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5A Program history · 1891–2026

Iowa City High

Iowa City High2026 season →
729-404-16
All-time
.641 · 132 seasons
365-188
Since 1972
.660
4
State titles
1993, 1994, 1996, 2009
32
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
86.7
Best season
1993 · #1 4A · 13-0
#13.5
Avg class rank
best #1 (1993)

Rating by season

02040608019801990200020102020#1#1#1#1

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

.5001972: 5-41973: 8-11974: 6-31975: 4-51976: 3-61977: 3-61978: 2-71979: 5-41980: 3-61981: 1-81982: 4-51983: 7-21984: 7-21985: 8-11986: 7-21987: 2-61988: 9-21989: 8-31990: 6-41991: 5-41992: 10-11993: 13-01994: 11-21995: 10-21996: 13-01997: 9-41998: 9-21999: 7-32000: 10-22001: 12-12002: 4-52003: 7-32004: 9-32005: 10-12006: 8-32007: 7-32008: 10-12009: 14-02010: 13-12011: 8-32012: 4-62013: 8-32014: 2-72015: 8-42016: 8-32017: 2-72018: 2-72019: 2-72020: 2-42021: 10-22022: 6-42023: 6-32024: 6-32025: 2-719801990200020102020

Bars are dimmer in seasons without a playoff game.

Classification

4A1972–2020
5A2021–2025
27
Longest win streak
2009–2010
12
Longest losing streak
1967–1968

Most-played opponents

OpponentGamesRecordYears
Dubuque Senior8162-18-11913–2013
Iowa City West6742-251969–2026
Davenport Central6227-351898–2024
Clinton6137-23-11908–2017
CR Washington5628-281957–2016
CR Jefferson5026-241957–2022
CR Kennedy4730-171967–2024
CR Prairie3633-31982–2015
Dubuque Hempstead3523-121970–2019
Marion Linn-Mar3321-121986–2024
Bettendorf3112-191969–2026
Dubuque Wahlert2919-101978–2011

