cfbd_coaches: *CFBD Coaches Endpoint Overview*

In cfbfastR: Access College Football Play by Play Data

CFBD Coaches Endpoint Overview

Description

• cfbd_coaches(): A coach search function which provides coaching records and school history for a given coach.

• cfbd_coaches_profile(): Get a single coach's biographical profile.

• cfbd_coaches_seasons(): Get season-by-season coaching records.

• cfbd_coaches_tenures(): Get the start and end of each coaching tenure.

Coach information search A coach search function which provides coaching records and school history for a given coach

Usage

cfbd_coaches(
  first = NULL,
  last = NULL,
  team = NULL,
  year = NULL,
  min_year = NULL,
  max_year = NULL
)

Arguments

first	(String optional): First name for the coach you are trying to look up
last	(String optional): Last name for the coach you are trying to look up
team	(String optional): Team - Select a valid team, D1 football
year	(Integer optional): Year, 4 digit format (YYYY). Minimum value accepted: 1886
min_year	(Integer optional): Minimum Year filter (inclusive), 4 digit format (YYYY).
max_year	(Integer optional): Maximum Year filter (inclusive), 4 digit format (YYYY)

Details

Coach information search

cfbd_coaches(first = "Nick", last = "Saban", team = "alabama")

Get a coach profile

cfbd_coaches_profile(coach_id = 1)

Get coaching seasons

cfbd_coaches_seasons(team = "Georgia")

Get coaching tenures

cfbd_coaches_tenures(team = "Georgia")

Value

Returns a tibble with 15 variables:

col_name	types	description
first_name	character	First name of coach.
last_name	character	Last name of coach.
hire_date	character	Hire date of coach (ISO date string from CFBD).
school	character	School of coach for the listed season.
year	integer	Four-digit season year of record.
games	integer	Games coached during the season.
wins	integer	Wins for the season.
losses	integer	Losses for the season.
ties	integer	Ties for the season.
preseason_rank	integer	Preseason AP rank for the school of coach (NA if unranked).
postseason_rank	integer	Postseason AP rank for the school of coach (NA if unranked).
srs	character	Simple Rating System adjustment for team.
sp_overall	character	Bill Connelly's SP+ overall rating for team.
sp_offense	character	Bill Connelly's SP+ offense rating for team.
sp_defense	character	Bill Connelly's SP+ defense rating for team.

See Also

Other CFBD Coaches Functions: cfbd_coaches_profile(), cfbd_coaches_seasons(), cfbd_coaches_tenures()

Examples

  try(cfbd_coaches(first = "Nick", last = "Saban", team = "alabama"))

cfbfastR documentation built on Aug. 24, 2026, 5:13 p.m.