4A Program history · 1904–2026
Pella
572-388-21
All-time
.594 · 113 seasons
418-142
Since 1972
.746
3
State titles
2014, 2015, 2016
35
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
47.4
Best season
2015 · #1 3A · 14-0
#24.6
Avg class rank
best #1 (2015)
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
3A1977–2020
4A2021–2025
42
Longest win streak
2014–2017
13
Longest losing streak
1952–1953
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 99 | 49-47-3 | 1913–2020 |
| Chariton | 68 | 42-26 | 1941–2015 |
| Oskaloosa | 48 | 35-13 | 1939–2026 |
| Winterset | 48 | 21-26-1 | 1934–2020 |
| Albia | 48 | 26-20-2 | 1905–1991 |
| Indianola | 38 | 7-30-1 | 1931–2024 |
| Grinnell | 36 | 21-15 | 1950–2025 |
| Norwalk | 36 | 31-5 | 1969–2022 |
| Osceola Clarke | 36 | 30-6 | 1941–2007 |
| Centerville | 31 | 21-10 | 1955–2011 |
| Pleasantville | 29 | 14-15 | 1904–1954 |
| Sigourney | 28 | 12-13-3 | 1928–1972 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4A | #7 / 36 | 33.2 | 11-2 | +13.0 | 304–135 | 3-1 | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2024 | 4A | #7 / 36 | 29.4 | 11-2 | +9.9 | 355–226 | 3-1 | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2023 | 4A | #10 / 36 | 23.9 | 6-4 | +9.9 | 289–190 | 0-1 | 4 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2022 | 4A | #14 / 36 | 19.3 | 3-6 | -1.7 | 205–220 | — | 4 | 4A-4 |
| 2021 | 4A | #12 / 36 | 24.5 | 4-5 | +3.3 | 218–188 | — | 4 | 4A-4 |
| 2020 | 3A | #10 / 54 | 30.6 | 6-3 | +12.4 | 211–99 | 1-1 | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2019 | 3A | #10 / 54 | 27.4 | 8-3 | +15.3 | 330–162 | 1-1 | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2018 | 3A | #7 / 54 | 36.4 | 8-2 | +24.3 | 375–132 | 0-1 | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2017 | 3A | #2 / 56 | 39.9 | 11-2 | +18.5 | 436–196 | 3-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2016Champ | 3A | #1 / 56 | 46.4 | 13-0 | +30.1 | 509–118 | 4-0 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2015Champ | 3A | #1 / 56 | 47.4 | 14-0 | +32.6 | 638–182 | 5-0 | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2014Champ | 3A | #1 / 56 | 47.3 | 14-0 | +36.7 | 619–105 | 5-0 | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2013 | 3A | #9 / 56 | 27.8 | 11-1 | +19.3 | 365–134 | 2-1 | 8 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2012 | 3A | #16 / 56 | 21.6 | 7-4 | +3.8 | 230–188 | 1-1 | 8 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2011 | 3A | #6 / 64 | 31.8 | 10-2 | +25.0 | 443–143 | 2-1 | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2010 | 3A | #3 / 64 | 39.7 | 12-1 | +30.3 | 463–69 | 3-1 | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2009 | 3A | #10 / 64 | 26.7 | 10-4 | +13.9 | 428–234 | 4-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2008 | 3A | #4 / 64 | 31.2 | 12-1 | +20.9 | 434–162 | 3-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2007 | 3A | #24 / 64 | 18.8 | 8-3 | +12.9 | 343–201 | 1-1 | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2006 | 3A | #28 / 64 | 20.0 | 5-4 | +3.6 | 241–209 | — | 7 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2005 | 3A | #31 / 64 | 13.3 | 4-5 | +0.8 | 203–196 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2004 | 3A | #22 / 64 | 18.6 | 6-4 | +1.2 | 223–211 | 0-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2003 | 3A | #7 / 64 | 31.5 | 10-2 | +20.0 | 371–131 | 2-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2002 | 3A | #12 / 64 | 32.1 | 10-1 | +28.8 | 490–173 | 1-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2001 | 3A | #18 / 64 | 25.3 | 6-3 | +12.7 | 236–122 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 2000 | 3A | #24 / 64 | 15.6 | 8-2 | +10.2 | 209–107 | 0-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1999 | 3A | #30 / 64 | 17.2 | 5-5 | +3.3 | 265–232 | 0-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1998 | 3A | #20 / 64 | 15.0 | 6-3 | +3.9 | 171–136 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1997 | 3A | #4 / 64 | 26.7 | 9-3 | +13.8 | 327–161 | 2-1 | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1996 | 3A | #12 / 64 | 23.2 | 6-3 | +11.9 | 238–131 | — | 6 | Little Hawkeye |
| 1995 | 3A | #14 / 64 | 24.2 | 8-2 | +12.3 | 250–127 | 0-1 | 7 | South Central |
| 1994 | 3A | #17 / 64 | 19.6 | 8-3 | +8.2 | 201–111 | 1-1 | 7 | South Central |
| 1993 | 3A | #11 / 63 | 20.7 | 7-2 | +13.2 | 246–127 | 0-1 | 5 | South Central |
| 1992 | 3A | #8 / 63 | 29.4 | 8-1 | +20.4 | 286–102 | 0-1 | 5 | South Central |
| 1991 | 3A | #8 / 63 | 28.0 | 10-1 | +18.1 | 304–105 | 1-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1990 | 3A | #9 / 74 | 26.1 | 9-1 | +15.4 | 235–81 | 0-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1989 | 3A | #11 / 73 | 25.7 | 7-2 | +12.8 | 242–127 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1988 | 3A | #13 / 72 | 23.4 | 7-2 | +20.2 | 264–82 | 0-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1987 | 3A | #14 / 70 | 21.6 | 7-3 | +13.4 | 228–94 | 1-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1986 | 3A | #29 / 71 | 15.9 | 6-3 | +7.2 | 109–44 | 0-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1985 | 3A | #26 / 74 | 14.8 | 6-3 | +6.3 | 189–132 | 0-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1984 | 3A | #39 / 71 | 14.0 | 6-3 | +2.8 | 145–120 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1983 | 3A | #50 / 75 | 9.2 | 3-6 | -5.8 | 89–141 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1982 | 3A | #77 / 86 | -0.3 | 2-7 | -7.9 | 85–156 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1981 | 3A | #51 / 89 | 10.6 | 6-3 | +6.3 | 153–96 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1980 | 3A | #23 / 93 | 24.1 | 8-1 | +18.0 | 232–70 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1979 | 3A | #24 / 82 | 23.0 | 10-1 | +13.8 | 238–86 | 1-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1978 | 3A | #24 / 90 | 17.3 | 9-1 | +19.6 | 293–97 | 0-1 | 1 | South Central |
