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5A Program history · 1938–2026

WDM Valley

West Des Moines Valley2026 season →
537-267-12
All-time
.665 · 89 seasons
402-144-1
Since 1972
.736
6
State titles
2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2020
41
Playoff seasons
of 54 since 1972
64.0
Best season
1998 · #2 4A · 10-1
#11.0
Avg class rank
best #1 (2016)

Rating by season

20406019801990200020102020#1#1#1#1

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: 0-41973: 1-31974: 1-31975: 2-2-11976: 2-21977: 3-31978: 5-51979: 8-31980: 1-51981: 7-11982: 1-21983: 2-31984: 6-31985: 6-21986: 6-41987: 5-41988: 6-41989: 8-31990: 5-41991: 6-31992: 12-11993: 10-21994: 7-31995: 5-51996: 8-31997: 6-41998: 10-11999: 11-12000: 10-22001: 7-32002: 10-32003: 13-02004: 12-12005: 13-02006: 10-22007: 11-12008: 14-02009: 6-52010: 7-42011: 14-02012: 9-32013: 10-32014: 10-22015: 10-32016: 10-12017: 8-22018: 10-12019: 12-12020: 4-42021: 9-32022: 8-52023: 6-62024: 10-32025: 9-319801990200020102020

Bars are dimmer in seasons without a playoff game.

Classification

4A1972–2020
5A2021–2025
30
Longest win streak
2002–2004
7
Longest losing streak
1941–1942

Most-played opponents

OpponentGamesRecordYears
WDM Dowling8934-53-21938–2026
Indianola4630-15-11938–2026
Des Moines Lincoln4629-171942–2025
Ames4531-141942–2024
Ankeny3922-171978–2026
Des Moines Roosevelt3516-18-11942–2022
Chariton3021-8-11938–1967
Urbandale2718-91976–2026
Marshalltown2726-11991–2024
Knoxville2711-15-11938–1967
Waukee2519-62006–2026
Fort Dodge2522-31992–2017

