3A Program history · 1897–2026
Knoxville
467-507-25
All-time
.480 · 128 seasons
213-274
Since 1972
.437
0
State titles
none
3
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
32.2
Best season
1975 · #6 2A · 9-0
#46.6
Avg class rank
best #6 (1975)
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
3A1977–2025
18
Longest win streak
1974–1976
11
Longest losing streak
2012–2014
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pella | 99 | 47-49-3 | 1913–2020 |
| Chariton | 96 | 49-42-5 | 1899–2019 |
| Albia | 78 | 50-26-2 | 1902–2026 |
| Winterset | 63 | 24-37-2 | 1930–2026 |
| Oskaloosa | 63 | 18-44-1 | 1899–2022 |
| Indianola | 55 | 25-27-3 | 1897–1989 |
| Centerville | 51 | 29-21-1 | 1920–2026 |
| Osceola Clarke | 40 | 36-4 | 1939–2024 |
| Grinnell | 28 | 3-25 | 1903–2019 |
| WDM Valley | 27 | 15-11-1 | 1938–1967 |
| Newton | 26 | 6-18-2 | 1913–2022 |
| Norwalk | 26 | 13-13 | 1990–2017 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3A | #33 / 36 | -22.7 | 1-8 | -30.3 | 150–423 | — | 5 | South Central |
| 2024 | 3A | #30 / 36 | -9.6 | 4-5 | -10.4 | 191–285 | — | 6 | South Central |
| 2023 | 3A | #30 / 36 | -6.0 | 2-7 | -3.6 | 209–241 | — | 6 | South Central |
| 2022 | 3A | #34 / 36 | -17.7 | 1-8 | -25.0 | 109–334 | — | 6 | 3A-6 |
| 2021 | 3A | #35 / 36 | -28.1 | 1-8 | -39.2 | 60–413 | — | 6 | 3A-6 |
| 2020 | 3A | #50 / 54 | -13.0 | 1-7 | -32.4 | 90–349 | 0-1 | 7 | South Central |
| 2019 | 3A | #46 / 54 | -1.0 | 6-3 | +6.9 | 214–152 | — | 7 | South Central |
| 2018 | 3A | #49 / 54 | -7.7 | 3-6 | -14.2 | 131–259 | — | 7 | South Central |
| 2017 | 3A | #38 / 56 | 4.8 | 5-4 | +0.1 | 229–228 | — | 6 | South Central |
| 2016 | 3A | #51 / 56 | -6.6 | 1-8 | -21.2 | 149–340 | — | 6 | South Central |
| 2015 | 3A | #34 / 56 | 7.2 | 5-4 | -0.9 | 258–266 | — | 7 | South Central |
| 2014 | 3A | #35 / 56 | 7.5 | 4-6 | +1.2 | 252–240 | 0-1 | 7 | South Central |
| 2013 | 3A | #44 / 56 | -2.9 | 0-9 | -15.0 | 128–263 | — | 8 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2012 | 3A | #33 / 56 | 10.0 | 4-5 | +1.9 | 170–153 | — | 8 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2011 | 3A | #48 / 64 | 1.1 | 2-7 | -10.8 | 170–267 | — | 8 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2010 | 3A | #57 / 64 | -3.6 | 3-6 | -13.9 | 166–291 | — | 8 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2009 | 3A | #59 / 64 | -9.9 | 2-7 | -14.7 | 138–270 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2008 | 3A | #54 / 64 | -5.0 | 3-6 | -12.6 | 117–230 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2007 | 3A | #50 / 64 | -5.9 | 4-5 | -11.8 | 104–210 | — | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2006 | 3A | #39 / 64 | 12.7 | 4-5 | -2.1 | 205–224 | — | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2005 | 3A | #27 / 64 | 15.6 | 6-3 | +10.4 | 289–195 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2004 | 3A | #41 / 64 | 11.3 | 5-4 | -1.3 | 239–251 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2003 | 3A | #32 / 64 | 13.3 | 6-3 | +6.8 | 231–170 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2002 | 3A | #42 / 64 | 7.3 | 4-5 | +1.4 | 191–178 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2001 | 3A | #41 / 64 | 12.1 | 4-4 | -3.8 | 137–167 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2000 | 3A | #51 / 64 | -3.0 | 2-7 | -10.1 | 151–242 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1999 | 3A | #49 / 64 | 5.4 | 5-4 | -0.3 | 154–157 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1998 | 3A | #44 / 64 | -1.7 | 4-5 | -1.6 | 178–192 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1997 | 3A | #55 / 64 | -6.7 | 1-8 | -21.1 | 87–277 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1996 | 3A | #37 / 64 | 4.9 | 3-6 | -9.0 | 180–261 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1995 | 3A | #38 / 64 | 8.5 | 6-3 | +0.1 | 171–170 | — | 7 | South Central |
| 1994 | 3A | #38 / 64 | 6.0 | 5-4 | +3.1 | 182–154 | — | 7 | South Central |
| 1993 | 3A | #41 / 63 | 2.2 | 5-4 | +5.6 | 173–123 | — | 7 | South Central |
| 1992 | 3A | #57 / 63 | -7.4 | 3-6 | -12.6 | 61–174 | — | 7 | South Central |
| 1991 | 3A | #59 / 63 | -5.2 | 1-8 | -21.0 | 54–243 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1990 | 3A | #31 / 74 | 14.5 | 8-3 | +4.8 | 249–196 | 1-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1989 | 3A | #54 / 73 | 4.5 | 2-7 | -10.2 | 120–212 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1988 | 3A | #65 / 72 | -5.2 | 3-6 | -13.8 | 118–242 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1987 | 3A | #56 / 70 | 0.1 | 5-4 | -10.8 | 113–210 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1986 | 3A | #50 / 71 | 7.9 | 4-5 | +3.7 | 122–89 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1985 | 3A | #55 / 74 | 5.0 | 5-4 | -4.1 | 114–151 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1984 | 3A | #57 / 71 | 5.9 | 3-6 | -9.6 | 105–191 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1983 | 3A | #42 / 75 | 13.1 | 6-3 | +3.0 | 139–112 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1982 | 3A | #81 / 86 | -3.4 | 1-8 | -8.1 | 111–184 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1981 | 3A | #78 / 89 | 1.7 | 4-5 | -1.9 | 125–142 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1980 | 3A | #57 / 93 | 9.5 | 4-5 | 0.0 | 161–161 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1979 | 3A | #53 / 82 | 9.7 | 5-4 | -0.2 | 127–129 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1978 | 3A | #57 / 90 | 4.7 | 7-2 | +5.9 | 162–109 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1977 | 3A | #55 / 89 | 6.0 | 5-4 | -1.9 | 98–115 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1976 | 2A | #42 / 401 | 