8 Program history · 1904–2026
Riceville
470-400-15
All-time
.540 · 110 seasons
236-107
Since 1972
.688
1
State titles
1993
10
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
24.8
Best season
1994 · #4 1A · 9-1
#41.9
Avg class rank
best #2 (1993)
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
2A1972–1979
1A1980
2A1981–1983
1A1984–1991
A1992–1993
1A1994–1999
A2000–2009
82010–2025
22
Longest win streak
1993–1994
14
Longest losing streak
1942–1944
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford | 74 | 44-28-2 | 1931–2024 |
| Saint Ansgar | 71 | 33-36-2 | 1922–2003 |
| Greene North Butler | 68 | 31-36-1 | 1926–2009 |
| Nashua-Plainfield | 60 | 30-29-1 | 1940–2003 |
| Manly Central Spring | 36 | 26-10 | 1959–2005 |
| Nora Springs-Rock Falls | 35 | 26-9 | 1959–1993 |
| Cresco | 30 | 5-25 | 1904–1959 |
| Manly | 30 | 10-18-2 | 1926–1958 |
| Nora Springs | 29 | 17-10-2 | 1923–1958 |
| Northwood-Kensett | 23 | 11-12 | 1990–2026 |
| Rockwell-Swaledale | 23 | 19-4 | 1973–2005 |
| Tripoli | 22 | 10-12 | 2000–2022 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | — | — | 6-3 | +9.2 | 382–299 | 0-1 | 2 | Iowa Star |
| 2024 | 8 | — | — | 8-2 | +29.1 | 490–199 | 1-1 | 3 | Iowa Star |
| 2023 | 8 | — | — | 6-3 | +18.8 | 333–164 | 0-1 | 3 | Iowa Star |
| 2022 | 8 | — | — | 2-7 | -31.0 | 230–509 | — | 3 | 8-3 |
| 2021 | 8 | — | — | 4-5 | -7.2 | 261–326 | — | 3 | 8-3 |
| 2020 | 8 | — | — | 2-6 | -22.5 | 198–378 | 0-1 | 2 | Iowa Star |
| 2019 | 8 | — | — | 4-5 | +3.7 | 309–276 | — | 2 | Iowa Star |
| 2018 | 8 | — | — | 3-6 | -7.7 | 234–303 | — | 2 | Iowa Star |
| 2017 | 8 | — | — | 7-2 | +11.0 | 306–207 | 0-1 | 2 | Iowa Star |
| 2016 | 8 | — | — | 6-3 | +14.4 | 358–228 | — | 2 | Iowa Star |
| 2015 | 8 | — | — | 5-4 | +10.7 | 417–321 | — | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 2014 | 8 | — | — | 1-8 | -20.4 | 174–358 | — | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 2013 | 8 | — | — | 4-5 | -5.2 | 268–315 | — | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 2012 | 8 | — | — | 5-5 | +6.6 | 351–285 | 0-1 | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 2011 | 8 | — | — | 5-5 | +3.4 | 350–316 | 0-1 | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 2010 | 8 | — | — | 3-6 | +0.4 | 237–233 | — | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 2009 | A | #37 / 58 | -24.0 | 0-9 | -25.0 | 55–280 | — | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 2008 | A | #27 / 58 | -7.8 | 5-5 | -2.2 | 121–143 | 0-1 | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 2007 | A | #48 / 68 | -16.6 | 2-7 | -20.8 | 56–243 | — | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 2006 | A | #8 / 68 | 9.1 | 7-2 | +17.9 | 230–69 | — | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 2005 | A | #9 / 77 | 17.8 | 7-3 | +30.3 | 397–94 | 0-1 | 2 | Corn Bowl |
| 2004 | A | #10 / 77 | 16.7 | 9-1 | +36.7 | 419–52 | 0-1 | 2 | Corn Bowl |
| 2003 | A | #16 / 67 | -2.6 | 6-3 | +8.7 | 251–173 | — | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 2002 | A | #17 / 67 | 5.4 | 7-2 | +18.7 | 272–104 | — | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 2001 | A | #44 / 82 | -13.7 | 3-6 | -7.8 | 136–206 | — | 4 | Corn Bowl |
| 2000 | A | #24 / 82 | -1.1 | 4-5 | +1.2 | 116–105 | — | 4 | Corn Bowl |
| 1999 | 1A | #3 / 80 | 23.2 | 9-1 | +29.7 | 364–67 | 0-1 | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 1998 | 1A | #5 / 80 | 14.7 | 9-2 | +22.9 | 333–81 | 1-1 | 3 | Corn Bowl |
| 1997 | 1A | #31 / 79 | -2.8 | 6-3 | +2.6 | 159–136 | — | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 1996 | 1A | #19 / 80 | 5.8 | 5-4 | +12.9 | 244–128 | — | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 1995 | 1A | #8 / 80 | 15.7 | 9-2 | +18.7 | 306–100 | 1-1 | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 1994 | 1A | #4 / 80 | 24.8 | 9-1 | +28.5 | 338–53 | 0-1 | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 1993Champ | A | #2 / 86 | 16.2 | 13-0 | +28.5 | 454–84 | 4-0 | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 1992 | A | #24 / 91 | -4.1 | 4-5 | +0.4 | 196–192 | — | 5 | Corn Bowl |
| 1991 | 1A | #22 / 81 | 3.9 | 5-4 | +5.1 | 198–152 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1990 | 1A | #33 / 84 | -2.1 | 7-2 | +7.0 | 157–94 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1989 | 1A | #26 / 88 | -0.6 | 5-3 | +10.0 | 162–82 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1988 | 1A | #32 / 94 | -2.2 | 4-4 | -1.6 | 159–172 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1987 | 1A | #10 / 103 | 11.9 | 8-2 | +12.4 | 252–128 | 1-1 | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1986 | 1A | #5 / 111 | 18.0 | 6-2 | +13.5 | 200–92 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1985 | 1A | #5 / 115 | 18.4 | 9-1 | +20.4 | 272–68 | 1-1 | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1984 | 1A | #20 / 114 | 8.1 | 6-2 | +11.9 | 142–47 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1983 | 2A | #29 / 98 | 10.9 | 7-1 | +15.0 | 206–86 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1982 | 2A | #34 / 100 | 9.7 | 7-2 | +14.9 | 229–95 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1981 | 2A | #42 / 110 | 5.9 | 7-2 | +8.9 | 136–56 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1980 | 1A | #12 / 177 | 11.8 | 7-1 | +15.6 | 217–92 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1979 | 2A | #39 / 168 | 9.4 | 6-2 | +10.4 | 140–57 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1978 | 2A | #56 / 158 | 5.4 | 7-1 | +13.4 | 190–83 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1977 | 2A | #38 / 135 | 7.4 | 7-1 | +16.4 | 172–41 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1976 | 2A | #207 / 401 | -1.6 | 3-5 | -0.5 | 118–122 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1975 | 2A | #277 / 401 | -12.2 | 1-7 | -8.4 | 90–157 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1974 | 2A | #227 / 402 | -5.1 | 6-2 | +2.3 | 92–74 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1973 | 2A | #113 / 400 | 9.2 | 7-1 | +17.6 | 238–97 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 1972 | 2A | #28 / 107 | 13.5 | 7-1 | +16.9 | 170–35 | — | 1 | Corn Bowl |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +28.9 | 448–217 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +13.1 | 216–111 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +10.1 | 118–47 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 6-3 | +7.0 | 166–103 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | +2.4 | 118–99 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -7.9 | 59–122 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -1.5 | 122–134 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -9.9 | 51–120 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 0-8 | -31.4 | 13–264 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 2-7 | -11.0 | 63–162 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6-2 | -9.8 | 88–176 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -15.8 | 26–152 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -5.9 | 65–106 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | -8.9 | 66–128 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | -6.6 | 91–144 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +7.0 | 112–63 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | 0.0 | 102–102 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -10.6 | 54–139 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -16.5 | 30–162 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -12.3 | 73–159 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | -5.3 | 44–81 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4-1 | -3.9 | 73–104 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -9.1 | 44–117 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -9.8 | 62–140 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7-1 | -14.9 | 18–137 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | -4.2 | 18–39 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +10.5 | 129–45 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3 | +2.8 | 50–33 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -16.0 | 27–155 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 0-7 | -42.1 | 0–295 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -16.5 | 24–156 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5-1 | -10.8 | 65–151 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2-2 | +2.0 | 65–51 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +20.0 | 216–56 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +9.0 | 153–81 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 2-4 | -2.8 | 38–55 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +7.8 | 52–13 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -17.3 | 20–141 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +9.7 | 113–45 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-1 | +7.6 | 120–67 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -15.7 | 12–106 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +0.9 | 43–37 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -8.0 | 33–97 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +4.4 | 103–68 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 8-1 | +9.9 | 122–33 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-2 | +9.8 | 143–55 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -8.4 | 40–107 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 5-3 | +4.5 | 82–46 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +25.0 | 243–43 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 4-5 | -1.2 | 83–94 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -28.7 | 30–202 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 2-0 | +33.5 | 67–0 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -0.7 | 29–31 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -17.0 | 0–17 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -6.0 | 5–11 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | -0.5 | 11–12 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.