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8 Program history · 1939–2026

Stanton-Essex

Stanton-Essex2026 season →
371-345-3
All-time
.518 · 81 seasons
142-123-1
Since 1972
.536
0
State titles
none
3
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
12.4
Best season
1981 · #5 1A · 7-2
#80.2
Avg class rank
best #5 (1981)

Lineage

Programs folded into Stanton-Essex
Including predecessors
753-787-24
.489 · since 1912 · 2 programs

The official record above follows one lineage — the school whose name carried on. Predecessors keep their own pages and records; the combined figure adds them in, dropping games they played against each other.

Rating by season

-40-20020198019902000

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: 7-21974: 2-71975: 4-51976: 2-71977: 3-61978: 2-71979: 0-91980: 7-21981: 7-21982: 5-41983: 7-21984: 10-11985: 7-21986: 5-41987: 6-31988: 3-41989: 4-21990: 6-21991: 1-81992: 4-51993: 5-41994: 5-41995: 2-71996: 3-61997: 4-51998: 8-21999: 8-1-12000: 4-42001: 6-2198019902000

Bars are dimmer in seasons without a playoff game.

Classification

1A1972
2A1973–1976
1A1977–1981
A1982–2001
82002–2025
25
Longest win streak
2007–2008
17
Longest losing streak
2023–2025

Most-played opponents

OpponentGamesRecordYears
East Mills6438-261939–2026
Tabor Fremont-Mills6427-371960–2026
Sidney5022-281961–2026
Essex5028-221960–2018
Farragut4923-261941–2009
College Springs South Page4729-181961–2010
Hamburg-Farragut Nishnabotna4619-271961–2015
Hastings Nishna Valley4320-231960–2005
New Market3321-121954–1987
Villisca1914-51988–2012
Lenox184-13-11994–2024
Anita CAM157-82006–2024

Season by season

SeasonClassRankRatingRecordMrg/gPF–PAPlayoffsDistrictConference
20258——1-8-32.1172–461—10Corner
20248——0-9-33.7210–513—10Corner
20238——3-5-12.8236–338—10Corner
20228——4-4-13.6202–311—98-9
20218——6-3+11.7370–2650-198-9
20208——4-40.0275–2751-17Corner
20198——4-5-5.0376–421—7Corner
20188——7-3+3.9434–3950-17Corner
20178——8-2+18.4458–2740-16Corner
20168——6-3+12.6326–213—6Corner
20158——6-4+18.0378–1980-18Corner
20148——3-7-3.6386–4220-18Corner
20138——3-6-16.6324–473—8Corner
20128——2-7-24.9214–438—8Corner
20118——7-3+11.8398–2801-18Corner
20108——8-3+21.0496–2651-18Corner
20098——11-1+31.9640–2572-18Corner
20088——12-1+50.1828–1773-18Corner
2007Champ8——13-0+43.1757–1974-06Corner
20068——7-3+17.2408–2360-16Corner
20058——7-1+40.1472–151—5Corner
20048——5-3+23.4370–183—5Corner
20038——10-1+29.5538–2131-13Corner
20028——7-2+24.0412–1960-13Corner
2001A#18 / 822.56-2+16.1245–116—9Corner
2000A#41 / 82-12.34-4+9.5233–157—9Corner
1999A#22 / 801.28-1-1+32.1447–1260-19Corner
1998A#34 / 82-3.58-2+25.8427–1690-19Corner
1997A#26 / 8610.34-5-5.4150–199—4Corner
1996A#58 / 86-23.93-6-14.4116–246—4Corner
1995A#66 / 83-27.62-7-11.0108–207—15Corner
1994A#42 / 83-11.45-4+2.3172–151—15Corner
1993A#30 / 86-7.15-4+6.1180–125—13Corner
1992A#78 / 91-35.04-5-7.3146–212—13Corner
1991A#86 / 95-35.61-8-22.196–295—1Corner
1990A#18 / 81-3.46-2+12.5230–130—1Corner
1989A#61 / 82-28.14-2+10.8114–49—1Corner
1988A#64 / 89-20.03-4+0.1126–125—1Corner
1987A#42 / 95-7.96-3+9.0236–155—1Corner
1986A#32 / 103-4.95-4+8.0209–137—1Corner
1985A#6 / 11012.07-2+17.9265–104—1Corner
1984A#18 / 106-1.410-1+27.5374–721-11Corner
1983A#19 / 99-5.37-2+20.1269–88—1Corner
1982A#24 / 98-0.95-4+15.6254–114—1Corner
19811A#5 / 19312.47-2+21.2247–56—1Corner
19801A#59 / 177-5.07-2+4.0177–141—1Corner
19791A#117 / 147-26.00-9-31.654–338—1Corner
19781A#55 / 149-5.22-7-2.1155–174—1Corner
19771A#75 / 171-7.83-6-8.166–139—1Corner
19762A#323 / 401-17.12-7-13.870–194—1Corner
19752A#179 / 4010.04-5+4.1120–83—1Corner
19742A#257 / 402-7.92-7-11.182–182—1Corner
19732A#371 / 400-28.17-2+1.9108–91—1Corner
19721A#180 / 202-38.75-4+0.7150–144—1Corner
2026pre-class——4-5-6.1313–368———
1971pre-class——8-1+16.2184–38———
1970pre-class——1-7-10.662–147———
1969pre-class——2-7-25.946–279———
1968pre-class——0-9-33.339–339———
1967pre-class——1-8-32.062–350———
1966pre-class——3-6-11.3111–213———
1965pre-class——2-7-26.672–311———
1964pre-class——2-7-15.6127–267———
1963pre-class——1-8-25.247–274———
1962pre-class——2-7-7.8105–175———
1961pre-class——3-6-3.692–124———
1960pre-class——2-5-1-14.370–184———
1959pre-class——3-4-1.6130–141———
1958pre-class——6-2+20.0314–154———
1957pre-class——8-0+40.5373–49———
1956pre-class——4-4-4.9147–186———
1955pre-class——0-8-20.972–239———
1954pre-class——7-0-1+21.8299–125———
1953pre-class——3-3-1.3124–132———
1949pre-class——0-7-30.668–282———
1948pre-class——0-7-48.412–351———
1947pre-class——4-3+13.7206–110———
1946pre-class——1-6-9.191–155———
1941pre-class——3-2+4.8144–120———
1940pre-class——8-0+27.4387–168———
1939pre-class——5-3+6.0231–183———

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