The CFP Era · 2014–present

Nevada

Twelve seasons in three acts · Mountain West

62–85Record
42.2%Win %
0National titles
2021Peak season
28Avg. percentile
4NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2021 · 8–5Steepest fall2022
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

44–41 · avg percentile 33
Transition2021–2023

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

12–25 · avg percentile 26
Expansion2024–present

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

6–19 · avg percentile 12

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Brian Polian2014–2016
Jay Norvell2017–2017
Jay Norvell2020–2020
Vai Taua2021–2021
Ken Wilson2022–2023
Jeff Choate2024–2025

Roster of the era

4 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

117
221
124

Entering Year 13

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