The CFP Era · 2014–present

Washington

Twelve seasons in three acts · Big Ten

102–49Record
67.5%Win %
0National titles
1Playoff games
2016Peak season
81Avg. percentile
52NFL draftees

The three-act trajectory

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

FOUNDINGTRANSITIONEXPANSION0255075100141516171819202122232425Peak of the era2016 · 12–2Steepest fall2024
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 86
Transition2021–2023

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

29–11 · avg percentile 74
Expansion2024–present

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

15–11 · avg percentile 76

Defining games

Coaches of the era

Chris Petersen2014–2017
Jimmy Lake2020–2021
Kalen DeBoer2022–2023
Jedd Fisch2024–2025

Roster of the era

52 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.

414
215
516
517
818
219
420
421
1023
124
725

Entering Year 13

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