The CFP Era · 2014–present

Arkansas State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Sun Belt

77–74Record
51.0%Win %
0National titles
2016Peak season
37Avg. percentile

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2016 · 8–5
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

51–37 · avg percentile 51
Transition2021–2023

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

11–26 · avg percentile 13
Expansion2024–present

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

15–11 · avg percentile 24

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Blake Anderson2014–2017
Blake Anderson2020–2020
Butch Jones2021–2025

Entering Year 13

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