Ames Football

Mythical State Champions (1)

State Playoff Appearances (19)
* - Lost before round of 16

Pre-Playoffs Undefeated Seasons (10)
1919, 1921, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1945, 1950, 1956, 1957

All-State Players (152)
(includes all IDPA/INA/IPSWA and Des Moines Register selections)
1912 (1st) FB - Scott Greenlee, Ames
1914 (1st) RH - Davis, Ames
1914 (2nd) G - Ricketts, Ames
1916 (1st) G - Elliot, Ames
1919 (1st) HB - Lester Hoon, Ames
1919 (2nd) G - Scoval, Ames
1919 (2nd) QB - Anderson, Ames
1921 (2nd) HB - Martin, Ames
1921 (3rd) T - Douglas, Ames
1921 (3rd) C - Howell, Ames
1930 (1st) QB - William Ash, Ames
1930 (5th) T - Woodrow Beard, Ames
1932 (3rd) C - Paul Jones, Ames
1933 (2nd/-) E - Jack Wilcox, Ames
1933 (5th/-) FB - Kenneth Batman, Ames
1933 (-/2nd) C - Paul Jones, Ames 2nd time
1934 (1st/-) G - Clyde Shugart, Ames
1934 (2nd/1st) E - James Arrasmith, Ames
1934 (6th/2nd) FB - Maurice Cox, Ames
1935 (1st/2nd) E - Hilary Ryan, Ames
1935 (2nd/-) T - Jack Smith, Ames
1935 (2nd/1st) QB - Lawrence Owens, Ames
1936 (5th/-) T - Bob Ash, Ames
1936 (5th/-) C - Richard Mason, Ames
1937 (1st/-) G - Milton Wilcox, Ames
1937 (1st/1st) HB - George Underwood, Ames
1937 (2nd/3rd) T - Bob Ash, Ames 2nd time
1938 (1st/1st) E - Bob Mulhall, Ames
1938 (5th/-) C - Cal Flagstad, Ames
1939 (4th/-) T - Burton Shoen, Ames
1939 (5th/3rd) T - Dick Bliss, Ames
1939 (-/2nd) B - Benny Ross, Ames
1940 (3rd/3rd) T - Harold Shugart, Ames
1941 (6th/-) G - Bus Caine, Ames
1941 (-/3rd) OL - Lloyd Kester, Ames
1942 (1st/1st) G - Bus Caine, Ames 2nd time
1942 (5th/3rd) QB - Jim Sutherland, Ames
1943 (4th/-) T - Don Dixson, Ames
1943 (4th/-) HB - Fritz Black, Ames
1944 (1st/1st) G - Jerry Galvin, Ames
1945 (1st/1st) G - Dale Breon, Ames
1945 (2nd/1st) QB - Max Sowers, Ames
1945 (3rd/-) FB - Al (Tubby) Ballard, Ames
1945 (6th/-) C - Rolland Knight, Ames
1946 (2nd/1st) QB - Max Sowers, Ames 2nd time
1947 (4th/-) HB - Clair Calhoun, Ames
1948 (2nd/2nd) FB - Jim Robertson, Ames
1948 (6th/-) T - William Byrus, Ames
1949 (1st/1st) T - Jim Champlin, Ames
1949 (2nd/3rd) FB - Dick Cox, Ames
1950 (1st/1st) FB - Bob Spangler, Ames
1950 (5th/-) G - Dick Harlan, Ames
1950 (5th/3rd) C - Art Barnes, Ames
1951 (1st/1st) FB - Jim Allen, Ames
1951 (5th/4th) C - Merle Hanson, Ames
1952 (2nd/1st) E - Bill Houk, Ames
1953 (1st/1st) T - Denny Rust, Ames
1954 (2nd/-) HB - Terry Rust, Ames
1954 (4th/2nd) E - Ed Mezvinsky, Ames
1955 (3rd/4th) E - Bill Stuart, Ames
1955 (5th/4th) HB - Larry Spear, Ames
1956 (1st/1st) E - Bill Stuart, Ames 2nd time
1956 (1st/1st) QB - Chuck Lamson, Ames
1956 (4th/-) T - Dave Sucher, Ames
1957 (1st/1st) G - Ben Fellows, Ames
1957 (1st/2nd) C - Larry Munson, Ames
1957 (6th/-) HB - Stan Scholl, Ames
1958 (1st/1st) C - Larry Munson, Ames 2nd time
1958 (5th/2nd) HB - Gregg Gammack, Ames
1959 (5th/3rd) FB - Mike Cox, Ames
1960 (1st/1st) FB - Mike Cox, Ames 2nd time
1960 (4th/2nd) E - Dave Agard, Ames
1961 (5th/3rd) C - Paul Townsend, Ames
1962 (-/3rd) B - Tom Landsberg, Ames
1967 (6th/2nd) E - Chris Haugen, Ames
1968 (2nd/5th) QB - Dan Craig, Ames
1969 (5th/3rd) T - Doug Fosberg, Ames
1970 (3rd/3rd) QB - Scott Milliken, Ames
