The CFP Era · 2014–present

New Mexico

Twelve seasons in three acts · Mountain West

53–89Record
37.3%Win %
0National titles
2016Peak season
23Avg. percentile
3NFL 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.

30–51 · avg percentile 27
Transition2021–2023

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

9–27 · avg percentile 8
Expansion2024–present

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

14–11 · avg percentile 29

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Bob Davie2014–2017
Danny Gonzales2020–2023
Bronco Mendenhall2024–2024
Jason Eck2025–2025

Roster of the era

3 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

117
122
125

Entering Year 13

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