The CFP Era · 2014–present

Virginia

Twelve seasons in three acts · ACC

67–79Record
45.9%Win %
0National titles
2018Peak season
54Avg. percentile
13NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2018 · 8–5Steepest fall2020
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

39–47 · avg percentile 56
Transition2021–2023

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

12–22 · avg percentile 48
Expansion2024–present

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

16–10 · avg percentile 57

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Mike London2014–2015
Bronco Mendenhall2016–2017
Bronco Mendenhall2020–2021
Tony Elliott2022–2025

Roster of the era

13 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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219
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122
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124

Entering Year 13

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