Football · WIAA playoff history
Waunakee
30 playoff appearances from 1985 to 2025, a 91-23 playoff record, and 7 state titles (1999, 2002, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2021).
Season by season
| Year | Division | Playoff record | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 1996 | 3 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 1997 | 3 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 5-0 | State champion |
| 2000 | 3 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4-1 | State runner-up |
| 2002 | 3 | 5-0 | State champion |
| 2003 | 3 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4-1 | State runner-up |
| 2006 | 2 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2-1 | Won 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2-1 | Won 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5-0 | State champion |
| 2010 | 2 | 5-0 | State champion |
| 2011 | 2 | 5-0 | State champion |
| 2012 | 2 | 4-1 | State runner-up |
| 2013 | 2 | 0-1 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 2-1 | Won 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5-0 | State champion |
| 2018 | 2 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4-1 | State runner-up |
| 2021 | 2 | 5-0 | State champion |
| 2022 | 1 | 2-1 | Won 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4-1 | State runner-up |
| 2024 | 1 | 2-1 | Won 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
State finals
| Year | Div. | Result | Opponent | Score | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | Lost | Badger | 34-33 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | Won | Homestead | 33-21 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | Lost | Brookfield East | 31-30 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | Won | Brookfield Central | 14-13 | — |
| 2012 | 2 | Lost | Homestead | 14-0 | — |
| 2011 | 2 | Won | Waterford | 45-0 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | Won | Cedarburg | 48-7 | — |
| 2009 | 2 | Won | Kimberly | 34-21 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | Lost | Ashwaubenon | 19-0 | — |
| 2002 | 3 | Won | Waupaca | 24-21 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | Lost | Fox Valley Lutheran | 23-13 | — |
| 1999 | 3 | Won | Black River Falls | 37-14 | — |
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: 1999, 5-0 in Division 3 — state champions.