Football · WIAA playoff history

Southwestern

8 playoff appearances from 1981 to 2024, a 8-8 playoff record.

The WIAA’s summary line for this school reads 7 appearances and 8-7, which does not match the seasons it then lists: 8 appearances read, heading says 7; records sum to 8-8, heading says 8-7. Both are reproduced here as published; neither has been corrected.

Season by season

Southwestern WIAA football playoff appearances by year, with the division played in, the record made in the playoffs that year and how far the season went.
Year	Division	Playoff record	Finished
1981	6	0-1	—
1997	5	2-1	Won 2
2000	6	1-1	Won 1
2002	6	0-1	—
2006	6	1-1	Won 1
2007	7	4-1	State runner-up
2011	6	0-1	—
2024	5	0-1	—

State finals

The state championship games Southwestern played in.
Year	Div.	Result	Opponent	Score	Att.
2007	7	Lost	Eleva-Strum	41-6	—

A final is listed here only where the championship table names this school the same way the participation record does. The WIAA abbreviates some names in one table and not the other.

Deepest run: 2007, 4-1 in Division 7 — state runners-up.