The CFP Era · 2014–present

Hawai'i

Twelve seasons in three acts · Mountain West

68–86Record
44.2%Win %
0National titles
2019Peak season
27Avg. percentile
4NFL 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.

40–50 · avg percentile 25
Transition2021–2023

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

14–25 · avg percentile 25
Expansion2024–present

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

14–11 · avg percentile 39

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Norm Chow2014–2014
Chris Naeole2015–2015
Nick Rolovich2016–2017
Todd Graham2020–2021
Timmy Chang2022–2025

Roster of the era

4 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 Timmy Chang. See the 2014–2025 program page →