The CFP Era · 2014–present

Southern Miss

Twelve seasons in three acts · Sun Belt

64–84Record
43.2%Win %
0National titles
2015Peak season
25Avg. percentile
8NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2015 · 9–5Steepest fall2020
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

43–43 · avg percentile 31
Transition2021–2023

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

13–24 · avg percentile 20
Expansion2024–present

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

8–17 · avg percentile 8

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Todd Monken2014–2015
Jay Hopson2016–2017
Scotty Walden2020–2020
Will Hall2021–2023
Reed Stringer2024–2024
Charles Huff2025–2025

Roster of the era

8 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

114
215
317
119
122

Entering Year 13

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