The CFP Era · 2014–present

Liberty

Twelve seasons in three acts · Conference USA

92–55Record
62.6%Win %
0National titles
2023Peak season
37Avg. percentile
3NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2023 · 13–1
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

51–32 · avg percentile 25
Transition2021–2023

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

29–11 · avg percentile 59
Expansion2024–present

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

12–12 · avg percentile 46

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Hugh Freeze2020–2022
Jamey Chadwell2023–2025

Coach records begin 2020.

Roster of the era

3 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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122

Entering Year 13

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