Thermopolis Bobcats football: Year by year

2025 conference: Class 2A West
Colors: Purple and yellow
Stadium: LeRoy Hayes Field

Program highlights

Records and superlatives

All-time record (since 1921): 401-469-20 (.462) All-time playoff record (since 1921): 28-21 Best season(s): 1928 (7-0-1), 1929 (6-0-2), 1990 (11-0) and 1992 (9-0) Worst season(s): 1959 (0-9), 1974 (0-8), 1977 (0-8), 1983 (0-9), 2006 (0-8) and 2007 (0-8) Best-ever state finish: State champions, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2009 and 2010

Scoring records

Most points scored, game: 87, vs. Lander (0), O4/1924 Largest margin of victory: 87, vs. Lander (87-0), O4/1924 Most points allowed, game: 109, at Worland (Thermopolis 7), N11/1921 Largest margin of defeat: 102, at Worland (109-7), N11/1921

Streaks

Longest winning streak: 17 games, 1991-93 Longest unbeaten streak: 19 games (14-0-5), 1927-30 Longest winless/losing streak: 19 games, 2005-07

All records through the end of last season. Columns are sortable. Click on the top of each column to sort by that column.

Year	Class	Conference	Coach	W	L	T	Pct	PO W-L	State	TPS	TPA	APS	APA
1921	One	Northwest	Charles Horne	1	6	0	0.143		DNQ	96	324	13.71	46.29
1922	One	Northwest	Charles Horne	4	3	0	0.571		DNQ	57	36	8.14	5.14
1923	One	Northwest	C.C. Clarridge	6	3	0	0.667		DNQ	242	77	26.89	8.56
1924	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	6	1	1	0.813		DNQ	250	40	31.25	5.00
1925	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	5	1	1	0.786		DNQ	122	27	17.43	3.86
1926	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	6	2	0	0.750		DNQ	203	95	25.38	11.88
1927	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	4	2	1	0.643		DNQ	107	39	15.29	5.57
1928	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	7	0	1	0.938		CH	120	18	15.00	2.25
1929	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	6	0	2	0.875		CH	137	12	17.13	1.50
1930	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	2	4	2	0.375		DNQ	57	67	7.13	8.38
1931	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	6	2	0	0.750	0-1	SF	143	16	17.88	2.00
1932	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	8	2	0	0.800	2-0	CH	188	53	18.80	5.30
1933	One	Northwest	Joe Bush	4	4	0	0.500		DNQ4	71	79	8.88	9.88
1934	11-man	Northwest	Joe Bush	5	3	0	0.625		DNQ4	108	64	13.50	8.00
1935	11-man	Northwest	Max Mortimore	8	1	1	0.850		DNQ4	191	34	19.10	3.40
1936	11-man	Northwest	Max Mortimore	1	5	2	0.250		DNQ4	39	83	4.88	10.38
1937	11-man	Northwest	L.E. "Dobby" Grow	3	5	0	0.375		DNQ4	66	64	8.25	8.00
1938	11-man	Northwest	Willard "Buzz" West	1	4	2	0.286		DNQ4	21	110	3.00	15.71
1939	11-man	Northwest	Willard "Buzz" West	2	3	1	0.417		DNP	85	77	14.17	12.83
1940	11-man	Northwest	Willard "Buzz" West	1	6	1	0.188		DNP	52	123	6.50	15.38
