espn_cfb_scoreboard: ESPN Scoreboard

Description

ESPN Scoreboard

Get live scoreboard data from ESPN or look up the college football schedule for a given season

ESPN Schedule

Usage

espn_cfb_scoreboard(date = NULL)
espn_cfb_schedule(
  year = NULL,
  week = NULL,
  season_type = NULL,
  groups = NULL,
  limit = 500
)

Arguments

date

(Integer required - YYYYMMDD): Date to pull

year

(int): Used to define different seasons. 2002 is the earliest available season.

week

(int): Week of the schedule.

season_type

(string): "regular", "postseason", "off-season", or "both".

groups

(string): Used to define different divisions. FBS or FCS.

limit

(int): number of records to return, default: 500.

Value

espn_cfb_scoreboard() & espn_cfb_schedule() - A data frame with 33 or 54 variables depending on if there are completed games: shared variables

matchup: character.: Long matchup description with full team names (Utah Utes at UCLA Bruins).
matchup_short: character.: Short matchup description with team abbreviations (UTAH @ UCLA).
season: integer.: Season of the game.
type: character.: Season type of the game in CFBD format.
slug: character.: Season type of the game in ESPN format.
game_id: character.: Referencing game ID.
game_uid: character.
game_date: character.: Game date.
attendance: integer.: Reported attendance at the game.
home_team_name: character.: Home team mascot name (Sun Devils).
home_team_logo: character.: Home team logo url.
home_team_abb: character.: Home team abbreviation (ASU).
home_team_id: character.: Home team ID.
home_team_location: character.: Home team name (Arizona State).
home_team_full: character.: Home team full name (Arizona State Sun Devils).
home_team_color: character.: Home team color.
home_score: integer.: Home team points.
home_win: integer.: 1 if home team won, 0 if home team lost, NA if game is unfinished
home_record: character: Home team record.
away_team_name: character.: Away team mascot name (Sun Devils).
away_team_logo: character.: Away team logo url.
away_team_abb: character.: Away team abbreviation (ASU).
away_team_id: character.: Away team ID.
away_team_location: character.: Away team name (Arizona State).
away_team_full: character.: Away team full name (Arizona State Sun Devils).
away_team_color: character.: Away team color.
away_score: integer.: Away team points.
away_win: integer.: 1 if away team won, 0 if home team lost, NA if game is unfinished
away_record: character: Away team record.
status_name: character.: Status of the game
start_date: character.: Game date.

Unique variables when there are completed games

broadcast_market: character.: Broadcast market (typically "national" or NA)
broadcast_name: character.: Broadcast channel i.e. ESPN, ABC, FOX
passing_leader_yards: numeric.: Passing yards of game's passing leader
passing_leader_stat: character.: Stat line of game's passing leader
passing_leader_name: character.: Name of game's passing leader
passing_leader_shortname: character.: First initial and last name of game's passing leader
passing_leader_headshot: character.: Headshot url of game's passing leader
passing_leader_team_id: character.: Team ID of game's passing leader
passing_leader_pos: character.: Position of game's passing leader
rushing_leader_yards: numeric.: Passing yards of game's rushing leader
rushing_leader_stat: character.: Stat line of game's rushing leader
rushing_leader_name: character.: Name of game's rushing leader
rushing_leader_shortname: character.: First initial and last name of game's rushing leader
rushing_leader_headshot: character.: Headshot url of game's rushing leader
rushing_leader_team_id: character.: Team ID of game's rushing leader
rushing_leader_pos: character.: Position of game's rushing leader
receiving_leader_yards: numeric.: Passing yards of game's receiving leader
receiving_leader_stat: character.: Stat line of game's receiving leader
receiving_leader_name: character.: Name of game's receiving leader
receiving_leader_shortname: character.: First initial and last name of game's receiving leader
receiving_leader_headshot: character.: Headshot url of game's receiving leader
receiving_leader_team_id: character.: Team ID of game's receiving leader
receiving_leader_pos: character.: Position of game's receiving leader

Examples

Run this code

# NOT RUN {
  try(espn_cfb_scoreboard())
# }
# NOT RUN {
# }
# NOT RUN {
  try(espn_cfb_schedule(2021, week = 8))
# }

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