The CFP Era · 2014–present

Georgia State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Sun Belt

55–91Record
37.7%Win %
0National titles
2022Peak season
22Avg. percentile
3NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2022 · 4–8Steepest fall2024
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

32–52 · avg percentile 17
Transition2021–2023

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

19–19 · avg percentile 43
Expansion2024–present

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

4–20 · avg percentile 9

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Trent Miles2014–2016
Shawn Elliott2017–2017
Shawn Elliott2020–2023
Dell McGee2024–2025

Roster of the era

3 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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125

Entering Year 13

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