3A Program history · 1898–2026
Independence
408-570-15
All-time
.418 · 125 seasons
197-301
Since 1972
.396
0
State titles
none
10
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
30.2
Best season
2024 · #8 3A · 8-3
#44.5
Avg class rank
best #7 (2019)
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
3A1977–1978
2A1979
3A1980–2019
2A2020
3A2021–2025
10
Longest win streak
2022
27
Longest losing streak
2007–2009
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Delaware | 111 | 52-57-2 | 1899–2026 |
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 84 | 48-34-2 | 1899–2022 |
| Oelwein | 78 | 21-55-2 | 1904–2020 |
| Marion | 64 | 22-42 | 1902–1995 |
| Anamosa | 48 | 22-25-1 | 1940–2013 |
| Maquoketa | 47 | 29-18 | 1949–2024 |
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 39 | 10-29 | 1973–2019 |
| Monticello | 38 | 12-25-1 | 1948–1986 |
| Tipton | 38 | 19-19 | 1948–1985 |
| Decorah | 30 | 3-27 | 1932–2024 |
| Cedar Falls | 29 | 8-20-1 | 1902–1950 |
| Van Horne Benton | 25 | 9-16 | 1987–2026 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3A | #11 / 36 | 23.3 | 6-4 | +11.3 | 319–206 | 0-1 | 2 | WaMaC |
| 2024 | 3A | #8 / 36 | 30.2 | 8-3 | +16.6 | 348–165 | 1-1 | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2023 | 3A | #14 / 36 | 19.2 | 7-3 | +9.5 | 285–190 | 0-1 | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2022 | 3A | #10 / 36 | 18.2 | 10-2 | +15.8 | 357–168 | 1-1 | 3 | 3A-3 |
| 2021 | 3A | #8 / 36 | 27.0 | 9-2 | +21.2 | 374–141 | 1-1 | 3 | 3A-3 |
| 2020 | 2A | #8 / 54 | 18.7 | 6-2 | +14.4 | 259–144 | 2-1 | 4 | WAMAC |
| 2019 | 3A | #7 / 54 | 29.0 | 9-1 | +26.1 | 366–105 | 0-1 | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2018 | 3A | #23 / 54 | 16.2 | 6-3 | +13.9 | 303–178 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2017 | 3A | #44 / 56 | 1.4 | 4-6 | -6.5 | 263–328 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2016 | 3A | #49 / 56 | -4.4 | 0-9 | -36.6 | 29–358 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2015 | 3A | #12 / 56 | 24.6 | 8-2 | +12.7 | 260–133 | 0-1 | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2014 | 3A | #32 / 56 | 11.2 | 6-4 | +2.9 | 183–154 | 0-1 | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2013 | 3A | #42 / 56 | -1.0 | 4-5 | +0.3 | 225–222 | — | 5 | WAMAC |
| 2012 | 3A | #50 / 56 | -14.4 | 3-6 | -21.4 | 79–272 | — | 5 | WAMAC |
| 2011 | 3A | #60 / 64 | -14.6 | 1-8 | -32.8 | 103–398 | — | 4 | WAMAC |
| 2010 | 3A | #58 / 64 | -5.6 | 1-8 | -23.1 | 124–332 | — | 4 | WAMAC |
| 2009 | 3A | #57 / 64 | -6.1 | 0-9 | -23.1 | 126–334 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2008 | 3A | #60 / 64 | -17.1 | 0-9 | -40.0 | 52–412 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2007 | 3A | #49 / 64 | -5.4 | 0-9 | -28.9 | 71–331 | — | 4 | WAMAC |
| 2006 | 3A | #38 / 64 | 13.7 | 4-5 | -4.0 | 166–202 | — | 4 | WAMAC |
| 2005 | 3A | #50 / 64 | 1.0 | 2-7 | -17.7 | 103–262 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2004 | 3A | #57 / 64 | -0.3 | 3-6 | -17.6 | 138–296 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2003 | 3A | #55 / 64 | 0.3 | 0-9 | -22.6 | 89–292 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2002 | 3A | #43 / 64 | 6.8 | 3-6 | -16.1 | 136–281 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2001 | 3A | #46 / 64 | 5.6 | 3-6 | -8.8 | 111–190 | — | 3 | WAMAC |
| 2000 | 3A | #53 / 64 | -6.8 | 2-7 | -22.4 | 53–255 | — | 3 | WaMaC |
| 1999 | 3A | #47 / 64 | 5.6 | 1-8 | -16.6 | 135–284 | — | 3 | WaMaC |
| 1998 | 3A | #32 / 64 | 5.5 | 2-7 | -10.6 | 165–260 | — | 3 | WaMaC |
| 1997 | 3A | #30 / 64 | 8.3 | 6-3 | -1.3 | 198–210 | — | 3 | WaMaC |
| 1996 | 3A | #52 / 64 | -2.9 | 2-7 | -20.1 | 114–295 | — | 3 | WaMaC |
| 1995 | 3A | #44 / 64 | 4.4 | 1-8 | -13.2 | 104–223 | — | 4 | WaMaC |
| 1994 | 3A | #57 / 64 | -6.9 | 0-9 | -21.3 | 50–242 | — | 4 | WaMaC |
| 1993 | 3A | #51 / 63 | -5.0 | 2-7 | -17.0 | 115–268 | — | 4 | WaMaC |
| 1992 | 3A | #25 / 63 | 18.0 | 4-5 | +3.9 | 138–103 | — | 4 | WaMaC |
| 1991 | 3A | #24 / 63 | 17.9 | 6-3 | +1.3 | 124–112 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1990 | 3A | #34 / 74 | 11.7 | 3-6 | -7.2 | 142–207 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1989 | 3A | #22 / 73 | 19.7 | 6-3 | +7.0 | 188–125 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1988 | 3A | #31 / 72 | 11.9 | 3-6 | -5.0 | 186–231 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1987 | 3A | #35 / 70 | 11.3 | 4-5 | -6.6 | 106–165 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1986 | 3A | #38 / 71 | 12.4 | 4-5 | -3.8 | 116–150 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1985 | 3A | #35 / 74 | 12.9 | 6-3 | +2.6 | 136–113 | 0-1 | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1984 | 3A | #60 / 71 | 3.7 | 1-8 | -13.4 | 60–181 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1983 | 3A | #71 / 75 | -3.1 | 0-9 | -22.3 | 57–258 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1982 | 3A | #62 / 86 | 6.8 | 3-6 | -5.3 | 109–157 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1981 | 3A | #50 / 89 | 11.3 | 4-5 | -3.4 | 109–140 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1980 | 3A | #74 / 93 | 2.5 | 3-6 | -11.6 | 108–212 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1979 | 2A | #30 / 168 | 11.5 | 4-5 | -4.4 | 112–152 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1978 | 3A | #65 / 90 | 2.4 | 3-6 | -9.6 | 89–175 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1977 | 3A | #87 / 89 | -10.4 | 0-9 | -29.3 | 34–298 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1976 | 2A | #175 / 401 | 1.6 | 0-9 | -16.2 | 104–250 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1975 | 2A | #21 / 401 | 24.3 | 7-2 | +11.7 | 205–100 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1974 | 2A | #44 / 402 | 18.3 | 7-2 | +5.3 | 151–103 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1973 | 2A | #88 / 400 | 12.8 | 9-0 | +15.4 | 200–61 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 1972 | 3A | #77 / 81 | -14.8 | 1-8 | -24.9 | 49–273 | — | 1 | WaMaC |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -4.9 | 163–202 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -21.3 | 60–230 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -8.9 | 91–171 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +5.0 | 154–109 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +1.6 | 176–163 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +16.6 | 238–105 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +18.8 | 238–88 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +2.7 | 86–67 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +10.1 | 139–58 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1-2 | +7.1 | 103–46 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +0.3 | 110–108 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-1 | +9.8 | 136–58 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5-1 | -17.2 | 32–135 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 0-8 | -20.6 | 19–184 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -21.9 | 56–231 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +10.0 | 146–66 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -11.9 | 89–184 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -14.5 | 62–178 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -1.9 | 91–106 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +7.1 | 162–98 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | +1.6 | 95–82 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -7.1 | 77–134 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +9.5 | 122–46 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 5-5 | +3.3 | 138–105 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -6.9 | 90–152 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +5.5 | 103–59 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 1-8 | -12.1 | 40–149 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +2.3 | 101–83 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -11.0 | 77–165 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +3.6 | 114–85 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 6-0 | +13.3 | 86–6 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -20.8 | 47–213 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -30.4 | 13–226 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -15.5 | 51–175 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6-1 | -14.6 | 50–167 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -14.6 | 30–132 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -5.0 | 31–66 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -15.7 | 25–119 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | +3.9 | 88–61 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -9.9 | 22–101 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -16.9 | 19–154 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -6.4 | 52–97 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-2 | +7.0 | 134–78 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1 | +24.0 | 102–6 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +10.1 | 109–38 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -3.1 | 63–85 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1-1 | +5.5 | 65–32 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -3.9 | 69–96 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2-3 | +2.4 | 89–72 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -7.0 | 51–107 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | -2.0 | 76–90 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -28.7 | 33–205 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -40.6 | 0–203 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +10.5 | 97–34 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | -8.3 | 13–46 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -8.0 | 60–108 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | -7.2 | 26–62 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -8.5 | 51–119 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -7.3 | 69–120 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -15.8 | 7–86 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +15.0 | 15–0 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | -13.0 | 33–85 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | -21.3 | 15–100 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -3.0 | 52–70 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | -5.8 | 22–51 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +15.1 | 169–48 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +13.4 | 142–35 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +16.4 | 144–29 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2-1 | -3.0 | 10–22 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | 0.0 | 15–15 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -6.0 | 0–6 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.