17.3 | 7-2 | +10.3 | 187–94 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1975 | 2A | #6 / 401 | 32.2 | 9-0 | +37.6 | 381–43 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1974 | 2A | #26 / 402 | 24.6 | 8-1 | +28.8 | 301–42 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1973 | 2A | #92 / 400 | 12.2 | 7-2 | +12.7 | 223–109 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1972 | 3A | #56 / 81 | 7.7 | 4-5 | +0.9 | 180–172 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -24.9 | 117–316 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -8.3 | 126–201 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +4.4 | 208–168 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -5.8 | 129–181 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -9.6 | 146–232 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | -2.1 | 174–193 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | +0.7 | 123–117 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +2.1 | 118–99 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7-1 | -8.0 | 52–124 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +10.6 | 172–77 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | +1.4 | 114–101 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | -3.0 | 110–137 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -1.8 | 136–150 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5-1 | +1.4 | 143–130 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +10.6 | 145–60 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +1.8 | 113–97 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5-1 | -6.6 | 119–178 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5-1 | -8.4 | 85–152 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +20.7 | 242–56 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +5.8 | 157–105 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0-1 | +12.7 | 184–70 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +13.8 | 136–26 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | +5.0 | 183–138 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 4-6 | +5.5 | 137–82 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | +1.8 | 61–47 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +11.7 | 100–18 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +13.3 | 158–52 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +24.3 | 263–44 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +11.6 | 174–70 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +9.9 | 160–81 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | -2.6 | 99–122 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 1-8 | -20.4 | 26–210 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +4.3 | 110–71 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -2.1 | 52–67 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2-1 | +5.2 | 104–57 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3-1 | +3.5 | 85–57 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -5.7 | 51–91 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | +4.0 | 46–26 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0-2 | +6.8 | 46–19 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3-1 | -0.4 | 50–52 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -6.5 | 0–13 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 0-4 | -22.8 | 6–97 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3-1 | -1.7 | 58–68 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +6.0 | 79–37 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | -10.3 | 13–54 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +9.7 | 120–52 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 0-4 | -18.8 | 6–81 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | +1.9 | 66–53 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -4.1 | 65–98 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2-1 | +12.3 | 162–51 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -6.0 | 93–141 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1-1 | +11.3 | 150–48 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +3.6 | 96–71 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-1 | +19.8 | 203–45 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0 | +49.5 | 111–12 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | -5.8 | 57–80 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6-1 | -24.7 | 30–203 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | +1.3 | 88–83 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 4-0-1 | +13.8 | 83–14 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -13.3 | 77–197 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4 | -15.6 | 18–96 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4 | -20.2 | 5–106 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | pre-class | — | — | 1-3 | -21.8 | 13–100 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | -0.2 | 42–43 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +0.3 | 12–11 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2-1 | -0.3 | 26–27 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1 | +6.8 | 37–10 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1 | +7.3 | 47–18 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3 | -6.0 | 11–29 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 6-0 | +31.5 | 200–11 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | pre-class | — | — | 6-0 | +24.7 | 148–0 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -9.7 | 21–50 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1-1 | +6.7 | 37–17 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -8.7 | 16–42 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.