1941	11-man	Northwest	Ralph "Pat" Patterson	7	2	0	0.778		DNP	147	43	16.33	4.78
1942	11-man	Northwest	George Clark	2	4	0	0.333		DNP	61	63	10.17	10.50
1943	11-man	Northwest	R.A. Morin	1	5	0	0.167		DNP	26	117	4.33	19.50
1944	11-man	Northwest	R.A. Morin	2	5	1	0.313		DNP	71	87	8.88	10.88
1945	11-man	Northwest	Willard "Buzz" West	5	3	0	0.625		DNP	91	75	11.38	9.38
1946	11-man	Northwest	Ralph "Pat" Patterson	3	6	0	0.333		DNP	105	149	11.67	16.56
1947	11-man	Northwest	Ralph "Pat" Patterson	5	3	1	0.611		DNP	137	101	15.22	11.22
1948	A	Big Horn Basin	Winton Allen	1	7	0	0.125		DNQ4	71	192	8.88	24.00
1949	A	Big Horn Basin	Winton Allen	2	6	1	0.278		DNQ4	89	135	9.89	15.00
1950	A	Big Horn Basin	Winton Allen	2	7	0	0.222		DNQ4	92	213	10.22	23.67
1951	A	Big Horn Basin	Winton Allen	5	4	0	0.556		DNQ4	158	126	17.56	14.00
1952	A	Big Horn Basin	John Melton	6	3	0	0.667		DNQ4	197	109	21.89	12.11
1953	A	Big Horn Basin	John Melton	7	2	0	0.778		DNQ4	223	89	24.78	9.89
1954	A	Big Horn Basin	John Melton	4	4	0	0.500		DNQ4	123	118	15.38	14.75
1955	A	Big Horn Basin	John Melton	5	3	0	0.625		DNQ4	134	75	16.75	9.38
1956	A	Big Horn Basin	John Melton	6	2	0	0.750		DNQ4	187	78	23.38	9.75
1957	A	Big Horn Basin	Don Turner	5	2	0	0.714		DNQ4	140	91	20.00	13.00
1958	A	Big Horn Basin	Don Turner	2	5	1	0.313		DNQ4	145	167	18.13	20.88
1959	A	Big Horn Basin	Dick Roach	0	9	0	0.000		DNQ4	69	283	7.67	31.44
1960	A	Big Horn Basin	Dick Roach	3	6	0	0.333		DNQ4	146	99	16.22	11.00
1961	A	Big Horn Basin/NW District	Bill W. Hileman	2	6	0	0.250		DNQ4	91	136	11.38	17.00
1962	A	Big Horn Basin	Bill W. Hileman	6	3	0	0.667		9th	186	110	20.67	12.22
1963	A	Big Horn Basin	Bill W. Hileman	3	6	0	0.333		DNP	104	165	11.56	18.33
1964	A	Big Horn Basin	Bill W. Hileman	2	7	0	0.222		DNP	106	179	11.78	19.89
1965	A	Big Horn Basin	Phil Treick	5	3	1	0.611		8th	223	139	24.78	15.44
1966	AA	North	Phil Treick	5	4	0	0.556		DNP	181	149	20.11	16.56
1967	AA	North	Phil Treick	6	3	0	0.667		DNP	127	125	14.11	13.89
1968	AA	North	Phil Treick	2	7	0	0.222		DNQ2	96	252	10.67	28.00
1969	AA	North	Phil Treick	5	4	0	0.556		DNQ2	76	106	8.44	11.78
1970	AA	North	Phil Treick	9	1	0	0.900	0-1	RU	265	126	26.50	12.60
1971	A	Independent	Tony Vinnola	5	4	0	0.556		DNP	137	125	15.22	13.89
1972	A	Independent	Duane Johnson	5	4	0	0.556		5th	149	133	16.56	14.78
1973	A	Independent	Duane Johnson	4	5	0	0.444		DNP	112	205	12.44	22.78
1974	A	Independent	Fred Livezey	0	8	0	0.000		DNP	26	207	3.25	25.88
1975	A	Western	Fred Livezey	4	5	0	0.444		DNQ2	97	137	10.78	15.22
1976	A	Western	Bob Million	1	8	0	0.111		DNQ2	83	266	9.22	29.56
1977	A	Western	Bob Million	0	8	0	0.000		DNQ2	96	220	12.00	27.50
1978	A	West	Bob Million	3	5	0	0.375		DNQ2	98	115	12.25	14.38
1979	A	West	Bob Million	3	5	0	0.375		DNQ2	93	144	11.63	18.00
1980	A	West	Wayne Ward	1	7	0	0.125		DNQ2	60	162	7.50	20.25
