The CFP Era · 2014–present

Wake Forest

Twelve seasons in three acts · ACC

76–73Record
51.0%Win %
0National titles
2017Peak season
48Avg. percentile
17NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2017 · 8–5Steepest fall2023
Source CFB Zeitgeist · power ratings
Founding2014–2020

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

40–45 · avg percentile 44
Transition2021–2023

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

23–16 · avg percentile 61
Expansion2024–present

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

13–12 · avg percentile 41

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Dave Clawson2014–2017
Dave Clawson2020–2024
Jake Dickert2025–2025

Roster of the era

17 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

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116
217
118
219
120
221
222
323
225

Entering Year 13

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