The CFP Era · 2014–present

Utah State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Pac-12

77–72Record
51.7%Win %
0National titles
2018Peak season
37Avg. percentile
6NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2018 · 11–2Steepest fall2019
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

44–40 · avg percentile 45
Transition2021–2023

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

23–17 · avg percentile 23
Expansion2024–present

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

10–15 · avg percentile 29

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Matt Wells2014–2017
Frank Maile2020–2020
Blake Anderson2021–2023
Nate Dreiling2024–2024
Bronco Mendenhall2025–2025

Roster of the era

6 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 Bronco Mendenhall. See the 2014–2025 program page →