The CFP Era · 2014–present

Jacksonville State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Conference USA

102–41Record
71.3%Win %
0National titles
2024Peak season
32Avg. percentile
1NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2024 · 9–5
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

61–19 · avg percentile 26
Transition2021–2023

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

23–12 · avg percentile 32
Expansion2024–present

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

18–10 · avg percentile 51

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Rich Rodriguez2023–2024
Charles Kelly2025–2025

Coach records begin 2023.

Roster of the era

1 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

117

Entering Year 13

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