The CFP Era · 2014–present

Ball State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Mid-American

52–89Record
36.9%Win %
0National titles
2021Peak season
16Avg. percentile
2NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2021 · 6–7
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

30–50 · avg percentile 16
Transition2021–2023

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

15–22 · avg percentile 23
Expansion2024–present

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

7–17 · avg percentile 6

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Pete Lembo2014–2015
Mike Neu2016–2017
Mike Neu2020–2024
Mike Uremovich2025–2025

Roster of the era

2 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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Entering Year 13

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