The CFP Era · 2014–present

Mississippi State

Twelve seasons in three acts · SEC

80–72Record
52.6%Win %
0National titles
2018Peak season
66Avg. percentile
34NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2018 · 8–5Steepest fall2023
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 76
Transition2021–2023

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

21–17 · avg percentile 66
Expansion2024–present

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

7–18 · avg percentile 29

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Dan Mullen2014–2017
Mike Leach2020–2022
Greg Knox2023–2023
Jeff Lebby2024–2025

Roster of the era

34 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

514
315
116
417
518
519
220
221
222
323
225

Entering Year 13

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