List of Iowa Barnstormers seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Iowa Barnstormers. The Barnstormers are a professional indoor football franchise of the Indoor Football League (IFL), based in Des Moines, Iowa. The team was established in 1995, and the original franchise became the New York Dragons after the 2000 season. Prior to relocating, the Barnstormers competed in ArenaBowl X and ArenaBowl XI and lost both contests. Iowa was awarded a franchise in arenafootball2 (AF2), the AFL's developmental league, assuming the history of the original franchise. The Barnstormers competed in the 2001 season, but ceased operations following that season. After a seven-year period of inactivity, the Barnstormers returned in 2008 after AF2 approved the sale of the team to new ownership.

In 2010, after the AFL resumed operations following a year-long hiatus, the Barnstormers returned to AFL competition.[1] The Barnstormers moved to the IFL for the 2015 season.

ArenaBowl/United Bowl ArenaBowl appearance Division champions Playoff berth
Season League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses
Iowa Barnstormers
1995 AFL American Central 2nd 7 5 Won Quarterfinals (Arizona) 56–52
Lost Semifinals (Orlando) 56–49
1996 AFL American Central 1st 12 2 Won Quarterfinals (St. Louis) 52–49
Won Semifinals (Albany) 62–55
Lost ArenaBowl X (Tampa Bay) 42–38
1997 AFL American Central 1st 11 3 Won Quarterfinals (San Jose) 68–59
Won Semifinals (Orlando) 52–34
Lost ArenaBowl XI (Arizona) 55–33
1998 AFL American Central 3rd 5 9
1999 AFL American Central 1st 11 3 Won Quarterfinals (Milwaukee) 66–34
Lost Semifinals (Orlando) 48–41
2000 AFL American Central 1st 9 5 Lost Quarterfinals (Nashville) 63–56
2001 AF2 American Midwest 3rd 9 7
2002 Did not play
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 AF2 American Midwest 5th 6 10
2009 AF2 American Midwest 1st 12 4 Won Conference Quarterfinals (Manchester) 70–53
Lost Conference Semifinals (Green Bay) 51–46
2010 AFL National Midwest 4th 7 9
2011 AFL National Central 5th 5 13
2012 AFL National Central 2nd 7 11
2013 AFL National Central 3rd 6 12
2014 AFL American East 4th 6 12
2015 IFL United 5th 6 8
2016 IFL United 5th 4 12
2017 IFL United 2nd 13 3 Lost Conference Semifinals (Sioux Falls) 45–24
2018 IFL 1st 11 3 Won Semifinal (Nebraska) 48–17
Won United Bowl (Sioux Falls) 42–38
2019 IFL 2nd 12 2 Lost Semifinal (Sioux Falls) 52–50
2020 IFL Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 IFL 5th 6 6 Lost First round (Duke City) 33–34
2022 IFL Eastern 4th 9 7 Lost First round (Frisco) 39–64
2023 IFL Eastern 6th 3 13
2024 IFL Eastern 7th 5 11
Total 182 170 (includes only regular season)
9 10 (includes only the postseason)
191 180 (includes both regular season and postseason)
  1. ^ "Barnstormers History". Iowa Barnstormers. Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved June 16, 2011.