The CFP Era · 2014–present

Texas A&M

Twelve seasons in three acts · SEC

96–55Record
63.6%Win %
0National titles
1Playoff games
2020Peak season
82Avg. percentile
50NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

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Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

57–31 · avg percentile 80
Transition2021–2023

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

20–17 · avg percentile 84
Expansion2024–present

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

19–7 · avg percentile 86

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Kevin Sumlin2014–2017
Jimbo Fisher2020–2022
Elijah Robinson2023–2023
Mike Elko2024–2025

Roster of the era

50 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

214
315
516
317
718
219
420
421
322
423
324
1025

Entering Year 13

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