The CFP Era · 2014–present

Marshall

Twelve seasons in three acts · Sun Belt

95–57Record
62.5%Win %
0National titles
2014Peak season
54Avg. percentile
8NFL 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.

58–30 · avg percentile 56
Transition2021–2023

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

22–17 · avg percentile 53
Expansion2024–present

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

15–10 · avg percentile 49

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Doc Holliday2014–2017
Doc Holliday2020–2020
Charles Huff2021–2024
Tony Gibson2025–2025

Roster of the era

8 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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Entering Year 13

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