola | 13 | 5-7-1 | 1944–1980 |
| Marshalltown | 11 | 5-6 | 1957–1967 |
| WDM Valley | 9 | 2-7 | 1952–1981 |
| Fort Dodge | 9 | 5-4 | 1948–1961 |
| Newton | 6 | 2-4 | 1962–1967 |
| Creston | 6 | 3-1-2 | 1953–1958 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 4A | #40 / 41 | -13.6 | 1-8 | -36.3 | 41–368 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1980 | 4A | #39 / 41 | 9.4 | 0-5 | -23.2 | 22–138 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1979 | 4A | #38 / 40 | 13.1 | 1-5 | -16.5 | 57–156 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1978 | 4A | #31 / 40 | 17.1 | 2-4 | +1.5 | 128–119 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1977 | 4A | #34 / 40 | 22.0 | 1-2 | -14.3 | 30–73 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1976 | 4A | #29 / 34 | 21.7 | 0-2 | -5.0 | 25–35 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1975 | 4A | #33 / 34 | 8.3 | 0-4 | -25.5 | 23–125 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1974 | 4A | #34 / 34 | -0.6 | 0-3 | -49.0 | 12–159 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1973 | 4A | #33 / 34 | 14.6 | 0-3 | -42.0 | 6–132 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1972 | 4A | #20 / 42 | 33.2 | 1-2 | -11.7 | 26–61 | — | 1 | DM Metropolitan |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7-1 | -19.6 | 61–218 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -33.4 | 20–187 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -37.8 | 51–278 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3 | -25.7 | 7–84 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -34.4 | 44–216 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -10.7 | 66–130 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | +0.3 | 100–98 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +8.1 | 125–68 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +4.7 | 120–87 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +8.3 | 157–91 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +5.5 | 123–79 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +18.9 | 204–53 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0 | +17.4 | 142–20 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -10.1 | 88–159 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -5.2 | 58–89 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5-2 | -9.9 | 53–132 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -7.4 | 99–158 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -11.9 | 50–133 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -8.7 | 83–144 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -4.6 | 132–164 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -15.7 | 64–158 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -19.0 | 39–172 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 0-4-1 | -8.6 | 51–94 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -32.6 | 0–163 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -1.7 | 13–18 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +30.4 | 177–25 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0-1 | +14.8 | 149–31 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1 | +10.3 | 54–13 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.