Season by season

SeasonClassRankRatingRecordMrg/gPF–PAPlayoffsDistrictConference
20255A#3 / 3654.59-3+16.8377–1762-14CIML
20245A#5 / 3645.610-3+13.0439–2703-14CIML
20235A#7 / 3632.86-6+6.3315–2392-14CIML
20225A#6 / 3633.98-5+3.9303–2523-115A-1
20215A#6 / 3637.49-3+10.8405–2762-115A-1
2020Champ4A#5 / 4043.44-4+4.3192–1582-03CIML
20194A#1 / 4259.912-1+34.1580–1373-17CIML
20184A#3 / 4256.910-1+30.7440–1021-17CIML
20174A#2 / 4849.28-2+15.7347–1900-14CIML
20164A#1 / 4860.910-1+34.7457–751-14CIML
20154A#2 / 4655.010-3+29.0530–1533-13CIML
20144A#2 / 4655.610-2+29.2467–1172-13CIML
20134A#2 / 4854.210-3+26.2551–2113-11CIML
20124A#6 / 4743.09-3+16.5387–1892-11CIML
2011Champ4A#2 / 4753.014-0+29.6583–1685-03CIML
20104A#11 / 4716.17-4+14.1296–1411-13CIML
20094A#7 / 4819.26-5+5.5310–2501-13CIML
2008Champ4A#3 / 4828.314-0+28.4570–1725-03CIML
20074A#3 / 4825.311-1+27.8398–652-13CIML
20064A#2 / 4825.410-2+23.4439–1582-13CIML
2005Champ4A#4 / 4830.113-0+24.5483–1654-03CIML
20044A#1 / 4833.712-1+23.7459–1513-13CIML
2003Champ4A#1 / 4839.713-0+32.8566–1404-03CIML
2002Champ4A#2 / 4829.810-3+18.6430–1884-03CIML
20014A#10 / 4817.67-3+10.8247–1390-13CIML
20004A#5 / 4844.610-2+15.6342–1552-13CIML
19994A#3 / 4832.111-1+28.3489–1492-14CIML
19984A#2 / 4864.010-1+33.9479–1061-14CIML
19974A#5 / 4730.96-4+8.0241–1610-12CIML
19964A#11 / 4737.98-3+10.9275–1551-12CIML
19954A#16 / 4622.05-5-2.0130–1500-13CIML
19944A#9 / 4621.47-3+11.6282–1660-13CIML
19934A#14 / 4649.910-2+17.9369–1542-13CIML
19924A#11 / 4640.912-1+11.8355–2023-13CIML
19914A#19 / 4629.66-3+13.9254–129—1CIML
19904A#23 / 4631.15-4+5.7264–213—1DM Metropolitan
19894A#20 / 4640.98-3+10.8304–1851-11DM Metropolitan
19884A#25 / 4625.26-4+4.9203–1540-11DM Metropolitan
19874A#25 / 4625.65-4+2.7146–122—1DM Metropolitan
19864A#14 / 4532.26-4+6.5202–1371-11DM Metropolitan
19854A#12 / 4432.16-2+13.3209–103—1DM Metropolitan
19844A#20 / 4033.86-3+6.4173–115—1DM Metropolitan
19834A#16 / 4034.02-3-0.275–760-11DM Metropolitan
19824A#19 / 4331.91-2+2.056–50—1Des Moines Metro
19814A#21 / 4121.87-1+18.0215–71—1DM Metropolitan
19804A#19 / 4130.41-5-3.894–117—1DM Metropolitan
19794A#7 / 4040.88-3+17.3308–1182-11DM Metropolitan
19784A#21 / 4023.55-5+3.3188–1550-11DM Metropolitan
19774A#25 / 4032.73-3-4.765–930-11DM Metropolitan
19764A#24 / 3425.82-2-0.328–29—1DM Metropolitan
19754A#27 / 3425.72-2-1-3.862–81—1DM Metropolitan
19744A#22 / 3426.11-3-15.067–127—1DM Metropolitan
19734A#29 / 3424.31-3-9.533–71—1DM Metropolitan
19724A#34 / 4216.50-4-26.832–139—1DM Metropolitan
2026pre-class——5-3+7.1298–241———
1971pre-class——4-4-1-4.8164–207———
1970pre-class——4-4+2.8121–99———
1969pre-class——2-5-10.9127–203———
1968pre-class——3-2+7.082–47———
1967pre-class——7-1+31.1305–56———
1966pre-class——6-2-1+12.2229–119———
1965pre-class——6-3+10.2182–90———
1964pre-class——6-2-1+12.0196–88———
1963pre-class——4-2-1+2.9138–118———
1962pre-class——3-5-5.573–117———
1961pre-class——3-4-1-6.4122–173———
1960pre-class——4-4-1+4.1153–116———
1959pre-class——4-5-8.093–165———
1958pre-class——3-5-10.486–169———
1957pre-class——4-5-2.382–103———
1956pre-class——4-4+3.9115–84———
1955pre-class——2-6-1-2.378–99———
1954pre-class——7-2+12.0166–58———
1953pre-class——4-3-1+3.3123–97———
1952pre-class——2-5-7.453–105———
1951pre-class——6-2+9.6164–87———
1950pre-class——2-6-17.861–203———
1949pre-class——2-4-1-9.430–96———
1948pre-class——0-6-19.715–133———
1947pre-class——6-0+13.3111–31———
1946pre-class——5-1+14.3112–26———
1945pre-class——3-4-2.782–101———
1944pre-class——5-2+12.4134–47———
1943pre-class——5-5-0.8104–112———
1942pre-class——1-7-15.627–152———
1941pre-class——5-3-1+12.2180–70———
1940pre-class——4-1+14.685–12———
1939pre-class——3-1+9.845–6———
1938pre-class——1-5-1-6.745–92———

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