5A Program history · 1895–2026
Indianola
508-451-34
All-time
.529 · 127 seasons
236-258
Since 1972
.478
0
State titles
none
22
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
35.6
Best season
2021 · #5 4A · 9-2
#31.6
Avg class rank
best #5 (2021)
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
3A1977–1987
4A1988–2024
5A2025
34
Longest win streak
1968–1971
17
Longest losing streak
1977–1979
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankeny | 64 | 19-42-3 | 1934–2020 |
| Chariton | 64 | 35-26-3 | 1908–1974 |
| Winterset | 58 | 33-22-3 | 1908–1987 |
| Knoxville | 55 | 27-25-3 | 1897–1989 |
| WDM Valley | 46 | 15-30-1 | 1938–2026 |
| Southeast Polk | 46 | 20-26 | 1968–2017 |
| Urbandale | 43 | 15-28 | 1964–2025 |
| Osceola Clarke | 42 | 29-9-4 | 1925–1969 |
| Pella | 38 | 30-7-1 | 1931–2024 |
| Des Moines Lincoln | 37 | 18-16-3 | 1927–2026 |
| Boone | 34 | 19-14-1 | 1911–2024 |
| Newton | 30 | 6-23-1 | 1915–2026 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5A | #16 / 36 | 33.6 | 6-4 | +5.5 | 223–168 | 0-1 | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2024 | 4A | #6 / 36 | 29.6 | 5-4 | +11.0 | 255–156 | — | 5 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2023 | 4A | #8 / 36 | 26.0 | 6-4 | +10.6 | 236–130 | 0-1 | 5 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2022 | 4A | #8 / 36 | 30.6 | 7-4 | +8.7 | 325–229 | 1-1 | 5 | 4A-5 |
| 2021 | 4A | #5 / 36 | 35.6 | 9-2 | +20.5 | 401–176 | 1-1 | 5 | 4A-5 |
| 2020 | 4A | #15 / 40 | 28.8 | 4-5 | +3.6 | 239–207 | 1-1 | 3 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2019 | 4A | #15 / 42 | 29.4 | 6-4 | +12.1 | 307–186 | 0-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2018 | 4A | #15 / 42 | 29.0 | 6-4 | +5.1 | 265–214 | 0-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2017 | 4A | #20 / 48 | 20.2 | 5-4 | +3.3 | 251–221 | — | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2016 | 4A | #28 / 48 | 14.3 | 4-5 | -6.8 | 236–297 | — | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2015 | 4A | #25 / 46 | 17.1 | 5-5 | -3.8 | 268–306 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2014 | 4A | #17 / 46 | 19.3 | 5-5 | -3.8 | 235–273 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2013 | 4A | #22 / 48 | 20.3 | 6-4 | +1.0 | 246–236 | 0-1 | 1 | CIML |
| 2012 | 4A | #30 / 47 | 15.4 | 6-5 | -3.1 | 282–316 | 0-1 | 1 | CIML |
| 2011 | 4A | #23 / 47 | 23.5 | 1-6 | -18.7 | 86–217 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2010 | 4A | #29 / 47 | -1.5 | 4-6 | -4.3 | 227–270 | 0-1 | 2 | CIML |
| 2009 | 4A | #18 / 48 | 8.0 | 4-6 | -3.4 | 279–313 | 0-1 | 2 | CIML |
| 2008 | 4A | #22 / 48 | 2.6 | 5-5 | +6.1 | 285–224 | 0-1 | 2 | CIML |
| 2007 | 4A | #27 / 48 | -3.9 | 3-6 | -9.8 | 200–288 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2006 | 4A | #27 / 48 | -1.3 | 3-6 | -5.0 | 174–219 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2005 | 4A | #30 / 48 | -2.1 | 4-5 | -1.6 | 176–190 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2004 | 4A | #35 / 48 | -10.4 | 2-7 | -15.6 | 173–313 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2003 | 4A | #30 / 48 | -4.9 | 1-8 | -25.4 | 86–315 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2002 | 4A | #10 / 48 | 15.3 | 5-5 | +1.2 | 238–226 | 0-1 | 2 | CIML |
| 2001 | 4A | #14 / 48 | 8.3 | 5-4 | -0.2 | 207–209 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 2000 | 4A | #19 / 48 | 26.1 | 5-4 | +0.2 | 241–239 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1999 | 4A | #18 / 48 | 6.7 | 7-3 | +20.3 | 394–191 | 0-1 | 3 | CIML |
| 1998 | 4A | #24 / 48 | 29.8 | 7-3 | +6.2 | 278–216 | 0-1 | 3 | CIML |
| 1997 | 4A | #34 / 47 | 4.6 | 5-4 | +0.7 | 271–265 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1996 | 4A | #40 / 47 | 14.1 | 6-3 | +2.4 | 223–201 | — | 2 | CIML |
| 1995 | 4A | #38 / 46 | 8.5 | 6-3 | +2.3 | 183–162 | 0-1 | 3 | CIML |
| 1994 | 4A | #45 / 46 | -12.8 | 0-9 | -20.7 | 108–294 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1993 | 4A | #41 / 46 | 16.9 | 3-6 | -5.9 | 147–200 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1992 | 4A | #41 / 46 | 13.4 | 3-6 | -8.4 | 121–197 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1991 | 4A | #23 / 46 | 27.4 | 7-3 | +14.5 | 298–153 | 0-1 | 1 | CIML |
| 1990 | 4A | #26 / 46 | 24.0 | 5-4 | +0.1 | 184–183 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1989 | 4A | #32 / 46 | 30.8 | 7-3 | +3.7 | 207–170 | 0-1 | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1988 | 4A | #22 / 46 | 25.9 | 6-3 | +13.3 | 268–148 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1987 | 3A | #17 / 70 | 18.9 | 4-5 | +0.2 | 117–115 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1986 | 3A | #7 / 71 | 29.4 | 7-3 | +14.8 | 232–84 | 1-1 | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1985 | 3A | #34 / 74 | 12.9 | 2-7 | -6.4 | 132–190 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1984 | 3A | #34 / 71 | 16.3 | 4-5 | -2.9 | 127–153 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1983 | 3A | #38 / 75 | 13.9 | 3-6 | -9.7 | 136–223 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1982 | 3A | #37 / 86 | 14.9 | 3-4 | -3.7 | 102–128 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1981 | 3A | #79 / 89 | 1.3 | 2-5 | -13.4 | 54–148 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1980 | 3A | #61 / 93 | 8.6 | 2-6 | -16.6 | 117–250 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1979 | 3A | #65 / 82 | 1.9 | 1-7 | -18.3 | 77–223 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1978 | 3A | #77 / 90 | -3.7 | 0-8 | -19.8 | 56–214 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1977 | 3A | #35 / 89 | 