Football · WIAA playoff history
West Salem
25 playoff appearances from 1989 to 2025, a 36-24 playoff record, and 1 state title (2007).
Season by season
| Year | Division | Playoff record | Finished |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4 | 0-1 | — |
| 1991 | 4 | 2-1 | Won 2 |
| 1997 | 4 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2-1 | Won 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4-1 | State runner-up |
| 2003 | 4 | 0-1 | — |
| 2004 | 4 | 0-1 | — |
| 2005 | 4 | 4-1 | State runner-up |
| 2006 | 4 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 5-0 | State champion |
| 2008 | 4 | 3-1 | Won 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0-1 | — |
| 2011 | 3 | 2-1 | Won 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0-1 | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0-1 | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0-1 | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0-1 | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0-1 | — |
| 2021 | 4 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4-1 | State runner-up |
| 2023 | 4 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1-1 | Won 1 |
State finals
| Year | Div. | Result | Opponent | Score | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | Lost | Monroe | 35-14 | — |
| 2007 | 4 | Won | Kettle Moraine Lutheran | 52-14 | — |
| 2005 | 4 | Lost | Ripon | 21-16 | — |
| 2002 | 4 | Lost | Lancaster | 33-6 | — |
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, 5-0 in Division 4 — state champions.