The CFP Era · 2014–present

Georgia Tech

Twelve seasons in three acts · ACC

72–76Record
48.6%Win %
0National titles
2014Peak season
59Avg. percentile
15NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2014 · 11–3Steepest fall2015
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 61
Transition2021–2023

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

15–22 · avg percentile 47
Expansion2024–present

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

16–10 · avg percentile 68

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Paul Johnson2014–2017
Geoff Collins2020–2021
Brent Key2022–2025

Roster of the era

15 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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215
116
119
220
121
122
224
225

Entering Year 13

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