1981	A	West	Wayne Ward	4	4	0	0.500		DNQ2	106	94	13.25	11.75
1982	A	West	Wayne Ward	1	7	0	0.125		DNQ2	42	183	5.25	22.88
1983	3A	West	Wayne Ward	1	6	0	0.143		DNQ2	34	183	4.86	26.14
1984	3A	West	Wayne Ward	1	8	0	0.111		DNQ2	67	255	7.44	28.33
1985	3A	West	Rick VanCleeve	2	6	0	0.250		DNQ2	97	143	12.13	17.88
1986	3A	East	Rick VanCleeve	0	9	0	0.000		DNQ2	82	254	9.11	28.22
1987	3A	East*	Rick VanCleeve	1	7	0	0.125		DNQ4	93	212	11.63	26.50
1988	3A	West	Rick VanCleeve	1	6	0	0.143		DNQ4	127	277	18.14	39.57
1989	3A	West	Rick VanCleeve	2	6	0	0.250		DNQ4	102	239	12.75	29.88
1990	2A	North	Rick VanCleeve	11	0	0	1.000	3-0	CH	375	131	34.09	11.91
1991	2A	North	Rick VanCleeve	8	2	0	0.800	3-0	CH	238	64	26.44	7.11
1992	2A	North	Rick VanCleeve	9	0	0	1.000	3-0	CH	362	72	40.22	8.00
1993	2A	North	Jim Friessen	4	4	0	0.500	1-1	SF	160	141	20.00	17.63
1994	2A	North	Jim Friessen	9	1	0	0.900	2-1	RU	288	88	28.80	8.80
1995	2A	North	Jim Friessen	5	4	0	0.556	1-1	SF	129	120	14.33	13.33
1996	2A	North	Jim Friessen	6	4	0	0.600	2-1	RU	266	183	26.60	18.30
1997	2A	North	Jim Friessen	4	6	0	0.400	1-1	RU	156	199	15.60	19.90
1998	2A	North	Cody Gamble	7	2	0	0.778	0-1	SF	219	136	24.33	15.11
1999	2A	North	Cody Gamble	2	5	0	0.286		DNQ8	137	175	19.57	25.00
2000	2A	North	Greg Herold	1	7	0	0.125	0-1	QF	64	281	8.00	35.13
2001	4A	none	Greg Herold	4	5	0	0.444	0-1	QF	166	191	18.44	21.22
2002	4A	none	Greg Herold	3	6	0	0.333	0-1	QF	182	199	20.22	22.11
2003	4A	none	Greg Herold	6	4	0	0.600	1-1	SF	141	161	14.10	16.10
2004	4A	none	Greg Herold	6	4	0	0.600	1-1	SF	224	128	22.40	12.80
2005	3A	East	Greg Herold	1	7	0	0.125		DNQ8	76	281	9.50	35.13
2006	3A	East	Greg Herold	0	8	0	0.000		DNQ8	34	332	4.25	41.50
2007	3A	East	Greg Herold	0	8	0	0.000		DNQ8	53	209	6.63	26.13
2008	3A	East	Greg Herold	2	7	0	0.222	0-1	QF	75	251	8.33	27.89
2009	2A	East	Chuck Syverson	10	1	0	0.909	3-0	CH	345	174	31.36	15.82
2010	2A	East	Chuck Syverson	11	1	0	0.917	3-0	CH	465	217	38.75	18.08
2011	2A	West	Chuck Syverson	7	5	0	0.583	0-1	QF	284	232	23.67	19.33
2012	2A	West	Chuck Syverson	2	7	0	0.222		DNQ8	160	299	17.78	33.22
2013	2A	West	Rob Anderson	6	4	0	0.600	1-1	SF	280	272	28.00	27.20
2014	2A	East	Rob Anderson	4	5	0	0.444	0-1	QF	177	225	19.67	25.00
2015	2A	East	Rob Anderson	3	6	0	0.333	0-1	QF	156	235	17.33	26.11
2016	2A	East	Matt McPhie	1	7	0	0.125		DNQ8	77	377	9.63	47.13
2017	2A	East	Matt McPhie	3	6	0	0.333	0-1	QF	170	268	18.89	29.78
2018	2A	East	Matt McPhie	3	6	0	0.333	0-1	QF	216	258	24.00	28.67
2019	2A	East	Matt McPhie	5	5	0	0.500	1-1	SF	371	252	37.10	25.20
2020	2A	West	Matt McPhie	3	5	0	0.375		DNQ8	184	157	23.00	19.63
2021	2A	West	Matt McPhie	3	5	0	0.375		DNQ8	162	185	23.14	26.43
2022	2A	West	Matt McPhie	2	6	0	0.250		DNQ8	146	322	18.25	40.25
2023	2A	West	Boone Bowker	2	6	0	0.250		DNQ8	93	171	11.63	21.38
2024	2A	West	Boone Bowker	5	3	0	0.625		DNQ8	163	144	20.38	18.00