The CFP Era · 2014–present

Fresno State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Pac-12

83–67Record
55.3%Win %
0National titles
2018Peak season
50Avg. percentile
8NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2018 · 12–2Steepest fall2019
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

39–45 · avg percentile 40
Transition2021–2023

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

29–11 · avg percentile 71
Expansion2024–present

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

15–11 · avg percentile 55

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Tim DeRuyter2014–2015
Eric Kiesau2016–2016
Jeff Tedford2017–2017
Kalen DeBoer2020–2020
Lee Marks2021–2021
Jeff Tedford2022–2023
Tim Skipper2024–2024
Matt Entz2025–2025

Roster of the era

8 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 Matt Entz. See the 2014–2025 program page →