The CFP Era · 2014–present

Memphis

Twelve seasons in three acts · American Athletic

107–48Record
69.0%Win %
0National titles
2014Peak season
70Avg. percentile
16NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2014 · 10–3Steepest fall2021
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

65–26 · avg percentile 76
Transition2021–2023

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

23–15 · avg percentile 63
Expansion2024–present

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

19–7 · avg percentile 62

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Justin Fuente2014–2015
Mike Norvell2016–2017
Ryan Silverfield2020–2025

Roster of the era

16 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

214
115
116
217
218
319
120
221
124
125

Entering Year 13

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