The CFP Era · 2014–present

Delaware

Twelve seasons in three acts · Conference USA

71–59Record
54.6%Win %
0National titles
1Playoff games
2025Peak season
10Avg. percentile
3NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION02550751001415161718192122232425Peak of the era2025 · 7–6
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

33–36 · avg percentile 6
Transition2021–2023

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

22–15 · avg percentile 11
Expansion2024–present

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

16–8 · avg percentile 22

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Ryan Carty2025–2025

Coach records begin 2025.

Roster of the era

3 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 Ryan Carty. See the 2014–2025 program page →