College Football Data

Retrieves advanced analytics for a single college football game including: - Team metrics: PPA (Predicted Points Added), success rates, rushing efficiency, havoc rates, scoring opportunities - Player metrics: Usage rates by quarter and play type, individual PPA breakdowns - Game info: Teams, scores, win probabilities, excitement index Requires a valid gameId from Get Games and Results action. Returns detailed breakdown by quarter.

Tool to retrieve advanced team metrics at the game level. Use when detailed offensive and defensive metrics (success rates, explosiveness, havoc) are needed.

Retrieve advanced season-level team statistics including PPA (Predicted Points Added), success rates, explosiveness, havoc metrics, and rushing/passing efficiency breakdowns. Use this for in-depth team performance analysis beyond basic stats. At least one of 'year' or 'team' must be provided.

Tool to fetch betting lines and totals by game and provider. Use when you need current or historical betting line data filtered by specific criteria.

Fetches 247Sports composite team talent rankings for a given season. Returns a list of all FBS teams ranked by their composite talent score, which is based on aggregate recruit ratings. Higher scores indicate rosters with more highly-rated recruits.

Tool to retrieve current conference memberships for college football teams. Returns which teams belong to which conference, optionally filtered by conference. Use to find all teams in a specific conference or to see the current conference landscape.

Tool to list FBS/FCS conference divisions with active years and metadata. Use after specifying an optional season year to filter active divisions.

Retrieves college football drive-level data including offensive/defensive teams, yards gained, drive results (TD, PUNT, INT, etc.), time elapsed, and scoring information. Use to analyze drive efficiency, red zone performance, or game flow. Requires year; optionally filter by week, team, conference, or season type (regular/postseason).

Retrieve broadcast information for college football games including TV channels, streaming platforms, and radio outlets. Use this to find where games are being broadcast. Returns information about the broadcaster/outlet, start time, and teams involved. Common use cases: - Find TV channel for a specific game: set year, week, and team - Get all broadcasts for a conference: set year and conference - Find streaming options: set mediaType='web' - Get bowl game broadcasts: set seasonType='postseason'

Tool to retrieve games and results for a given season/week/team. Use when you need game schedules or outcomes filtered by specific criteria.

Fetches detailed player statistics for college football games. Returns individual player stats (passing, rushing, receiving, defensive, kicking, etc.) organized by game and team. Use cases: - Get QB passing stats for a specific team's games - View rushing leaders for a conference in a given week - Analyze defensive stats for postseason games NOTE: Requires 'year' plus at least one of: 'week', 'team', or 'conference'. Use 'category' filter to limit results to specific stat types (recommended for faster responses).

Fetch team-level box score statistics for college football games. Returns detailed game stats including offense (rushing/passing yards, TDs, turnovers), defense (tackles, sacks, interceptions), and special teams (kick/punt returns) for each team. Use cases: - Get box scores for a specific team's games in a season - Compare team performance across conference games in a given week - Analyze offensive/defensive stats for a specific matchup Note: At least one of week, team, or conference must be provided to filter results.

Tool to get coaching records and history. Use when you need coaches’ season-by-season data with optional filters.

Retrieves all college football conferences from the College Football Data API. Returns conferences across all NCAA divisions (FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III). Use this to get conference IDs for filtering other API calls or to display conference information. No parameters required - returns the complete list of conferences.

Tool to list FBS teams for a given season. Use after selecting the season year to retrieve all FBS teams.

Tool to list FCS teams for a given season and conference. Use when you need a list of FCS programs filtered by season year and conference.

Retrieve a list of college football teams from the CFBD (College Football Data) API. Use this action to: - Get all college football teams (call with no parameters) - Get teams from a specific season (use year parameter) - Get teams from a specific conference (use conference parameter) - Combine filters to get conference teams for a specific season Returns team details including: name, mascot, abbreviation, conference, classification (FBS/FCS/D2/D3), team colors, logos, Twitter handle, and stadium/venue information.

Tool to list college football venues with metadata (name, capacity, location, etc.). Use when you need detailed venue information for a specific season.

Tool to list NFL Draft picks. Use when you need draft pick data by year, round, team, player, etc.

Retrieves the standardized list of NFL draft positions. Returns all position names and abbreviations used to classify players in NFL drafts. Useful for filtering draft picks by position or understanding position categories in draft analysis. No parameters required.

