The CFP Era · 2014–present

Texas

Twelve seasons in three acts · SEC

96–59Record
61.9%Win %
0National titles
4Playoff games
2024Peak season
82Avg. percentile
55NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2024 · 13–3
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

48–39 · avg percentile 76
Transition2021–2023

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

25–14 · avg percentile 87
Expansion2024–present

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

23–6 · avg percentile 94

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Charlie Strong2014–2016
Tom Herman2017–2017
Tom Herman2020–2020
Steve Sarkisian2021–2025

Roster of the era

55 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

514
115
116
417
218
319
520
522
1123
1224
625

Entering Year 13

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