5A Program history · 1896–2026
Waterloo West
425-465-26
All-time
.478 · 125 seasons
188-267
Since 1972
.413
0
State titles
none
11
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
53.8
Best season
1976 · #1 4A · 8-1
#24.5
Avg class rank
best #1 (1976)
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
4A1972–2020
5A2021–2025
11
Longest win streak
1984
15
Longest losing streak
2010–2012
Most-played opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo East | 90 | 50-37-3 | 1910–2026 |
| Cedar Falls | 84 | 31-53 | 1902–2022 |
| Mason City | 69 | 30-32-7 | 1912–2019 |
| Dubuque Senior | 66 | 36-30 | 1911–2026 |
| Fort Dodge | 63 | 32-28-3 | 1911–2026 |
| Marshalltown | 39 | 23-16 | 1902–2026 |
| Ames | 39 | 22-15-2 | 1914–1982 |
| Dubuque Hempstead | 31 | 9-22 | 1992–2026 |
| Dubuque Wahlert | 26 | 10-16 | 1984–2013 |
| CR Washington | 25 | 6-19 | 1964–2017 |
| Iowa City High | 24 | 9-15 | 1914–2013 |
| Waterloo Columbus | 23 | 17-6 | 1960–1991 |
Season by season
| Season | Class | Rank | Rating | Record | Mrg/g | PF–PA | Playoffs | District | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5A | #24 / 36 | 21.5 | 5-5 | -5.0 | 257–307 | 0-1 | 2 | Mississippi Valley |
| 2024 | 5A | #21 / 36 | 10.6 | 6-4 | -6.9 | 225–294 | 0-1 | 4 | MVC |
| 2023 | 5A | #27 / 36 | -6.7 | 4-5 | -8.1 | 181–254 | — | 4 | MVC |
| 2022 | 5A | #28 / 36 | -6.5 | 3-6 | -18.2 | 152–316 | — | 5 | 5A-5 |
| 2021 | 5A | #22 / 36 | 11.7 | 4-5 | +1.8 | 275–259 | — | 5 | 5A-5 |
| 2020 | 4A | #23 / 40 | 13.3 | 4-5 | -9.2 | 198–281 | 1-1 | 6 | MVC |
| 2019 | 4A | #25 / 42 | 13.8 | 3-6 | -5.3 | 220–268 | — | 3 | MVC |
| 2018 | 4A | #26 / 42 | 14.6 | 3-6 | -10.7 | 202–298 | — | 3 | MVC |
| 2017 | 4A | #19 / 48 | 20.7 | 5-4 | +9.7 | 272–185 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2016 | 4A | #18 / 48 | 28.1 | 8-2 | +15.5 | 344–189 | 0-1 | 5 | MVC |
| 2015 | 4A | #27 / 46 | 13.1 | 3-6 | -5.8 | 194–246 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2014 | 4A | #35 / 46 | 3.4 | 3-6 | -8.4 | 229–305 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2013 | 4A | #20 / 48 | 20.5 | 4-6 | +0.5 | 263–258 | 0-1 | 6 | MVC |
| 2012 | 4A | #28 / 47 | 17.2 | 3-7 | -6.2 | 217–279 | 0-1 | 6 | MVC |
| 2011 | 4A | #39 / 47 | 4.1 | 0-9 | -27.0 | 122–365 | — | 6 | MVC |
| 2010 | 4A | #36 / 47 | -10.9 | 2-7 | -29.0 | 120–381 | — | 6 | MVC |
| 2009 | 4A | #31 / 48 | -5.6 | 2-7 | -5.8 | 171–223 | — | 6 | MVC |
| 2008 | 4A | #16 / 48 | 6.2 | 3-6 | -5.0 | 170–215 | — | 6 | MVC |
| 2007 | 4A | #16 / 48 | 9.8 | 5-4 | +2.0 | 210–192 | — | 6 | MVC |
| 2006 | 4A | #25 / 48 | -0.8 | 3-6 | -2.9 | 168–194 | — | 6 | MVC |
| 2005 | 4A | #28 / 48 | -0.1 | 3-6 | -5.8 | 180–232 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2004 | 4A | #34 / 48 | -10.1 | 2-7 | -15.7 | 141–282 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2003 | 4A | #35 / 48 | -10.1 | 5-4 | +4.2 | 197–159 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2002 | 4A | #32 / 48 | -6.8 | 3-6 | -10.2 | 173–265 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2001 | 4A | #38 / 48 | -10.8 | 5-4 | +0.4 | 196–192 | — | 5 | MVC |
| 2000 | 4A | #33 / 48 | 12.5 | 3-6 | -15.3 | 127–265 | — | 5 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1999 | 4A | #35 / 48 | -11.1 | 1-8 | -20.7 | 117–303 | — | 6 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1998 | 4A | #36 / 48 | 23.1 | 3-6 | -15.8 | 176–318 | — | 6 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1997 | 4A | #26 / 47 | 8.4 | 1-8 | -13.2 | 142–261 | — | 3 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1996 | 4A | #19 / 47 | 32.6 | 5-4 | +2.3 | 149–128 | — | 3 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1995 | 4A | #34 / 46 | 10.7 | 1-8 | -15.9 | 59–202 | — | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1994 | 4A | #28 / 46 | 8.4 | 3-6 | -4.4 | 209–249 | — | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1993 | 4A | #24 / 46 | 43.5 | 3-6 | -8.8 | 128–207 | — | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1992 | 4A | #24 / 46 | 30.3 | 0-9 | -12.1 | 97–206 | — | 4 | Mississippi Valley |
