4A Program history · 1896–2026

Waterloo East

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440-513-17

All-time

.462 · 131 seasons

131-321

Since 1972

.290

State titles

none

Playoff seasons

of 54 since 1972

52.3

Best season

1972 · #3 4A · 6-2

#28.4

Avg class rank

best #1 (1986)

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

4A1972–2017

3A2018–2020

4A2021–2025

Longest win streak

1965–1971

Longest losing streak

2000–2006

Most-played opponents

Opponent	Games	Record	Years
Waterloo West	90	37-50-3	1910–2026
Cedar Falls	83	36-47	1896–2017
Fort Dodge	62	32-30	1905–2026
Dubuque Senior	61	27-32-2	1903–2013
Mason City	59	32-25-2	1914–2026
Marshalltown	47	27-19-1	1900–2026
Des Moines East	37	13-23-1	1914–1967
Dubuque Wahlert	27	8-19	1959–2020
Dubuque Hempstead	26	7-19	1992–2017
CR Jefferson	25	11-14	1957–2017
Waterloo Columbus	25	19-6	1960–1991
Charles City	24	15-9	1923–2026

Season by season

Season	Class	Rank	Rating	Record	Mrg/g	PF–PA	Playoffs	District	Conference
2025	4A	#33 / 36	-16.3	0-9	-37.7	107–446	—	2	Mississippi Valley
2024	4A	#28 / 36	-9.9	2-7	-18.4	117–283	—	2	MVC
2023	4A	#30 / 36	-18.0	2-7	-21.8	218–414	—	2	MVC
2022	4A	#31 / 36	-17.2	0-9	-31.4	87–370	—	2	4A-2
2021	4A	#30 / 36	-2.7	2-7	-18.7	132–300	—	2	4A-2
2020	3A	#45 / 54	-0.7	1-7	-29.3	134–368	0-1	3	MVC
2019	3A	#37 / 54	8.0	3-6	-0.7	203–209	—	3	MVC
2018	3A	#50 / 54	-8.4	0-9	-25.6	174–404	—	3	MVC
2017	4A	#47 / 48	-19.0	2-7	-26.2	156–392	—	5	MVC
2016	4A	#48 / 48	-27.5	0-8	-49.9	53–452	—	5	MVC
2015	4A	#46 / 46	-16.3	0-9	-38.0	78–420	—	5	MVC
2014	4A	#44 / 46	-24.6	0-9	-39.9	29–388	—	5	MVC
2013	4A	#42 / 48	-2.5	0-9	-29.6	75–341	—	6	MVC
2012	4A	#25 / 47	19.9	6-5	-1.8	279–299	1-1	6	MVC
2011	4A	#28 / 47	18.1	5-5	-4.4	226–270	0-1	6	MVC
2010	4A	#33 / 47	-4.4	3-7	-7.0	160–230	0-1	6	MVC
2009	4A	#44 / 48	-28.3	2-7	-27.3	107–353	—	6	MVC
2008	4A	#40 / 48	-15.1	0-9	-28.8	46–305	—	6	MVC
2007	4A	#33 / 48	-8.5	1-8	-21.0	120–309	—	6	MVC
2006	4A	#41 / 48	-15.0	1-8	-17.2	83–238	—	6	MVC
2005	4A	#45 / 48	-23.3	0-9	-32.0	22–310	—	5	MVC
2004	4A	#47 / 48	-32.9	0-9	-36.9	78–410	—	5	MVC
2003	4A	#48 / 48	-41.0	0-9	-33.9	69–374	—	5	MVC
2002	4A	#46 / 48	-33.1	0-9	-39.8	86–444	—	6	MVC
2001	4A	#48 / 48	-38.4	0-9	-28.0	115–367	—	6	MVC
2000	4A	#43 / 48	1.1	0-9	-30.9	73–351	—	6	Mississippi Valley
1999	4A	#24 / 48	-0.1	5-4	-5.4	155–204	—	6	Mississippi Valley