12.7 | 2-7 | -8.2 | 73–147 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1976 | 2A | #60 / 401 | 14.0 | 0-3 | -20.3 | 6–67 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1975 | 2A | #31 / 401 | 21.5 | 9-1 | +8.6 | 196–110 | 0-1 | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1974 | 2A | #63 / 402 | 13.1 | 5-4 | +4.0 | 168–132 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1973 | 2A | #159 / 400 | 3.4 | 1-8 | -18.3 | 51–216 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 1972 | 3A | #10 / 81 | 31.2 | 7-2 | +15.8 | 251–109 | — | 1 | Central Iowa |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +16.9 | 286–151 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +17.3 | 239–83 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +23.6 | 246–34 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 10-0 | +38.5 | 446–61 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +36.3 | 346–19 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +8.9 | 181–101 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +31.0 | 323–44 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +19.7 | 212–35 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +27.8 | 278–28 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2-1 | +4.2 | 162–124 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +28.1 | 326–73 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1-1 | +21.3 | 259–67 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +24.6 | 259–38 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -8.7 | 132–210 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7-2 | -10.2 | 61–153 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5-3 | -7.4 | 64–131 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2-1 | +6.7 | 134–74 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +14.6 | 176–45 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | +0.6 | 129–124 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0-1 | +19.2 | 219–46 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3-1 | +0.6 | 105–100 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -12.9 | 39–155 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +4.8 | 131–88 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6-1 | -8.8 | 50–129 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1-1 | +11.0 | 151–52 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | -1.0 | 96–105 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -17.3 | 71–227 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3-1 | +5.9 | 127–80 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 1-8 | -12.4 | 26–138 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +24.0 | 211–19 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 6-0-2 | +17.3 | 164–26 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-2 | +0.6 | 96–91 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -10.7 | 20–84 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -7.0 | 25–74 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +3.8 | 89–59 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1-2 | +6.6 | 121–68 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +17.4 | 175–36 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -6.9 | 64–112 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3-2 | -5.2 | 20–51 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +0.9 | 84–77 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -5.0 | 53–83 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1-1 | +5.2 | 83–57 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -25.2 | 13–139 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -9.8 | 30–108 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2-1 | -9.0 | 25–61 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -32.6 | 0–228 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -33.4 | 6–173 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +12.4 | 133–34 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -0.8 | 53–59 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -4.0 | 75–107 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1-2 | +6.7 | 97–50 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | -1.8 | 86–95 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -4.5 | 38–65 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | -4.7 | 45–73 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1-1 | +2.7 | 36–28 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4-1 | -16.2 | 32–129 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | +6.0 | 93–63 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | +10.8 | 76–22 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -18.7 | 20–132 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +2.0 | 19–13 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2-1 | -3.5 | 27–41 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +2.3 | 34–27 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +3.7 | 75–49 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0 | +5.5 | 16–5 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 4-0 | +22.3 | 89–0 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3 | -15.3 | 5–51 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +23.3 | 82–12 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +4.2 | 38–17 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2-1 | +0.5 | 26–24 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | -9.8 | 28–67 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -18.0 | 0–18 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +28.0 | 28–0 | — | — | — |
| 1895 | 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.