1970 (7th/-) E - Rick Bowlds, Ames
1971 (4th/2nd) T - Mike Fowles, Ames
1971 (-/5th) T - Dan Spencer, Ames
1972 (4th/3rd) G - King Block, Ames
1972 (5th/4th) C - Dave Bunker, Ames
1973 (6th/-) T - Kevin Allen, Ames
1974 (2nd/-) DE - Keith Bell, Ames
1976 (4A-2nd/3rd) T - Tom Wandersee, Ames
1977 (4A-1st/2nd) DE - Steve Kendall, Ames
1977 (4A-2nd/2nd) E - Doran Geise, Ames
1978 (4A-1st/3rd) DB - Steve Allen, Ames
1981 (4A-1st/2nd) DL - Dan Carney, Ames
1982 (4A-1st/3rd) G - Chris Ford, Ames
1984 (4A-2nd/3rd) DB - Charles Vondra, Ames
1985 (4A-1st/3rd) DB - Bob Cox, Ames
1986 (4A-2nd/2nd) T - Paul Weltha, Ames
1986 (4A-2nd/2nd) QB - John Glotfelty, Ames
1986 (4A-2nd/-) LB - Joe Barry, Ames
1987 (4A-1st/1st) DB - Kurt Friedrich, Ames
1987 (4A-2nd/-) E - Duane Magee, Ames
1987 (4A--/2nd) LB - Scott Griffin, Ames
1988 (4A-1st/1st) RB - Dave Knight, Ames
1990 (4A-1st/-) E - Matt Lippman, Ames
1990 (4A--/1st) QB - Fred Hoiberg, Ames
1991 (4A-2nd/2nd) E - Alex Garn, Ames
1992 (4A-1st/1st) DL - Matt Rahfaldt, Ames
1992 (4A-2nd/2nd) RB - Tendai Muyengwa, Ames
1993 (4A-1st/1st) DL - Steve Bern, Ames
1994 (4A-1st/2nd) OL - Brian Gould, Ames
1994 (4A-3rd/-) DL - Todd Swan, Ames
1995 (4A-1st/1st) E - Dustin Avey, Ames
1995 (4A--/2nd) LB - Jamie Burrow, Ames
1996 (4A-1st/1st) LB - Jamie Burrow, Ames 2nd time
1996 (4A-2nd/-) E - Mark Charter, Ames
1996 (4A-2nd/-) DB - Jake Hanson, Ames
1996 (4A-3rd/-) RB - Aaron Greving, Ames
1996 (4A-3rd/-) DL - Andrew Hoiberg, Ames
1998 (4A-1st/2nd) OL - Nick Rahfaldt, Ames
1998 (4A-1st/1st) RB - Aaron Greving, Ames 2nd time
1998 (4A-2nd/-) LB - Justin Knapp, Ames
1998 (4A-3rd/-) OL - Nate Ginder, Ames
1999 (4A-1st/1st) DB - Andy Kohler, Ames
1999 (4A--/1st) DL - Ben Cronin, Ames
2000 (4A-1st/1st) OL - Ben Cronin, Ames 2nd time
2000 (4A--/2nd) E - Adam Brown, Ames
2005 (4A-1st/1st) QB - Austen Arnaud, Sr., Ames
2005 (4A--/3rd) OL - M.J. Kang, Jr., Ames
2005 (4A-2nd/3rd) RB - Nate Greving, Sr., Ames
2005 (4A--/3rd) LB - Daniel Kinker, Sr., Ames
2005 (4A-2nd/-) K - Tommy Strehlow, Ames
2006 (4A-2nd/2nd) OL - M.J. Kang, Sr., Ames 2nd time
2007 (4A-1st/1st) TE - Ben Cotton, Sr., Ames
2008 (4A--/2nd) LB - Spencer Cruise, Sr., Ames
2008 (4A-1st/2nd) DB - Sam Tim, Sr., Ames
2008 (4A--/3rd) OL - James Kohler, Jr., Ames
2009 (4A-1st/1st) OL - James Kohler, Sr., Ames 2nd time
2010 (4A-1st/2nd) OL - Dane Jensen, Sr., Ames
2010 (4A-1st/2nd) LB - Nate Cruise, Sr., Ames
2010 (4A--/3rd) QB - Kyle Anderson, Sr., Ames
2012 (4A-2nd/3rd) DB - Jake Mills, Sr., Ames
2013 (4A-1st/1st) TE/WR - Alex Brammer, Sr., Ames
2013 (4A-1st/1st) RB - Clifford Kwaw-Mensah, Sr., Ames
2013 (4A-1st/1st) U - Sam Straub, Sr., Ames
2013 (4A--/3rd) OL - Joe Bappe, Sr., Ames
2014 (4A--/2nd) TE/WR - Colby Shane, Jr., Ames
2014 (4A-2nd/-) LB - Hank Swalla, Ames
2015 (4A-HM/2nd) OL - Colin Newell, Jr., Ames
2015 (4A-1st/-) E - Colby Shane, Sr., Ames 2nd time
2015 (4A-1st/-) DB - Micheal Agbaje, Sr., Ames
2016 (4A-1st/2nd) OL - Colin Newell, Sr., Ames 2nd time
2016 (4A--/2nd) P - Adam Rademacher, Sr., Ames
2017 (4A--/3rd) OL - Chris Fowles, Sr., Ames
2017 (4A-HM/3rd) QB - Joe Evans, Sr., Ames
2018 (4A--/2nd) TE/WR - Will Krapfl, Sr., Ames


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