Iowa Barnstormers - Vital Statistics

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IOWA BARNSTORMERS

Established: 1995
City: Des Moines, Iowa
Arena: Wells Fargo Arena
Team History: Iowa Barnstormers (1995-2000; 2001; 2008-present)
League: AFL (1995-2000); af2 (2001, 2008-2009); AFL (2010-2014); IFL (2015-present)
Conference: United (2015-2017); League (2018-2021); Eastern (2022-present)
Team Colors: Black, Gold, Red, White
Playoff Appearances: AFL (5): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000; af2 (1): 2009; IFL (5): 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Division Titles: AFL (4): 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 (Central); af2 (1): 2009 (Midwest); IFL (1): 2018 (League)
Conference Championships: AFL (2): 1996, 1997 (American); IFL (1): 2018 (United*)
League Championships: IFL (1): 2018
Head Coach: Dave Mogensen
Websites: Official Website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

* Although the IFL did not have Conferences in 2018, the Barnstormers still are considered to have played in the United Conference Championship

Logo History

Primary Logo History

1995-2001


2008-2014


2015-present


Secondary Logo History

1995-2001; 2008-2012; 2020-present


2013-present



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IOWA BARNSTORMERS SEASON-BY-SEASON RESULTS

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Regular Season
1995: 7-5 (2nd in American Conference Central Division)
1996: 12-2 (1st in American Conference Central Division)
1997: 11-3 (1st in American Conference Central Division)
1998: 5-9 (3rd in American Conference Central Division)
1999: 11-3 (1st in American Conference Central Division)
2000: 9-5 (1st in American Conference Central Division)

Playoffs
1995: 1-1
- WON Quarterfinals at Arizona Rattlers (56-52)
- LOST Semifinals vs Orlando Predators (49-56)
1996: 2-1
- WON Quarterfinals vs St. Louis Stampede (52-49)
- WON Semifinals vs Albany Firebirds (62-55)
- LOST ArenaBowl X vs Tampa Bay Storm (38-42)
1997: 2-1
- WON Quarterfinals vs San Jose SaberCats (68-59)
- WON Semifinals vs Orlando Predators (52-34)
- LOST ArenaBowl XI at Arizona Rattlers (33-55)
1999: 1-1
- WON Quarterfinals vs Milwaukee Mustangs (66-34)
- LOST Semifinals vs Orlando Predators (41-48)
2000: 0-1
- LOST Quarterfinals vs Nashville Kats (56-63)

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Regular Season
2001: 9-7 (3rd in National Conference Midwest Division)
2002-2007: HIATUS
2008: 6-10 (5th in American Conference Midwest Division)
2009: 12-4 (1st in American Conference Midwest Division)

Playoffs
2009: 1-1
- WON American Conference Quarterfinals vs Manchester Wolves (70-53)
- LOST American Conference Semifinals vs Green Bay Blizzard (46-51)

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Regular Season
2010: 7-9 (4th in National Conference Midwest Division)
2011: 5-13 (5th in National Conference Central Division)
2012: 7-11 (3rd in National Conference Central Division)
2013: 6-12 (3rd in National Conference Central Division)
2014: 6-12 (4th in American Conference Eastern Division)

Playoffs
None

INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Regular Season
2015: 6-8 (3rd in United Conference)
2016: 4-12 (4th in United Conference)
2017: 13-3 (2nd in United Conference)
2018: 11-3 (1st in League Standings)
2019: 12-2 (2nd in League Standings)
2020: 0-0*
2021: 6-6 (4th in League Standings)
2022: 9-7 (4th in Eastern Conference)
2023: 3-12 (6th in Eastern Conference)
2024: 5-11 (7th in Eastern Conference)

* Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Playoffs
2017: 0-1
- LOST United Conference Championship at Sioux Falls Storm (32-66)
2018: 2-0
- WON United Semi-Final vs Nebraska Danger (48-17)
- WON 2018 United Bowl vs Sioux Falls Storm (42-38)
2019: 0-1
- LOST United Semi-Final vs Sioux Falls Storm (50-52)
2021: 0-1
- LOST First Round vs Duke City Gladiators (33-34)
2022: 0-1
- LOST First Round at Frisco Fighters (39-64)

Totals
Regular Season: 182-169
Playoffs: 9-10
Overall: 191-179

IOWA BARNSTORMERS HEAD COACHING HISTORY

John Gregory (1995-2000)
Regular Season Record: 55-27
Playoff Record: 6-5
Overall Record: 61-32
Awards: 1995 AFL Coach of the Year; 1996 AFL Coach of the Year

Art Haege (2001*)
Regular Season Record: 2-4
Playoff Record: 0-0
Overall Record: 2-4
* Fired with 10 games remaining in the regular season

Earle Bruce (2001)
Regular Season Record: 7-3
Playoff Record: 0-3
Overall Record: 7-3

John Gregory (second stint) (2008-2011*)
Regular Season Record: 27-30
Playoff Record: 1-1
Overall Record: 28-31
Awards: 2009 af2 Coach of the Year
* Resigned with 9 games remaining in the regular season
NOTE:Including his first stint from 1995-2000, Gregory's Overall Record is 89-63

J.T. Smith (2011)
Regular Season Record: 3-6
Playoff Record: 0-0
Overall Record: 3-6

Mike Hohensee (2012-2014)
Regular Season Record: 19-35
Playoff Record: 0-0
Overall Record: 19-35

Joe Brannen (2015-2016)
Regular Season Record: 10-20
Playoff Record: 0-0
Overall Record: 10-20

Dixie Wooten (2017-2019)
Regular Season Record: 36-8
Playoff Record: 2-2
Overall Record: 38-10
Awards: 2017 IFL Coach of the Year; 2018 IFL Coach of the Year

Ameer Ismail (2020*)
Regular Season Record: 0-0
Playoff Record: 0-0
Overall Record: 0-0
* Ismail was released as HC after 2020 IFL Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Les Moss (2021)
Regular Season Record: 6-6
Playoff Record: 0-1
Overall Record: 6-7

Dave Mogensen (2022-present)
Regular Season Record: 17-30
Playoff Record: 0-1
Overall Record: 17-31