The CFP Era · 2014–present

Air Force

Twelve seasons in three acts · Mountain West

90–56Record
61.6%Win %
0National titles
2019Peak season
53Avg. percentile
3NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

Within-season power percentile against the FBS cohort, season by season.

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2019 · 11–2Steepest fall2020
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

The four-team Playoff era. The bracket is small, the margin for error none.

52–31 · avg percentile 53
Transition2021–2023

The last seasons before expansion — NIL arrives, the portal opens, the four-team format ends.

29–10 · avg percentile 65
Expansion2024–present

The twelve-team Playoff. A wider field changes what a season has to prove.

9–15 · avg percentile 33

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Troy Calhoun2014–2017
Troy Calhoun2020–2025

Roster of the era

3 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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123

Entering Year 13

The 2026 season opens the next chapter of the expansion era under Troy Calhoun. See the 2014–2025 program page →