The CFP Era · 2014–present

Idaho

Twelve seasons in three acts · Sun Belt

61–72Record
45.9%Win %
0National titles
1Playoff games
2016Peak season
18Avg. percentile
1NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION02550751001415161718192122232425Peak of the era2016 · 9–4
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

27–44 · avg percentile 20
Transition2021–2023

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

20–16 · avg percentile 15
Expansion2024–present

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

14–12 · avg percentile 15

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Paul Petrino2014–2017

Roster of the era

1 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

118

Entering Year 13

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