The CFP Era · 2014–present

Troy

Twelve seasons in three acts · Sun Belt

88–64Record
57.9%Win %
0National titles
2023Peak season
47Avg. percentile
4NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2023 · 11–3Steepest fall2024
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

48–38 · avg percentile 44
Transition2021–2023

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

28–12 · avg percentile 58
Expansion2024–present

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

12–14 · avg percentile 38

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Larry Blakeney2014–2014
Neal Brown2015–2017
Chip Lindsey2020–2021
Jon Sumrall2022–2023
Gerad Parker2024–2025

Roster of the era

4 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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122
223

Entering Year 13

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