| 1977 | 3A | #21 / 89 | 16.4 | 7-2 | +15.3 | 227–89 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1976 | 2A | #104 / 401 | 9.3 | 5-4 | +8.9 | 171–91 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1975 | 2A | #145 / 401 | 4.9 | 6-3 | +7.3 | 215–149 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1974 | 2A | #117 / 402 | 6.4 | 6-3 | +3.4 | 164–133 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1973 | 2A | #72 / 400 | 15.8 | 8-1 | +19.1 | 257–85 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 1972 | 3A | #62 / 81 | 4.8 | 5-4 | +2.4 | 188–166 | — | 1 | South Central |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +15.8 | 186–60 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +13.7 | 250–127 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +9.2 | 262–179 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6-1 | -13.7 | 104–227 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +6.1 | 154–105 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +7.0 | 147–91 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -19.0 | 28–180 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -17.8 | 41–183 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -12.0 | 54–150 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 0-8 | -24.3 | 40–234 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -12.9 | 67–170 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -8.6 | 83–152 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -20.5 | 25–189 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7-1 | -16.5 | 45–177 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +10.9 | 145–58 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -4.4 | 96–127 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +4.0 | 112–80 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -2.3 | 72–88 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -6.6 | 92–145 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 0-8 | -26.4 | 42–253 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -17.8 | 93–235 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -16.6 | 47–180 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -34.6 | 50–292 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -17.2 | 76–179 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -4.3 | 81–115 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6-1 | -16.3 | 19–133 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -21.2 | 14–141 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +10.9 | 113–37 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1-1 | +6.6 | 90–44 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -3.3 | 63–86 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -16.0 | 45–173 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +9.1 | 135–53 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -2.3 | 52–70 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3-2 | +0.1 | 53–52 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3-1 | +5.6 | 104–59 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | -0.2 | 94–96 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3-2 | -10.0 | 13–63 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4-1 | -10.7 | 50–125 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -2.7 | 76–95 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -10.2 | 25–86 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 0-6 | -17.5 | 12–117 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +14.4 | 144–29 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | -1.9 | 78–95 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5-1 | -11.1 | 20–98 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +7.0 | 93–44 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3-1 | +7.6 | 137–69 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | +0.9 | 71–64 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +4.9 | 83–44 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1-1 | +0.3 | 48–46 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | -7.0 | 43–85 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -8.3 | 52–110 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -9.9 | 60–139 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -13.9 | 56–181 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3 | -24.7 | 6–80 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -51.0 | 6–57 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 0-4 | -26.8 | 6–113 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -68.5 | 0–137 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 3-0 | +26.3 | 79–0 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -15.5 | 0–31 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.