1998	4A	#27 / 48	26.0	3-6	-11.9	98–205	—	6	Mississippi Valley
1997	4A	#31 / 47	6.3	1-8	-16.6	102–251	—	3	Mississippi Valley
1996	4A	#27 / 47	26.1	2-7	-13.1	131–249	—	3	Mississippi Valley
1995	4A	#20 / 46	20.0	5-4	-4.4	145–185	—	4	Mississippi Valley
1994	4A	#29 / 46	8.2	2-7	-13.7	106–229	—	4	Mississippi Valley
1993	4A	#18 / 46	49.0	4-5	-7.4	93–160	—	4	Mississippi Valley
1992	4A	#12 / 46	40.8	3-6	+2.2	171–151	—	4	Mississippi Valley
1991	4A	#20 / 46	28.2	5-3	+4.8	147–109	0-1	1	Big Eight
1990	4A	#27 / 46	23.5	1-8	-12.6	121–234	—	1	Big Eight
1989	4A	#16 / 46	43.8	4-4	+8.1	146–81	—	1	Big Eight
1988	4A	#3 / 46	43.8	8-1	+17.9	234–73	0-1	1	Big Eight
1987	4A	#2 / 46	39.6	5-3	+9.4	180–105	0-1	1	Big Eight
1986	4A	#1 / 45	44.8	7-2	+21.2	299–108	0-1	1	Big Eight
1985	4A	#27 / 44	20.8	2-7	-9.0	85–166	—	1	Big Eight
1984	4A	#19 / 40	33.8	4-5	-2.3	113–134	—	1	Big Eight
1983	4A	#9 / 40	39.0	3-0	+17.7	88–35	—	1	Big Eight
1982	4A	#27 / 43	28.6	1-2	-7.0	41–62	—	1	Big Eight
1981	4A	#26 / 41	18.3	3-3	-6.2	71–108	—	1	Big Eight
1980	4A	#30 / 41	22.8	1-8	-14.0	67–193	—	1	Big Eight
1979	4A	#3 / 40	43.9	6-1	+11.6	160–79	1-1	1	Big Eight
1978	4A	#7 / 40	32.2	4-3	+7.4	123–71	—	1	Big Eight
1977	4A	#17 / 40	38.1	3-1	+10.3	101–60	—	1	Big Eight
1976	4A	#26 / 34	24.0	0-6	-17.5	48–153	—	1	Big Eight
1975	4A	#16 / 34	32.1	2-4	-3.0	111–129	—	1	Big Eight
1974	4A	#30 / 34	18.1	2-4	-17.7	82–188	—	1	Big Nine
1973	4A	#4 / 34	47.8	9-1	+20.2	320–118	0-1	1	Big Nine
1972	4A	#3 / 42	52.3	6-2	+19.4	218–63	—	1	Big Eight
2026	pre-class	—	—	3-6	-16.0	172–316	—	—	—
1971	pre-class	—	—	9-0	+30.8	381–104	—	—	—
1970	pre-class	—	—	9-0	+36.6	396–67	—	—	—
1969	pre-class	—	—	9-0	+46.1	500–85	—	—	—
1968	pre-class	—	—	10-0	+25.5	403–148	—	—	—
1967	pre-class	—	—	9-0	+30.0	308–38	—	—	—
1966	pre-class	—	—	10-0	+40.8	469–61	—	—	—
1965	pre-class	—	—	3-4-1	+7.6	166–105	—	—	—
1964	pre-class	—	—	6-2	+8.8	156–86	—	—	—
1963	pre-class	—	—	4-2	+8.0	119–71	—	—	—
1962	pre-class	—	—	4-5	-4.3	130–169	—	—	—
1961	pre-class	—	—	4-3-1	+3.8	192–162	—	—	—
1960	pre-class	—	—	5-4	+9.1	177–95	—	—	—
1959	pre-class	—	—	6-2-1	+8.8	185–106	—	—	—
1958	pre-class	—	—	4-5	-2.4	147–169	—	—	—
1957	pre-class	—	—	6-2	+9.4	184–109	—	—	—
1956	pre-class	—	—	7-1	+16.5	210–78	—	—	—
1955	pre-class	—	—	2-3-1	-0.8	82–87	—	—	—
1954	pre-class	—	—	5-3-1	+5.2	174–127	—	—	—
1953	pre-class	—	—	7-1	+16.0	208–80	—	—	—
1952	pre-class	—	—	4-3	-1.1	123–131	—	—	—