Tool to list NFL teams used in draft endpoints. Use when preparing to retrieve NFL draft data by team.

Tool to fetch play-by-play data for college football games. Use when you need detailed play logs filtered by season, week, team, or game.

Fetch player-level statistics tied to individual plays. Returns detailed stats for each player's contribution to a play (rushes, receptions, completions, etc.). Use this when you need: - Play-by-play player statistics - Granular data on individual player performance per play - Analysis of a specific athlete's game contributions Note: Recommend filtering by year/week/team or gameId to limit result size.

Tool to fetch all play-level stat type definitions. Use when you need a catalog of available play stat types for filtering or referencing.

Retrieve player-level PPA (Predicted Points Added) / EPA (Expected Points Added) stats for individual games. PPA measures how many points a player adds/subtracts compared to average performance on similar plays. Use this tool to analyze individual player contributions per game, filtered by season, week, team, or position. IMPORTANT: Either 'week' OR 'team' must be specified in the request.

Tool to fetch player-level PPA/EPA aggregated by season. Use when you need seasonal PPA metrics for specific players or groups after applying filters.

Get expected points (EP) for all field positions given a specific down and distance scenario. Returns expected points values for yard lines 1-99, useful for analyzing game situations and fourth-down decisions. Common scenarios: 1st and 10, 3rd and short, 4th and goal.

Tool to retrieve team Predicted Points Added (PPA) by game. Use when you need team-level PPA metrics for games after filtering by season, week, team, or date.

Retrieve college football poll rankings (AP Top 25, Coaches Poll, Playoff Committee, FCS, Division II/III). Returns weekly rankings including team rank, school name, conference, first-place votes, and points. Use this tool to look up historical or current poll standings for any season from 1900 to present. Required: year (e.g., 2023). Optional: season_type (regular/postseason), week number.

Tool to retrieve Elo ratings for college football teams. Use when you need historical Elo ratings by season or for a specific team.

Retrieve SP+ (Success Rate + Points Per Play) team ratings for college football. SP+ is an advanced tempo- and opponent-adjusted measure of college football efficiency. Use this to get overall team ratings, offensive/defensive rankings, and special teams metrics. Specify a year to get all teams' ratings for that season, or a team name to get historical ratings across seasons, or both for a specific team-season combination.

Retrieves Simple Rating System (SRS) team ratings. SRS measures team strength based on point differential adjusted for strength of schedule. Either year or team parameter must be provided. Use year to get all teams' ratings for a season, or team to get historical ratings for a specific team.

Retrieves aggregated college football recruiting data grouped by position. Use this tool to analyze recruiting performance by position group for specific teams or conferences. Returns composite ratings, star averages, and commit counts by position group (e.g., Quarterback, Receiver, Defensive Back). Useful for comparing recruiting strength across different positions or evaluating team/conference recruiting patterns.

Retrieves NCAA college football transfer portal entries for a given season. Returns player transfer information including origin school, destination school (if committed), position, star rating, transfer rating, transfer date, and eligibility status. Useful for tracking player movement between schools, analyzing transfer trends, and identifying key transfers. Data is available from 2021 onwards when the transfer portal became widely used.

Tool to fetch Bill Connelly–style returning production splits by team and season. Use when evaluating returning offense, defense, and overall production for teams in a given season.

Fetch aggregated season statistics for college football players. Returns individual player stats by category (passing, rushing, receiving, defensive, kicking, etc.) for a specified year. Useful for comparing player performance across a season or filtering by team/conference.

Tool to get basic season stats aggregated by team and season. Use when you need a summary of team-level statistics for a particular season.

Retrieve the list of available season types for a specific college football year. Returns types like 'regular', 'postseason', and for certain years 'spring_regular', 'spring_postseason'. Use this to discover valid seasonType values to pass to other endpoints.

Tool to retrieve head-to-head team matchup records over a date range. Use after selecting two FBS teams to compare their matchup history.

Retrieve college football team win-loss records for a specific season. Returns detailed breakdowns including total, conference, home, away, neutral site, regular season, and postseason records. Requires a year parameter. Optionally filter by team name, conference, division, or season type.

Fetches the roster for a college football team for a specific season. Returns player details including name, position, height, weight, jersey number, academic year, and hometown info. Use this to get player information for any FBS or FCS team from 2009 onwards.