The CFP Era · 2014–present

Miami (OH)

Twelve seasons in three acts · Mid-American

72–74Record
49.3%Win %
0National titles
2023Peak season
45Avg. percentile
5NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2023 · 11–3Steepest fall2022
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

32–46 · avg percentile 38
Transition2021–2023

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

24–16 · avg percentile 50
Expansion2024–present

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

16–12 · avg percentile 60

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Chuck Martin2014–2017
Chuck Martin2020–2025

Roster of the era

5 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 Chuck Martin. See the 2014–2025 program page →