The CFP Era · 2014–present

Boston College

Twelve seasons in three acts · ACC

68–81Record
45.6%Win %
0National titles
2017Peak season
44Avg. percentile
28NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2017 · 7–6Steepest fall2025
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

43–44 · avg percentile 47
Transition2021–2023

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

16–21 · avg percentile 35
Expansion2024–present

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

9–16 · avg percentile 50

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Steve Addazio2014–2017
Jeff Hafley2020–2023
Bill O'Brien2024–2025

Roster of the era

28 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

314
215
216
317
418
119
220
121
122
223
324
425

Entering Year 13

The 2026 season opens the next chapter of the expansion era under Bill O'Brien. See the 2014–2025 program page →