The CFP Era · 2014–present

Louisiana

Twelve seasons in three acts · Sun Belt

93–63Record
59.6%Win %
0National titles
2021Peak season
49Avg. percentile
13NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2021 · 13–1Steepest fall2015
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

52–37 · avg percentile 46
Transition2021–2023

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

25–15 · avg percentile 63
Expansion2024–present

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

16–11 · avg percentile 40

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Mark Hudspeth2014–2017
Billy Napier2020–2021
Michael Desormeaux2022–2025

Roster of the era

13 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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116
217
319
120
221
122
123
125

Entering Year 13

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