The CFP era · 2014–present

Florida Atlantic

Twelve seasons in three acts · American Athletic

62–83Record
42.8%Win %
0National titles
2019Peak season
36Avg. percentile
5NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

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Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

41–44 · avg percentile 43
Transition2021–2023

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

14–22 · avg percentile 32
Expansion2024–present

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

7–17 · avg percentile 15

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Charlie Partridge2014–2016
Lane Kiffin2017–2019
Willie Taggart2020–2022
Tom Herman2023–2023
Chad Lunsford2024–2024
Zach Kittley2025–2025

Roster of the era

5 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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218
119

Entering Year 13

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