The CFP Era · 2014–present

Sacramento State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Mid-American

68–61Record
52.7%Win %
0National titles
1Playoff games
2022Peak season
11Avg. percentile
2NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION02550751001415161718192122232425Peak of the era2022 · 12–1Steepest fall2023
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

29–38 · avg percentile 5
Transition2021–2023

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

29–9 · avg percentile 19
Expansion2024–present

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

10–14 · avg percentile 15

Defining games

Roster of the era

2 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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Entering Year 13

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