| 1991 | 4A | #7 / 46 | 41.9 | 8-1 | +20.2 | 291–109 | 2-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1990 | 4A | #19 / 46 | 37.4 | 6-1 | +17.7 | 197–73 | 0-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1989 | 4A | #37 / 46 | 27.0 | 1-6 | -9.3 | 145–210 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1988 | 4A | #20 / 46 | 26.7 | 5-2 | +6.9 | 117–69 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1987 | 4A | #37 / 46 | 17.6 | 2-7 | -16.1 | 68–213 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1986 | 4A | #12 / 45 | 32.6 | 4-5 | +3.4 | 141–110 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1985 | 4A | #17 / 44 | 29.0 | 2-7 | -1.2 | 108–119 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1984 | 4A | #4 / 40 | 44.7 | 11-1 | +14.4 | 280–107 | 2-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1983 | 4A | #28 / 40 | 24.0 | 0-3 | -27.0 | 13–94 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1982 | 4A | #26 / 43 | 29.6 | 0-3 | -13.0 | 36–75 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1981 | 4A | #19 / 41 | 24.7 | 2-3 | -0.4 | 81–83 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1980 | 4A | #16 / 41 | 32.2 | 6-3 | +5.7 | 196–145 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1979 | 4A | #24 / 40 | 27.6 | 3-3 | -5.0 | 61–91 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1978 | 4A | #28 / 40 | 19.0 | 2-5 | -6.0 | 71–113 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1977 | 4A | #12 / 40 | 41.1 | 0-3 | -9.0 | 21–48 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1976 | 4A | #1 / 34 | 53.8 | 8-1 | +23.3 | 277–67 | 0-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1975 | 4A | #3 / 34 | 51.4 | 8-2 | +20.0 | 287–87 | 2-1 | 1 | Big Eight |
| 1974 | 4A | #29 / 34 | 20.3 | 2-4 | -3.7 | 98–120 | — | 1 | Big Nine |
| 1973 | 4A | #28 / 34 | 25.2 | 2-4 | -7.8 | 64–111 | — | 1 | Big Nine |
| 1972 | 4A | #26 / 42 | 28.9 | 5-3 | +2.0 | 111–95 | — | 1 | Big Eight |
| 2026 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -10.8 | 140–226 | — | — | — |
| 1971 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | -2.4 | 101–123 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +15.8 | 188–62 | — | — | — |
| 1969 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2-1 | +23.9 | 314–99 | — | — | — |
| 1968 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +18.4 | 255–108 | — | — | — |
| 1967 | pre-class | — | — | 1-6 | -13.7 | 87–183 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6 | -11.0 | 85–173 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | pre-class | — | — | 3-6 | -13.3 | 93–213 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3-2 | -3.6 | 85–110 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2-1 | +1.0 | 84–78 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | pre-class | — | — | 8-0-1 | +17.1 | 214–60 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +12.4 | 206–94 | — | — | — |
| 1960 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +10.0 | 150–70 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-2 | +2.4 | 160–141 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +6.6 | 209–150 | — | — | — |
| 1957 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +2.3 | 128–110 | — | — | — |
| 1956 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +2.9 | 153–130 | — | — | — |
| 1955 | pre-class | — | — | 7-0-1 | +23.0 | 262–78 | — | — | — |
| 1954 | pre-class | — | — | 7-2 | +16.6 | 259–110 | — | — | — |
| 1953 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +11.7 | 182–100 | — | — | — |
| 1952 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -7.0 | 129–185 | — | — | — |
