The CFP Era · 2014–present

Washington State

Twelve seasons in three acts · Pac-12

81–64Record
55.9%Win %
0National titles
2018Peak season
50Avg. percentile
16NFL 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.

47–34 · avg percentile 56
Transition2021–2023

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

19–19 · avg percentile 43
Expansion2024–present

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

15–11 · avg percentile 41

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Mike Leach2014–2017
Nick Rolovich2020–2021
Jake Dickert2022–2023
Pete Kaligis2024–2024
Jimmy Rogers2025–2025

Roster of the era

16 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

214
115
116
217
218
119
221
122
323
124

Entering Year 13

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