The CFP Era · 2014–present

Florida State

Twelve seasons in three acts · ACC

89–61Record
59.3%Win %
0National titles
1Playoff games
2016Peak season
72Avg. percentile
45NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2016 · 10–3Steepest fall2024
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

54–33 · avg percentile 75
Transition2021–2023

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

28–11 · avg percentile 79
Expansion2024–present

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

7–17 · avg percentile 49

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Jimbo Fisher2014–2016
Odell Haggins2017–2017
Mike Norvell2020–2025

Roster of the era

45 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

1114
215
416
617
218
119
420
121
122
1023
224
125

Entering Year 13

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