The CFP Era · 2014–present

Utah

Twelve seasons in three acts · Big 12

102–49Record
67.5%Win %
0National titles
2022Peak season
81Avg. percentile
39NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2022 · 10–4
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

58–27 · avg percentile 79
Transition2021–2023

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

28–13 · avg percentile 89
Expansion2024–present

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

16–9 · avg percentile 76

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Kyle Whittingham2014–2017
Kyle Whittingham2020–2025

Roster of the era

39 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

414
115
816
117
518
719
121
322
523
124
325

Entering Year 13

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