The CFP Era · 2014–present

Tulane

Twelve seasons in three acts · American Athletic

80–74Record
51.9%Win %
0National titles
1Playoff games
2022Peak season
49Avg. percentile
16NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2022 · 12–2Steepest fall2023
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

35–51 · avg percentile 38
Transition2021–2023

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

25–15 · avg percentile 66
Expansion2024–present

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

20–8 · avg percentile 65

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Curtis Johnson2014–2015
Willie Fritz2016–2017
Willie Fritz2020–2022
Slade Nagle2023–2023
Jon Sumrall2024–2025

Roster of the era

16 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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Entering Year 13

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