5A Program history · 1894–2026
Ottumwa
590-488-20
All-time
.546 · 130 seasons
250-242
Since 1972
.508
0
State titles
none
17
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
36.0
Best season
1995 · #1 3A · 8-1
#33.0
Avg class rank
best #1 (1995)
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
4A1972
2A1973–1976
4A1977–1991
3A1992–1995
4A1996–2020
5A2021–2025
18
Longest win streak
1933–1935
19
Longest losing streak
2015–2017
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oskaloosa | 103 | 59-43-1 | 1894–2026 |
| Burlington | 84 | 33-50-1 | 1901–2022 |
| Fairfield | 84 | 46-37-1 | 1901–2022 |
| Keokuk | 69 | 49-18-2 | 1902–2024 |
| Mount Pleasant | 58 | 39-18-1 | 1914–2019 |
| Muscatine | 50 | 33-16-1 | 1921–2015 |
| Newton | 46 | 19-27 | 1947–2019 |
| Washington | 43 | 28-13-2 | 1916–1995 |
| Fort Madison | 37 | 26-8-3 | 1909–1995 |
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 30 | 19-11 | 1924–2026 |
| Des Moines East | 29 | 19-9-1 | 1905–2026 |
| Centerville | 28 | 25-3 | 1899–1993 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5A | #30 / 36 | 1.7 | 4-5 | -23.2 | 116–325 | — | 1 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2024 | 5A | #22 / 36 | 10.4 | 7-2 | +13.8 | 393–269 | — | 4 | Iowa Alliance |
| 2023 | 5A | #33 / 36 | -13.1 | 4-5 | -13.4 | 204–325 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2022 | 5A | #29 / 36 | -9.4 | 4-5 | -6.6 | 205–264 | — | 5 | 5A-5 |
| 2021 | 5A | #33 / 36 | -19.1 | 2-6 | -24.8 | 111–309 | — | 5 | 5A-5 |
| 2020 | 4A | #34 / 40 | -5.3 | 0-7 | -21.1 | 114–262 | 0-1 | 7 | CIML |
| 2019 | 4A | #34 / 42 | -5.1 | 2-7 | -21.3 | 169–361 | — | 6 | CIML |
| 2018 | 4A | #37 / 42 | -1.4 | 2-7 | -22.7 | 104–308 | — | 6 | CIML |
| 2017 | 4A | #43 / 48 | -9.6 | 0-9 | -31.6 | 93–377 | — | 8 | CIML |
| 2016 | 4A | #44 / 48 | -8.7 | 0-9 | -32.9 | 64–360 | — | 8 | CIML |
| 2015 | 4A | #30 / 46 | 5.7 | 4-5 | -8.3 | 180–255 | — | 6 | CIML |
| 2014 | 4A | #30 / 46 | 7.4 | 5-5 | -2.1 | 217–238 | 0-1 | 6 | CIML |
| 2013 | 4A | #30 / 48 | 10.1 | 3-5 | -3.1 | 164–189 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 2012 | 4A | #31 / 47 | 6.6 | 4-6 | -10.0 | 189–289 | 0-1 | 3 | CIML |
| 2011 | 4A | #32 / 47 | 12.1 | 3-7 | -9.3 | 247–340 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2010 | 4A | #32 / 47 | -4.3 | 5-5 | -0.2 | 241–243 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2009 | 4A | #12 / 48 | 11.1 | 7-3 | +14.4 | 323–179 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2008 | 4A | #28 / 48 | -3.3 | 7-4 | +3.6 | 318–278 | 1-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2007 | 4A | #29 / 48 | -4.8 | 5-4 | -2.3 | 172–193 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2006 | 4A | #16 / 48 | 5.6 | 6-4 | +9.0 | 292–202 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2005 | 4A | #17 / 48 | 5.8 | 6-3 | +15.2 | 290–153 | — | 4 | CIML |
| 2004 | 4A | #3 / 48 | 23.1 | 8-2 | +31.1 | 405–94 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2003 | 4A | #4 / 48 | 23.3 | 8-3 | +20.9 | 404–174 | 1-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2002 | 4A | #7 / 48 | 18.1 | 7-3 | +12.0 | 402–282 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2001 | 4A | #9 / 48 | 18.4 | 10-1 | +24.1 | 408–143 | 1-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 2000 | 4A | #13 / 48 | 31.8 | 8-2 | +23.8 | 381–143 | 0-1 | 4 | CIML |
| 1999 | 4A | #25 / 48 | -0.5 | 7-2 | +13.0 | 271–154 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1998 | 4A | #19 / 48 | 34.9 | 6-3 | +13.6 | 267–145 | — | 3 | CIML |
| 1997 | 4A | #15 / 47 | 18.0 | 5-4 | +8.4 | 243–167 | — | 2 | Southeast Seven |
| 1996 | 4A | #24 / 47 | 28.0 | 6-3 | +11.3 | 270–168 | — | 2 | Southeast Seven |
| 1995 | 3A | #1 / 64 | 36.0 | 8-1 | +21.9 | 296–99 | 0-1 | 6 | Southeast Seven |
| 1994 | 3A | #5 / 64 | 28.1 | 8-2 | +15.8 | 265–107 | 1-1 | 6 | Southeast Seven |
| 1993 | 3A | #3 / 63 | 28.1 | 7-3 | +18.9 | 320–131 | 0-1 | 6 | Southeast Seven |
| 1992 | 3A | #5 / 63 | 30.4 | 8-2 | +21.6 | 328–112 | 0-1 | 6 | Southeast Seven |
| 1991 | 4A | #25 / 46 | 23.1 | 7-1 | +18.3 | 243–97 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1990 | 4A | #43 / 46 | 9.2 | 3-6 | -2.0 | 152–170 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1989 | 4A | #45 / 46 | 6.6 | 0-9 | -19.3 | 136–310 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1988 | 4A | #43 / 46 | 8.1 | 1-8 | -14.8 | 134–267 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1987 | 4A | #27 / 46 | 24.3 | 7-2 | +8.1 | 218–145 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1986 | 4A | #38 / 45 | 14.9 | 3-6 | -2.7 | 150–174 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1985 | 4A | #36 / 44 | 11.1 | 2-7 | -8.0 | 88–160 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1984 | 4A | #29 / 40 | 23.7 | 4-5 | +0.6 | 131–126 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1983 | 4A | #22 / 40 | 28.7 | 5-4 | +6.0 | 209–155 | — | 1 | Southeast Seven |
| 1982 | 4A | #33 / 43 | 25.1 | 5-4 | +0.2 | 165–163 | — | 1 | Independent |
| 1981 | 4A | #28 / 41 | 17.2 | 2-7 | -8.1 | 134–207 | — | 1 | Independent |
| 1980 | 4A | #12 / 41 | 33.4 | 5-3 | +10.4 | 172–89 | — | 1 | Independent 4A |
| 1979 | 4A | #17 / 40 | 34.0 | 5-3 | +7.4 | 166–107 | — | 1 | Independent 4A |
| 1978 | 4A | #19 / 40 | 25.5 | 6-3 | +9.3 | 216–132 | — | 1 | Independent 4A |
| 1977 | 4A | #33 / 40 | 24.8 | 4-4 | +0.5 | 135–131 | — | 1 | Independent 4A |
| 1976 | 2A | #70 / 401 | 12.8 | 6-3 | +1.9 | 101–84 | — | 1 | Iowa |
| 1975 | 2A | #125 / 401 | 6.6 | 4-4 | -6.0 | 126–174 | — | 1 | Iowa |
| 1974 | 2A | #197 / 402 | -1.6 | 1-7 | -27.0 | 102–318 | — | 1 | Iowa |
| 1973 | 2A | #144 / 400 | 4.9 | 2-6 | -15.3 | 114–236 | — | 1 | Iowa |
| 1972 | 4A | #39 / 42 | 8.0 | 2-6 | -15.8 | 99–225 | — | 1 | Little Six |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -21.0 | 79–247 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -10.0 | 151–241 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | -3.8 | 136–166 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 5-5 | -1.7 | 132–149 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | +0.1 | 118–117 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -6.1 | 98–153 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 0-9 | -16.1 | 92–237 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | +6.6 | 143–84 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +7.0 | 164–108 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +18.4 | 300–134 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +7.9 | 181–110 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +22.9 | 265–59 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | -1.1 | 151–161 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | -5.0 | 107–152 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -11.6 | 133–237 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5-2 | -4.7 | 169–211 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | -5.0 | 124–169 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -14.2 | 98–226 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | -7.0 | 101–164 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2-1 | +6.1 | 127–72 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +2.4 | 154–132 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | 0.0 | 128–128 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +6.7 | 138–78 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +0.9 | 138–130 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 4-6 | -0.7 | 91–98 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +19.9 | 211–32 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +10.8 | 153–56 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0-1 | +20.0 | 206–26 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +20.3 | 242–59 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +24.2 | 250–32 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +6.4 | 128–77 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0-1 | +27.6 | 261–13 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +13.9 | 169–58 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | -2.1 | 69–88 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +11.3 | 120–18 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +5.3 | 83–46 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6-1 | -6.4 | 39–97 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +3.4 | 85–54 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0 | +26.6 | 235–22 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 9-0 | +21.3 | 204–12 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5-1 | -9.1 | 33–106 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5-1 | -9.3 | 40–114 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | -1.2 | 70–81 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +14.7 | 153–21 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -5.3 | 53–90 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -7.5 | 40–100 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -0.8 | 64–70 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +7.0 | 115–52 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -14.0 | 19–131 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +7.6 | 116–55 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3-1 | +7.9 | 169–90 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +20.4 | 204–41 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2-1 | +9.2 | 164–81 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | -3.9 | 102–137 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3 | -16.0 | 6–54 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -22.4 | 45–202 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 5-5 | -11.6 | 102–218 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -5.7 | 74–125 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +2.1 | 97–78 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | +2.0 | 46–36 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | +7.6 | 88–50 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -8.1 | 39–96 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2-1 | -4.5 | 109–136 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | +14.1 | 149–50 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +15.6 | 143–18 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +1.5 | 58–46 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +6.1 | 121–66 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +14.4 | 142–27 | — | — | — |
| 1903 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -12.0 | 6–42 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2 | -14.8 | 57–116 | — | — | — |
| 1901 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +8.0 | 114–66 | — | — | — |
| 1900 | pre-class | — | — | 3-0 | +11.3 | 39–5 | — | — | — |
| 1899 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1-1 | -3.0 | 17–23 | — | — | — |
| 1898 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +11.0 | 11–0 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -80.0 | 0–80 | — | — | — |
| 1894 | pre-class | — | — | 2-1 | +3.3 | 36–26 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.