Season by season

SeasonClassRankRatingRecordMrg/gPF–PAPlayoffsDistrictConference
20255A#22 / 3626.72-7-10.8215–312—1Mississippi Valley
20245A#13 / 3634.46-3+8.6358–2810-13MVC
20235A#13 / 3628.76-3+13.0321–2040-13MVC
20225A#5 / 3636.96-4+25.7441–1840-145A-4
20215A#5 / 3639.410-2+31.3510–1342-145A-4
20204A#27 / 4010.02-4-6.0163–1991-14MVC
20194A#29 / 425.42-7-19.8157–335—4MVC
20184A#32 / 428.02-7-21.0147–336—4MVC
20174A#34 / 486.92-7-19.7178–355—7MVC
20164A#14 / 4830.78-3+8.9342–2441-17MVC
20154A#22 / 4622.28-4+0.3277–2732-16MVC
20144A#33 / 465.12-7-15.2157–294—6MVC
20134A#18 / 4823.68-3+5.5301–2411-15MVC
20124A#21 / 4722.54-6-6.2218–2800-15MVC
20114A#8 / 4745.38-3+16.5370–1891-15MVC
20104A#2 / 4733.913-1+20.7531–2414-15MVC
2009Champ4A#3 / 4827.214-0+26.7528–1545-05MVC
20084A#5 / 4823.410-1+12.4292–1561-15MVC
20074A#6 / 4821.87-3+11.3256–1430-15MVC
20064A#7 / 4817.98-3+11.6249–1211-15MVC
20054A#5 / 4824.810-1+18.3335–1341-16MVC
20044A#9 / 4815.99-3+13.8354–1892-16MVC
20034A#20 / 485.77-3+16.0256–960-16MVC
20024A#21 / 486.44-5-3.6158–190—5MVC
20014A#4 / 4821.612-1+24.2446–1313-15MVC
20004A#2 / 4853.110-2+25.7405–972-15Mississippi Valley
19994A#6 / 4822.57-3+14.6307–1610-16Mississippi Valley
19984A#3 / 4857.39-2+20.0351–1311-16Mississippi Valley
19974A#1 / 4739.19-4+16.2341–1303-13Mississippi Valley
1996Champ4A#1 / 4765.413-0+29.9540–1514-03Mississippi Valley
19954A#2 / 4646.510-2+17.8296–832-14Mississippi Valley
1994Champ4A#1 / 4642.211-2+19.2423–1744-04Mississippi Valley
1993Champ4A#1 / 4686.713-0+35.5563–1024-04Mississippi Valley
19924A#2 / 4660.110-1+24.1390–1251-14Mississippi Valley
19914A#6 / 4642.95-4+5.6169–119—1Mississippi Valley
19904A#6 / 4648.16-4+0.9144–1350-11Mississippi Valley
19894A#4 / 4656.28-3+5.5191–1311-11Mississippi Valley
19884A#6 / 4636.39-2+10.7212–941-11Mississippi Valley
19874A#23 / 4626.92-6-7.9102–165—1Mississippi Valley
19864A#11 / 4533.27-2+1.8137–1211-11Mississippi Valley
19854A#9 / 4432.78-1+13.9225–100—1Mississippi Valley
19844A#13 / 4039.27-2+8.4212–136—1Mississippi Valley
19834A#19 / 4033.17-2+7.6215–147—1Mississippi Valley
19824A#32 / 4325.84-5-1.2112–123—1Mississippi Valley
19814A#36 / 418.91-8-20.325–208—1Mississippi Valley
19804A#20 / 4128.73-6-1.986–103—1Mississippi Valley
19794A#13 / 4036.45-4+2.4126–104—1Mississippi Valley
19784A#32 / 4016.12-7-10.467–161—1Mississippi Valley
19774A#31 / 4027.23-6-9.796–183—1Mississippi Valley
19764A#21 / 3426.33-6+1.6193–179—1Mississippi Valley
19754A#18 / 3431.24-5-1.7123–138—1Mississippi Valley
19744A#11 / 3436.06-3+6.2199–143—1Mississippi Valley
19734A#5 / 3444.28-1+19.2239–66—1Mississippi Valley
19724A#15 / 4239.25-4+7.6228–160—1Mississippi Valley
2026pre-class——3-5+1.5231–219———
1971pre-class——4-5-3.0140–167———
1970pre-class——8-1+11.9216–109———
1969pre-class——4-5-1.8134–150———
1968pre-class——0-9-24.981–305———
1967pre-class——3-6-8.495–171———
1966pre-class——5-4-0.9156–164———
1965pre-class——3-6-10.895–192———
1964pre-class——6-3+6.3201–144———
1963pre-class——4-5-5.4111–160———
1962pre-class——4-5+2.1145–126———
1961pre-class——6-2+11.9169–74———
1960pre-class——8-1+25.9293–60———
1959pre-class——8-1+19.4237–62———
1958pre-class——4-5-14.199–226———
1957pre-class——4-3-2+0.4116–112———
1956pre-class——4-4-1+1.2116–105———
1955pre-class——3-6-9.693–179———
1954pre-class——6-2+8.8112–42———
1953pre-class——9-0+25.2241–14———
1952pre-class——6-2-1+6.4155–97———
1951pre-class——6-2+7.9123–60———
1950pre-class——9-0+16.1205–60———
1949pre-class——5-4-0.198–99———
1948pre-class——7-2+7.9138–67———
1947pre-class——6-3+9.8146–58———
1946pre-class——9-0+12.9175–59———
1945pre-class——7-1-1+9.4145–60———
1944pre-class——1-7-1-10.856–153———
1943pre-class——7-2+8.8111–32———
1942pre-class——7-0-1+19.8183–25———
1941pre-class——8-1+12.4177–65———
1940pre-class——5-3+5.1126–85———
1939pre-class——7-2+13.2163–44———
1938pre-class——8-1+9.3142–58———
1937pre-class——4-2-3-0.758–64———
1936pre-class——8-0+19.0164–12———
1935pre-class——7-1+16.0155–27———
1934pre-class——6-2+6.189–40———
1933pre-class——2-8-10.056–156———
1932pre-class——1-9-1-23.412–269———
1931pre-class——2-6-8.615–84———
1930pre-class——4-4+2.497–78———
1929pre-class——6-1-2+9.0136–55———
1928pre-class——6-2+3.884–54———
1927pre-class——4-2+5.765–31———
1926pre-class——5-2-1+2.684–63———
1925pre-class——3-3+0.743–39———
1924pre-class——5-2+7.9109–54———
1923pre-class——4-4+4.981–42———
1922pre-class——7-1+11.6117–24———
1921pre-class——3-4-1.645–56———
1920pre-class——5-3+15.4166–43———
1919pre-class——7-3+11.6176–60———
1918pre-class——0-3-17.313–65———
1917pre-class——8-0+27.0229–13———
1916pre-class——7-1+31.1275–26———
1915pre-class——3-6+6.9163–101———
1914pre-class——4-4+4.8123–85———
1913pre-class——5-2-1+27.6272–51———
1912pre-class——2-5-3.461–85———
1911pre-class——8-1+17.0166–13———
1910pre-class——6-1+10.382–10———
1909pre-class——5-3-1+4.779–37———
1908pre-class——4-5+2.773–49———
1907pre-class——4-3+7.989–34———
1905pre-class——3-1+7.352–23———
1904pre-class——4-0+24.096–0———
1902pre-class——1-1+2.516–11———
1900pre-class——5-1+21.7152–22———
1899pre-class——2-1+0.323–22———
1898pre-class——3-1+10.864–21———
1897pre-class——1-2-3.310–20———
1896pre-class——3-1+11.058–14———
1895pre-class——0-2-13.00–26———
1894pre-class——0-1-4.06–10———
1892pre-class——0-2-52.04–108———
1891pre-class——1-0+2.04–2———

Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.