1951	pre-class	—	—	1-8	-24.9	51–275	—	—	—
1950	pre-class	—	—	3-5-1	-7.9	115–186	—	—	—
1949	pre-class	—	—	4-4	-3.1	82–107	—	—	—
1948	pre-class	—	—	3-6	-3.1	98–126	—	—	—
1947	pre-class	—	—	7-1	+13.6	147–38	—	—	—
1946	pre-class	—	—	5-3	+4.1	116–83	—	—	—
1945	pre-class	—	—	7-1	+17.6	205–64	—	—	—
1944	pre-class	—	—	6-2	+7.3	167–109	—	—	—
1943	pre-class	—	—	4-4	-2.3	100–118	—	—	—
1942	pre-class	—	—	5-3	+3.3	102–76	—	—	—
1941	pre-class	—	—	7-0	+16.9	173–55	—	—	—
1940	pre-class	—	—	0-1	-19.0	0–19	—	—	—
1939	pre-class	—	—	2-0	+19.0	45–7	—	—	—
1938	pre-class	—	—	1-4	-9.2	19–65	—	—	—
1937	pre-class	—	—	4-4	-1.8	70–84	—	—	—
1936	pre-class	—	—	4-1-2	+3.0	59–38	—	—	—
1935	pre-class	—	—	6-1	+17.1	147–27	—	—	—
1934	pre-class	—	—	4-0	+15.8	87–24	—	—	—
1933	pre-class	—	—	4-2-1	+6.1	67–24	—	—	—
1932	pre-class	—	—	5-1-2	+11.8	126–32	—	—	—
1931	pre-class	—	—	4-1	+15.0	81–6	—	—	—
1930	pre-class	—	—	3-3	+1.0	66–60	—	—	—
1929	pre-class	—	—	3-3	-2.7	51–67	—	—	—
1928	pre-class	—	—	4-3	+7.0	87–38	—	—	—
1927	pre-class	—	—	3-4-1	+1.6	64–51	—	—	—
1926	pre-class	—	—	3-1	+6.5	39–13	—	—	—
1925	pre-class	—	—	5-4	+4.6	105–64	—	—	—
1924	pre-class	—	—	3-5	+8.8	145–75	—	—	—
1923	pre-class	—	—	2-5	-7.6	36–89	—	—	—
1922	pre-class	—	—	5-3	+14.9	178–59	—	—	—
1921	pre-class	—	—	6-2	+20.8	206–40	—	—	—
1920	pre-class	—	—	7-1	+34.5	327–51	—	—	—
1919	pre-class	—	—	3-4	-5.4	74–112	—	—	—
1918	pre-class	—	—	1-1	+0.5	20–19	—	—	—
1917	pre-class	—	—	3-4	-15.6	58–167	—	—	—
1916	pre-class	—	—	4-2-1	+2.0	79–65	—	—	—
1915	pre-class	—	—	3-2	+0.8	66–62	—	—	—
1914	pre-class	—	—	3-1-2	+12.7	117–41	—	—	—
1913	pre-class	—	—	5-2	+9.6	111–44	—	—	—
1912	pre-class	—	—	2-2	-13.5	23–77	—	—	—
1911	pre-class	—	—	1-3	-10.5	16–58	—	—	—
1910	pre-class	—	—	1-5	-13.8	32–115	—	—	—
1909	pre-class	—	—	3-2	-1.8	49–58	—	—	—
1908	pre-class	—	—	0-1	-67.0	0–67	—	—	—
1907	pre-class	—	—	3-4	-1.7	26–38	—	—	—
1906	pre-class	—	—	1-1	+1.0	21–19	—	—	—
1905	pre-class	—	—	2-4	-1.0	51–57	—	—	—
1904	pre-class	—	—	3-3	+2.5	56–41	—	—	—
1903	pre-class	—	—	3-4	+8.6	187–127	—	—	—
1902	pre-class	—	—	3-2	+1.0	50–45	—	—	—
1901	pre-class	—	—	1-0-1	+2.5	11–6	—	—	—
1900	pre-class	—	—	1-4-1	-9.5	22–79	—	—	—
1899	pre-class	—	—	1-1	-11.5	5–28	—	—	—
1898	pre-class	—	—	1-1	-8.5	6–23	—	—	—
1897	pre-class	—	—	0-3	-32.7	0–98	—	—	—
1896	pre-class	—	—	0-2	-12.0	4–28	—	—	—

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