Since the inauguration of the Webster City Football Program in 1896, the Lynx have experienced tremendous amounts of success which is proven by the 500-plus wins the program has amassed.  What is even more amazing is that for fifty seasons—from 1949-1997—Webster City went 350-93-6 under the leadership of Harley Rollinger and Dick Tighe; included were 12 undefeated [regular] seasons, 26 conference or district champions, and eleven Class 3A playoff berths.  During the same time frame, there were also 21 other Lynx squads that only lost one or two games and typically finished the season with record of either 8-1 or 7-2.  It would be an understatement to say that Webster City Football has winning in its blood.

However, on one occasion the winning went uninterrupted:  stretching from the last five games of the 1958 season through the first three games of the 1962 season, Webster City amassed 32-straight victories which also included four straight North Central Conference championships and three-seasons of undefeated teams that 8-0, 8-0, and 9-0, respectively. It would not be an exaggeration to stress that going undefeated for a single season is a feat in itself, but to win so many games in a row is an achievement that should be examined.

It started in the fall of 1958—a season in which Webster City not only went 7-1 but also won the school’s ninth North Conference Championship.  Currently because of the fact that the 1959 yearbook did not list the order of games played that season, it is  uncertain whom Webster City defeated the first two games before suffering their lone defeat—a 8-7 setback to Clarion.  However, what is fact that from the fourth game on, the Lynx did not lose until exactly five seasons later during the third game of the 1962 season.

The '58 season ended with a 21-7 victory over Hampton and a five-game winning streak that not only saw Webster City outscore their opponents 188-28, but defeat rival Algona, 67-0, which still happens to be in the top five all-time punishments the Lynx have meted out in their 100-plus year history of football.  Finally, for the eighth straight season, a Webster City player earned All-State honors when tackle Eldon Reinhardt was named to the 3rd Team squad by the Des Moines Register.

The 1959 campaign bore witness to a full-fledged assault by the Lynx on virtually every opponent they encountered for the next three years; led by quarterback Phil Martin and fullback Dennis Jerde, Webster City literally destroyed whomever they faced—Carroll Kuemper, Clarion, Iowa Falls, Algona, and Eagle Grove faced the brunt of an onslaught that saw the Lynx outscore their opponents 270-37; only Iowa Falls—whom Webster City defeated 49-7—scored more than six points.  At season's end, not only did the Lynx own the N.C.C. championship and an 8-0 record, but both Martin and Jerde were named to the 2nd and 3rd Team All-State squads, respectively.  Also, for the first time since 1944, a Webster City team went undefeated as the '59 squad matched the total win output of the '44 team.

Those who faced Webster City in 1960 fared no better as the Lynx rattled off another eight wins en route to outscoring their foes, 273-44, and yet another N.C.C. title.  Furthermore, Webster City was honored with a #10 ranking in the final prep poll and halfback Frank Reinhardt also earned 2nd Team All-State honors by the Des Moines Register.  The Winning Streak now stood at 21-straight games and minus the Week 3 setback against Clarion in 1958, Webster City had won 24 of its last 25 games.

The 1961 season was historic for several reasons; first, Webster City again went unbeaten—only, this time, they tied the 1955 team with most wins in a season en route to a 9-0 record and a fourth consecutive N.C.C. title.  The power of both the Lynx offense and defense was unquestionable:  not only did Webster CIty outscore their opponents a whopping 409-27, but they shut out five of their challengers while only allowing the other four to score but a single touchdown each.

In the post-season, honors were abundant:  head coach Harley Rollinger was named "Coach of the Year" by the Des Moines Register which also awarded Reinhardt with 1st Team All-State honors; Reinhardt, who scored 25 touchdowns during the '61 season, ended his career with a total of 49 touchdowns which is still a school record.  As well, end Jim Miller landed on the Des Moines Register's 7th Team All-State squad and in the final state rankings, Webster City was rated #4.

Heading into the 1962 season, the Winning Streak now stood at 30-straight games and to put things into perspective, seniors on the team were in 8th grade the last time Webster City lost a game.  Of course, high expectations surrounded the '62 squad and after 21-0 and 27-0 victories over Estherville and Iowa Falls, respectively, it appeared that the Streak would continue onward.  However, in Week 3 things came to an abrupt end when the Algona Bulldogs defeated Webster City, 19-14, in a hard-fought battle.  Nonetheless, despite the loss, the '62 Lynx rebounded and went on to defeat the rest of their opponents by a combined score of 199-26 to finish the year with a record of 7-1.  Tackle Pat Chambers earned All-State honors when he was named to the Des Moines Register's 2nd Team and quarterback Ed Mulholland was an Honorable Mention by both the Iowa Daily Press Association and Des Moines Register.

Despite the loss that ended the Streak, the winning ways of Webster City did not evaporate as from the Algona defeat in 1962 through the end of the 1967 season, the Lynx went 45-5 over the course of the next five and half seasons which brought their 10-season cumulative record (1958-1967) to a grand total of 79-6.

Vince Lombardi said it best about winning and surely his words echoed in the minds of all Lynx players:  "Winning is not a sometime thing, it's an all time thing. You don't win once in a while, you don't do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit."