4A Program history · 1892–2026
Grinnell
576-489-19
All-time
.540 · 134 seasons
327-189
Since 1972
.634
0
State titles
none
20
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
46.4
Best season
2001 · #1 3A · 11-1
#24.9
Avg class rank
best #1 (2001)
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
3A1972
2A1973–1976
3A1977–2024
4A2025
16
Longest win streak
1986–1987
16
Longest losing streak
1941–1943
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa | 107 | 60-45-2 | 1898–2026 |
| Tama South Tama | 72 | 46-25-1 | 1930–2024 |
| Newton | 69 | 29-39-1 | 1908–2026 |
| Marshalltown | 59 | 19-40 | 1896–1966 |
| Boone | 53 | 19-31-3 | 1918–2013 |
| Ames | 39 | 7-32 | 1922–1967 |
| Pella | 36 | 15-21 | 1950–2025 |
| Knoxville | 28 | 25-3 | 1903–2019 |
| Iowa City High | 28 | 14-13-1 | 1892–1960 |
| Des Moines West | 26 | 5-19-2 | 1894–1927 |
| Washington | 22 | 16-6 | 1955–2024 |
| Van Horne Benton | 22 | 14-8 | 1987–2024 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4A | #23 / 36 | 11.2 | 4-5 | -5.6 | 148–198 | — | 4 | WaMaC |
| 2024 | 3A | #19 / 36 | 16.3 | 6-3 | +8.2 | 235–161 | — | 5 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2023 | 3A | #20 / 36 | 8.0 | 6-3 | +3.7 | 229–196 | — | 5 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2022 | 3A | #27 / 36 | -2.9 | 5-5 | -14.4 | 157–301 | 0-1 | 5 | 3A-5 |
| 2021 | 3A | #15 / 36 | 15.7 | 6-4 | +2.5 | 308–283 | 0-1 | 5 | 3A-5 |
| 2020 | 3A | #13 / 54 | 26.9 | 8-3 | +15.8 | 390–216 | 3-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2019 | 3A | #27 / 54 | 12.3 | 6-3 | +15.0 | 319–184 | — | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2018 | 3A | #46 / 54 | -1.9 | 3-6 | -6.7 | 224–284 | — | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2017 | 3A | #49 / 56 | -10.6 | 1-8 | -29.6 | 63–329 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2016 | 3A | #45 / 56 | 0.3 | 1-8 | -17.2 | 194–349 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2015 | 3A | #35 / 56 | 7.2 | 4-5 | -5.2 | 238–285 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2014 | 3A | #25 / 56 | 14.7 | 4-5 | +1.9 | 199–182 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2013 | 3A | #10 / 56 | 26.4 | 8-4 | +10.5 | 444–318 | 2-1 | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2012 | 3A | #3 / 56 | 34.6 | 12-1 | +24.3 | 509–193 | 3-1 | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2011 | 3A | #11 / 64 | 26.9 | 8-3 | +11.5 | 357–231 | 1-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2010 | 3A | #9 / 64 | 29.7 | 8-3 | +10.5 | 341–225 | 1-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2009 | 3A | #13 / 64 | 22.9 | 9-2 | +21.6 | 342–104 | 1-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2008 | 3A | #22 / 64 | 16.0 | 6-4 | +3.6 | 275–239 | 0-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2007 | 3A | #8 / 64 | 25.4 | 6-3 | +11.8 | 232–126 | — | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2006 | 3A | #6 / 64 | 40.9 | 10-2 | +20.7 | 395–147 | 2-1 | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2005 | 3A | #10 / 64 | 25.9 | 10-1 | +18.1 | 374–175 | 1-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2004 | 3A | #17 / 64 | 21.3 | 6-3 | +7.7 | 243–174 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2003 | 3A | #15 / 64 | 26.8 | 5-4 | +5.8 | 199–147 | — | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2002 | 3A | #14 / 64 | 30.1 | 5-4 | +4.3 | 150–111 | — | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2001 | 3A | #1 / 64 | 46.4 | 11-1 | +30.2 | 446–84 | 2-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2000 | 3A | #4 / 64 | 35.4 | 11-1 | +33.3 | 540–140 | 2-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1999 | 3A | #15 / 64 | 23.6 | 7-3 | +8.8 | 317–229 | 0-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1998 | 3A | #3 / 64 | 31.9 | 12-1 | +24.2 | 427–112 | 3-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1997 | 3A | #3 / 64 | 33.3 | 10-1 | +29.9 | 389–60 | 1-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1996 | 3A | #17 / 64 | 20.9 | 9-2 | +14.1 | 310–155 | 1-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1995 | 3A | #41 / 64 | 7.1 | 1-8 | -16.0 | 83–227 | — | 4 | South Central |
| 1994 | 3A | #22 / 64 | 14.0 | 4-5 | +2.4 | 182–160 | — | 4 | South Central |
| 1993 | 3A | #22 / 63 | 13.3 | 6-2 | +6.6 | 189–136 | — | 5 | South Central |
| 1992 | 3A | #32 / 63 | 15.5 | 4-4 | +0.6 | 114–109 | — | 5 | South Central |
| 1991 | 3A | #14 / 63 | 23.7 | 8-2 | +13.5 | 245–110 | 0-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1990 | 3A | #6 / 74 | 30.9 | 10-2 | +20.1 | 328–87 | 2-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1989 | 3A | #16 / 73 | 22.6 | 7-2 | +15.1 | 199–63 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1988 | 3A | #28 / 72 | 14.1 | 6-3 | +8.6 | 187–110 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1987 | 3A | #8 / 70 | 27.3 | 9-1 | +20.8 | 272–64 | 1-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1986 | 3A | #27 / 71 | 16.3 | 8-2 | +6.3 | 142–79 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1985 | 3A | #21 / 74 | 18.5 | 7-2 | +14.3 | 201–72 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1984 | 3A | #41 / 71 | 13.4 | 5-3 | +5.1 | 145–104 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1983 | 3A | #41 / 75 | 13.7 | 4-5 | -5.9 | 70–123 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1982 | 3A | #14 / 86 | 26.0 | 4-4 | 0.0 | 89–89 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1981 | 3A | #21 / 89 | 19.6 | 3-3 | +2.0 | 114–102 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1980 | 3A | #13 / 93 | 28.8 | 6-3 | +7.8 | 164–94 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1979 | 3A | #29 / 82 | 19.5 | 5-4 | -0.8 | 126–133 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1978 | 3A | #42 / 90 | 10.6 | 4-5 | +1.1 | 164–154 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1977 | 3A | #50 / 89 | 8.8 | 1-7 | -14.4 | 50–165 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1976 | 2A | #22 / 401 | 22.0 | 2-2 | +3.5 | 62–48 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1975 | 2A | #43 / 401 | 17.9 | 6-3 | +6.9 | 191–129 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1974 | 2A | #64 / 402 | 13.0 | 5-4 | +1.8 | 169–153 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1973 | 2A | #129 / 400 | 6.6 | 4-5 | -3.7 | 118–151 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1972 | 3A | #72 / 81 | 0.2 | 1-7 | -17.0 | 40–176 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -2.9 | 193–216 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -5.9 | 126–179 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 0-9 | -19.4 | 42–217 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -12.5 | 100–175 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7-1 | -18.5 | 62–210 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +11.1 | 179–90 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +2.7 | 180–156 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 1-8 | -24.3 | 34–253 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 0-9 | -14.9 | 81–215 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -12.5 | 58–158 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-1 | +11.0 | 155–67 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | +3.4 | 125–94 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -9.0 | 94–175 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | -3.3 | 101–127 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | +0.3 | 143–140 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +10.8 | 152–66 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +7.1 | 230–166 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | -2.1 | 140–159 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | -7.9 | 95–166 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5-1 | -6.3 | 146–203 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -17.3 | 53–174 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -1.3 | 122–132 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -9.3 | 81–146 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -21.0 | 43–211 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -42.4 | 13–310 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -17.8 | 32–139 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -3.3 | 69–89 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4 | -16.6 | 59–142 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -6.7 | 74–121 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -38.4 | 6–275 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -19.6 | 15–152 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4 | -7.4 | 36–73 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | +6.0 | 90–54 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +5.3 | 96–59 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4-1 | -5.5 | 25–58 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6-1 | -13.9 | 50–175 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1-3 | -2.8 | 25–39 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -6.6 | 43–89 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +5.0 | 33–18 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +3.0 | 82–55 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -4.9 | 45–79 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +6.9 | 116–54 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -4.5 | 24–60 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5-1 | -8.1 | 38–103 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -5.4 | 45–83 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | +0.3 | 59–57 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | +0.9 | 31–25 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -3.5 | 68–96 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -2.3 | 73–89 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -9.9 | 33–102 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -1.4 | 92–103 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +11.7 | 107–37 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +18.4 | 157–28 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +8.3 | 101–43 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +15.7 | 61–14 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | +5.0 | 146–106 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | -11.6 | 66–170 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +20.5 | 185–21 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +11.0 | 179–80 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +11.3 | 121–31 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | +2.7 | 69–50 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | -4.1 | 47–76 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | +7.6 | 113–52 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-1 | +9.8 | 100–22 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +7.6 | 104–43 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +16.4 | 142–27 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1-1 | +2.3 | 35–26 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -7.5 | 34–94 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +9.4 | 166–91 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +0.4 | 101–97 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0-1 | +25.5 | 226–22 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +7.0 | 97–41 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -9.3 | 31–87 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | -8.4 | 33–75 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | -7.3 | 27–56 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +3.3 | 26–16 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +30.0 | 30–0 | — | — | — |
| 1895 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -7.3 | 18–40 | — | — | — |
| 1894 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +12.0 | 16–4 | — | — | — |
| 1892 | pre-class | — | — | 3-0 | +38.0 | 124–10 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.