The CFP Era · 2014–present

Charlotte

Twelve seasons in three acts · American Athletic

43–95Record
31.2%Win %
0National titles
2020Peak season
9Avg. percentile
5NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2020 · 2–4
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

26–52 · avg percentile 12
Transition2021–2023

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

11–25 · avg percentile 7
Expansion2024–present

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

6–18 · avg percentile 5

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Brad Lambert2015–2017
Will Healy2020–2021
Peter Rossomando2022–2022
Biff Poggi2023–2024
Tim Albin2025–2025

Coach records begin 2015.

Roster of the era

5 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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118
219
122

Entering Year 13

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