The CFP Era · 2014–present

LSU

Twelve seasons in three acts · SEC

106–48Record
68.8%Win %
1National titles
1Playoff games
2019Peak season
90Avg. percentile
84NFL 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.

64–24 · avg percentile 93
Transition2021–2023

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

26–14 · avg percentile 91
Expansion2024–present

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

16–10 · avg percentile 82

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Les Miles2014–2015
Ed Orgeron2016–2017
Ed Orgeron2020–2021
Brian Kelly2022–2025

Roster of the era

84 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

414
515
816
717
318
1419
720
1021
622
623
724
725

Entering Year 13

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