| 1 Arena Bowl championship season: 1996 |
| Last Arena Bowl championship: 1996, 19 seasons ago |
| Iowa Barnstormers became New York Dragons in 2001 |
| New York Dragons folded after the 2008 season |
| Iowa Barnstormers began play again in 2010 |
| Best finish (by location): |
| Iowa beat Tampa Bay in the Arena Bowl in 1996 season |
| New York lost to Orlando in AFL Quarterfinals in 2003 season |
| New York lost to Philadelphia in National Conference Semifinals in 2008 season |
| TEAM | SEASON | RECORD | PERC | DIV STAND | CNF STAND | PLAYOFFS |
| Iowa | 1995 | 7-5 | .583 | 2nd Central | 4th American | WAri LOrl |
| %Iowa | 1996 | 12-2 | .857 | 1st Central | 1st American | WStL WAlF LTB |
| Iowa | 1997 | 11-3 | .786 | 1st Central | 2nd American | WSJ WOrl LAri |
| Iowa | 1998 | 5-9 | .357 | 3rd Central | 5th American | missed playoffs |
| Iowa | 1999 | 11-3 | .786 | 1st Central | 1st American | WMil LOrl |
| Iowa | 2000 | 9-5 | .643 | 1st Central | 2nd American | bye LNsK |
| New York | 2001 | 8-6 | .571 | 2nd Eastern | 5th National | LTor |
| New York | 2002 | 3-11 | .214 | 4th Eastern | 8th National | missed playoffs |
| New York | 2003 | 8-8 | .500 | 1st Eastern | 3rd National | WChi LOrl |
| New York | 2004 | 9-7 | .562 | 1st Eastern | 4th National | missed playoffs |
| New York | 2005 | 10-6 | .625 | 1st Eastern | 2nd National | LOrl |
| New York | 2006 | 10-6 | .625 | 2nd Eastern | 3rd National | LGeo |
| New York | 2007 | 5-11 | .313 | 4th Eastern | 7th National | missed playoffs |
| New York | 2008 | 8-8 | .500 | 4th Eastern | 6th National | WDlD LPhi |
| Iowa | 2010 | 7-9 | .438 | 3rd Midwest | 6th National | missed playoffs |
| Iowa | 2011 | 5-13 | .278 | 5th Central | 9th National | missed playoffs |
| Iowa | 2012 | 7-11 | .389 | 3rd Central | 7th National | missed playoffs |
| Iowa | 2013 | 6-12 | .333 | 3rd Central | 7th National | missed playoffs |
| Iowa | 2014 | 6-12 | .333 | 4th Eastern | 7th American | missed playoffs |