| 1951 | pre-class | — | — | 6-2 | +12.0 | 229–133 | — | — | — |
| 1950 | pre-class | — | — | 5-4 | +10.0 | 254–164 | — | — | — |
| 1949 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1-1 | +16.3 | 238–108 | — | — | — |
| 1948 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +11.3 | 143–53 | — | — | — |
| 1947 | pre-class | — | — | 7-1 | +14.1 | 159–46 | — | — | — |
| 1946 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2-1 | +11.8 | 150–56 | — | — | — |
| 1945 | pre-class | — | — | 2-6-1 | -0.3 | 102–105 | — | — | — |
| 1944 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3 | +5.0 | 85–60 | — | — | — |
| 1943 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4 | +9.6 | 118–41 | — | — | — |
| 1942 | pre-class | — | — | 4-1 | +12.4 | 112–50 | — | — | — |
| 1941 | pre-class | — | — | 5-2 | +10.4 | 146–73 | — | — | — |
| 1940 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1-1 | +9.0 | 45–18 | — | — | — |
| 1939 | pre-class | — | — | 1-2 | -4.7 | 19–33 | — | — | — |
| 1938 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2-1 | +0.2 | 58–57 | — | — | — |
| 1937 | pre-class | — | — | 6-1 | +12.6 | 119–31 | — | — | — |
| 1936 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | +1.7 | 71–59 | — | — | — |
| 1935 | pre-class | — | — | 4-4-1 | 0.0 | 111–111 | — | — | — |
| 1934 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +7.0 | 69–27 | — | — | — |
| 1933 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | +3.4 | 57–40 | — | — | — |
| 1932 | pre-class | — | — | 1-4-1 | +11.3 | 110–42 | — | — | — |
| 1931 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +12.2 | 111–38 | — | — | — |
| 1930 | pre-class | — | — | 3-1 | +9.8 | 46–7 | — | — | — |
| 1929 | pre-class | — | — | 2-3-1 | +0.8 | 68–63 | — | — | — |
| 1928 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2-2 | +4.5 | 86–50 | — | — | — |
| 1927 | pre-class | — | — | 3-2 | +16.8 | 107–23 | — | — | — |
| 1926 | pre-class | — | — | 2-2-1 | +0.4 | 46–44 | — | — | — |
| 1925 | pre-class | — | — | 4-3 | +1.1 | 64–56 | — | — | — |
| 1924 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +14.0 | 112–28 | — | — | — |
| 1923 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +6.2 | 77–40 | — | — | — |
| 1922 | pre-class | — | — | 1-7 | -14.9 | 31–150 | — | — | — |
| 1921 | pre-class | — | — | 3-4 | -6.9 | 71–119 | — | — | — |
| 1920 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | -1.0 | 62–69 | — | — | — |
| 1919 | pre-class | — | — | 5-1 | +19.8 | 140–21 | — | — | — |
| 1918 | pre-class | — | — | 4-0 | +19.5 | 78–0 | — | — | — |
| 1917 | pre-class | — | — | 2-5 | +1.0 | 73–66 | — | — | — |
| 1916 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5 | -0.5 | 63–67 | — | — | — |
| 1915 | pre-class | — | — | 3-3-1 | +2.3 | 70–54 | — | — | — |
| 1914 | pre-class | — | — | 3-5-2 | -5.8 | 87–145 | — | — | — |
| 1913 | pre-class | — | — | 4-2 | +10.5 | 109–46 | — | — | — |
| 1912 | pre-class | — | — | 1-5 | -2.0 | 31–43 | — | — | — |
| 1911 | pre-class | — | — | 0-5 | -27.0 | 0–135 | — | — | — |
| 1910 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3 | -14.7 | 6–50 | — | — | — |
| 1909 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -6.0 | 0–6 | — | — | — |
| 1908 | pre-class | — | — | 1-1 | -10.5 | 5–26 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | pre-class | — | — | 1-0 | +10.0 | 10–0 | — | — | — |
| 1905 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -6.0 | 0–6 | — | — | — |
| 1904 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -21.0 | 0–21 | — | — | — |
| 1902 | pre-class | — | — | 0-3 | -31.0 | 0–93 | — | — | — |
| 1897 | pre-class | — | — | 0-1 | -42.0 | 0–42 | — | — | — |
| 1896 | pre-class | — | — | 0-2 | -21.0 | 0–42 | — | — | — |
Seasons marked pre-class come from the all-time archive: record and points only, no class, rank or rating.