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8 Program history · 1961–2026

Wayland WACO

Wayland WACO2026 season →
408-171-1
All-time
.704 · 66 seasons
284-119
Since 1972
.705
0
State titles
none
21
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
21.4
Best season
1973 · #30 2A · 4-0
#31.3
Avg class rank
best #2 (1979)

Lineage

Programs folded into Wayland WACO
Including predecessors
461-196-5
.700 · since 1921 · 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

-40-200201980199020002010

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: 4-11973: 4-01974: 9-01975: 4-11976: 3-21977: 7-21978: 7-21979: 9-11980: 8-11981: 6-31982: 3-51983: 2-71984: 7-21985: 6-31986: 7-11987: 8-11988: 8-11989: 3-51990: 7-41991: 7-31992: 7-21993: 6-31994: 6-31995: 6-31996: 8-21997: 8-21998: 8-21999: 4-52000: 8-22001: 5-42002: 7-22003: 7-22004: 10-22005: 8-22006: 9-22007: 11-12008: 5-52009: 8-42010: 12-12011: 7-32012: 6-42013: 5-42014: 1-82015: 3-61980199020002010

Bars are dimmer in seasons without a playoff game.

Classification

1A1972
2A1973–1977
1A1978–1979
2A1980
1A1981–1987
A1988–1989
2A1990
A1991–2001
1A2002–2003
A2004–2015
82016–2025
20
Longest win streak
1966–1968
6
Longest losing streak
2014–2015

Most-played opponents

OpponentGamesRecordYears
Winfield-Mt Union4232-101961–2026
Eldon Cardinal2925-41963–2015
Packwood Pekin2910-191963–2015
New London2816-121981–2024
English Valleys2721-61992–2026
Farmington Harmony2723-41963–2001
Victor HLV2620-61992–2026
Thornburg Tri-County2319-41971–2022
Lone Tree2112-91962–2022
Keosauqua Van Buren2116-4-11963–2015
Danville1915-41961–2015
WB-Notre Dame1913-61972–2007

Season by season

SeasonClassRankRatingRecordMrg/gPF–PAPlayoffsDistrictConference
20258——3-6-6.0287–3410-15SEISC
20248——8-2+14.3458–3151-16SEISC
20238——7-2+24.9388–1641-16SEISC
20228——13-1+29.9634–2154-168-6
20218——10-1+25.5457–1762-168-6
20208——2-5-19.9147–2860-14SEISC
20198——3-5+0.8396–390—4SEISC
20188——6-3+5.6355–305—4SEISC
20178——4-6-2.4453–477—4SEISC
20168——3-5-6.5331–383—4SEISC
2015A#46 / 62-34.23-6-8.9256–336—6SEISC
2014A#53 / 62-36.91-8-18.2192–356—6SEISC
2013A#38 / 63-23.55-4+5.3239–1910-15SEISC
2012A#35 / 63-17.36-4+11.3312–1990-15SEISC
2011A#16 / 50-10.07-3+16.8383–2150-15SEI Super-North
2010A#7 / 514.912-1+28.5481–1113-15SEI Super-North
2009A#24 / 58-10.88-4+9.7305–1892-15SEI Super-North
2008A#33 / 58-11.55-5-1.2254–2660-15SEI Super-North
2007A#23 / 68-0.411-1+23.4434–1531-17SEI Super
2006A#7 / 689.89-2+24.5381–1120-17SEI Super
2005A#10 / 7715.78-2+23.1391–1600-15SEI Super
2004A#16 / 775.310-2+16.3358–1631-15SEI Super
20031A#28 / 712.57-2+24.2326–108—6SEI Super
20021A#33 / 72-0.57-2+20.3257–74—6SEI Super
2001A#37 / 82-10.65-4+2.4242–220—6SEI Super
2000A#16 / 822.18-2+10.7293–1860-16SEI Super
1999A#26 / 80-1.74-5-1.0184–193—7SEI Super
1998A#9 / 8213.18-2+19.1270–790-17SEI Super
1997A#39 / 862.28-2+14.4256–1120-17SEI Super
1996A#29 / 86-4.48-2+15.7264–1070-17SEI Super
1995A#16 / 83-1.76-3+13.6251–129—8SEI Super
1994A#31 / 83-6.16-3+5.9212–159—8SEI Super
1993A#28 / 86-6.16-3+10.9266–168—10SEI Super
1992A#22 / 91-3.17-2+8.7217–139—10SEI Super
1991A#24 / 95-3.47-3+14.3311–1680-11SEI Super
19902A#52 / 78-9.77-4+9.2267–1661-11Deerwood
1989A#46 / 82-20.03-5-8.399–165—1Deerwood
1988A#15 / 893.98-1+23.2276–670-11Deerwood
19871A#5 / 10315.98-1+31.8383–970-11Deerwood
19861A#33 / 1112.07-1+26.3271–610-11Deerwood
19851A#47 / 1150.16-3+9.2133–50—1Deerwood
19841A#22 / 1146.97-2+22.9284–78—1Deerwood
19831A#105 / 115-24.12-7-16.370–217—1Deerwood
19821A#61 / 105-10.53-5-4.8116–154—1Deerwood
19811A#27 / 1934.76-3+20.3273–90—1Deerwood
19802A#9 / 12617.48-1+31.3365–83—1Blackhawk
19791A#2 / 14719.89-1+30.0374–740-11Blackhawk
19781A#4 / 14916.57-2+31.1359–79—1Blackhawk
19772A#29 / 1359.57-2+14.8217–84—1Blackhawk
19762A#107 / 4018.93-2+16.4122–40—1Iowa
19752A#94 / 40110.04-1+20.8143–39—1Iowa
19742A#35 / 40220.59-0+30.6312–37—1Iowa
19732A#30 / 40021.44-0+35.3190–49—1Iowa
19721A#8 / 20217.54-1+23.0170–550-11Blackhawk
2026pre-class——5-3+8.1320–255———
1971pre-class——8-1+49.7482–35———
1970pre-class——9-0+26.2303–67———
1969pre-class——2-2-15.558–120———
1968pre-class——4-0+22.3104–15———
1967pre-class——7-0+38.9304–32———
1966pre-class——9-0+36.9420–88———
1965pre-class——1-2-5.019–34———
1964pre-class——2-6-1-3.9122–157———
1963pre-class——7-2+8.2163–89———
1962pre-class——2-0+17.047–13———
1961pre-class——8-0+42.6407–66———

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