The CFP Era · 2014–present

South Florida

Twelve seasons in three acts · American Athletic

71–76Record
48.3%Win %
0National titles
2025Peak season
52Avg. percentile
7NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2025 · 9–4Steepest fall2018
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

45–39 · avg percentile 55
Transition2021–2023

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

10–27 · avg percentile 30
Expansion2024–present

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

16–10 · avg percentile 72

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Willie Taggart2014–2016
Charlie Strong2017–2017
Jeff Scott2020–2022
Alex Golesh2023–2025

Roster of the era

7 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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316
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Entering Year 13

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