The CFP Era · 2014–present

Notre Dame

Twelve seasons in three acts · FBS Independents

119–37Record
76.3%Win %
0National titles
5Playoff games
2024Peak season
91Avg. percentile
59NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2024 · 14–2
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

65–24 · avg percentile 86
Transition2021–2023

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

30–9 · avg percentile 95
Expansion2024–present

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

24–4 · avg percentile 98

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Brian Kelly2014–2017
Brian Kelly2020–2021
Marcus Freeman2022–2025

Roster of the era

59 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

114
715
216
417
618
619
920
221
322
723
624
625

Entering Year 13

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