The CFP Era · 2014–present

Georgia

Twelve seasons in three acts · SEC

137–27Record
83.5%Win %
2National titles
5Playoff games
2021Peak season
96Avg. percentile
94NFL 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.

72–20 · avg percentile 94
Transition2021–2023

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

42–2 · avg percentile 100
Expansion2024–present

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

23–5 · avg percentile 95

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Mark Richt2014–2015
Kirby Smart2016–2017
Kirby Smart2020–2025

Roster of the era

94 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

514
515
116
617
718
719
920
1521
1022
823
1324
825

Entering Year 13

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