List of Iowa Barnstormers seasons

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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 appearanceDivision championsPlayoff berth
Season League ConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason results
FinishWinsLosses
Iowa Barnstormers
1995 AFLAmerican Central 2nd75Won Quarterfinals (Arizona) 56–52
Lost Semifinals (Orlando) 56–49
1996 AFLAmericanCentral1st122Won Quarterfinals (St. Louis) 52–49
Won Semifinals (Albany) 62–55
Lost ArenaBowl X (Tampa Bay) 42–38
1997 AFLAmericanCentral1st113Won Quarterfinals (San Jose) 68–59
Won Semifinals (Orlando) 52–34
Lost ArenaBowl XI (Arizona) 55–33
1998 AFLAmericanCentral3rd59
1999 AFLAmericanCentral1st113Won Quarterfinals (Milwaukee) 66–34
Lost Semifinals (Orlando) 48–41
2000 AFLAmericanCentral1st95Lost Quarterfinals (Nashville) 63–56
2001 AF2 AmericanMidwest3rd97
2002Did not play
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 AF2AmericanMidwest5th610
2009 AF2AmericanMidwest1st124Won Conference Quarterfinals (Manchester) 70–53
Lost Conference Semifinals (Green Bay) 51–46
2010 AFLNationalMidwest 4th 79
2011 AFLNationalCentral 5th 513
2012 AFLNationalCentral 2nd 711
2013 AFLNationalCentral 3rd 612
2014 AFLAmericanEast 4th 612
2015 IFL United 5th 68
2016 IFLUnited 5th 412
2017 IFLUnited 2nd 133Lost Conference Semifinals (Sioux Falls) 45–24
2018 IFL 1st 113Won Semifinal (Nebraska) 48–17
Won United Bowl (Sioux Falls) 42–38
2019 IFL2nd122Lost Semifinal (Sioux Falls) 52–50
2020 IFLSeason cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 IFL5th66Lost First round (Duke City) 33–34
2022 IFLEastern4th97Lost First round (Frisco) 39–64
2023 IFLEastern6th313
2024 IFLEastern7th511
Total182170(includes only regular season)
910(includes only the postseason)
191180(includes both regular season and postseason)

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References

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  1. "Barnstormers History". Iowa Barnstormers . Archived from the original on 2012-03-19. Retrieved June 16, 2011.