cfbd_ratings_fpi: *Get Football Power Index (FPI) historical rating data*

In cfbfastR: Access College Football Play by Play Data

Get Football Power Index (FPI) historical rating data

Description

Acquire the ESPN calculated FPI ratings data by team, year, and conference

Usage

cfbd_ratings_fpi(year = NULL, team = NULL, conference = NULL)

Arguments

year	(Integer optional): Year, 4 digit format (YYYY). Required if team not provided Minimum value accepted: 2005
team	(String optional): D-I Team. Required if year not provided
conference	(String optional): Conference name - select a valid FBS conference Conference names P5: ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, SEC, Pac-12 Conference names G5 and FBS Independents: Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, FBS Independents, American Athletic

Value

cfbd_ratings_fpi() - A data frame with 14 variables:

col_name	types	description
year	integer	Four-digit season year (e.g. 2019).
team	character	Full team name (e.g. "Texas").
conference	character	Conference affiliation for the team in the given season.
fpi	numeric	ESPN Football Power Index rating (projected scoring margin vs. average team).
resume_ranks_strength_of_record	integer	National rank of the team's strength of record (1 = best).
resume_ranks_fpi	integer	National rank of the team's FPI rating (1 = best).
resume_ranks_average_win_probability	integer	National rank of the team's average single-game win probability (1 = best).
resume_ranks_strength_of_schedule	integer	National rank of the team's schedule strength to date (1 = toughest).
resume_ranks_remaining_strength_of_schedule	integer	National rank of the team's remaining schedule strength (1 = toughest).
resume_ranks_game_control	integer	National rank of the team's average in-game win probability (1 = best).
efficiencies_overall	numeric	Overall FPI efficiency rating (combined offense, defense, and special teams).
efficiencies_offense	numeric	FPI offensive efficiency rating.
efficiencies_defense	numeric	FPI defensive efficiency rating.
efficiencies_special_teams	numeric	FPI special teams efficiency rating.

See Also

Other CFBD Ratings and Rankings: cfbd_rankings(), cfbd_ratings_elo(), cfbd_ratings_sp(), cfbd_ratings_sp_conference(), cfbd_ratings_srs()

Examples

  try(cfbd_ratings_fpi(year = 2019, team = "Texas"))

  try(cfbd_ratings_fpi(year = 2018, conference = "SEC"))

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