The CFP Era · 2014–present

Akron

Twelve seasons in three acts · Mid-American

45–96Record
31.9%Win %
0National titles
2015Peak season
14Avg. percentile
2NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2015 · 8–5
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

30–51 · avg percentile 17
Transition2021–2023

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

6–30 · avg percentile 6
Expansion2024–present

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

9–15 · avg percentile 14

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Terry Bowden2014–2017
Tom Arth2020–2020
Oscar Rodriguez2021–2021
Joe Moorhead2022–2025

Roster of the era

2 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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118

Entering Year 13

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