The CFP Era · 2014–present

Rutgers

Twelve seasons in three acts · Big Ten

52–93Record
35.9%Win %
0National titles
2024Peak season
31Avg. percentile
15NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2024 · 7–6
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

24–58 · avg percentile 25
Transition2021–2023

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

16–22 · avg percentile 32
Expansion2024–present

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

12–13 · avg percentile 51

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Kyle Flood2014–2015
Chris Ash2016–2017
Greg Schiano2020–2025

Roster of the era

15 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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115
217
218
221
122
123
324
125

Entering Year 13

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