espn_cfb_season_info: *ESPN College Football Season Detail*

In cfbfastR: Access College Football Play by Play Data

ESPN College Football Season Detail

Description

Get the ESPN core-v2 detail record for a single college football season – start / end dates, the active season type, and the ⁠$ref⁠ links to that season's types, rankings, athletes, awards, and futures sub-resources.

Usage

espn_cfb_season_info(year = NULL)

Arguments

year	(Integer required): Season, 4 digit format (YYYY). Minimum value accepted: 1872

Details

Wraps the ESPN core-v2 endpoint sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/football/leagues/college-football/seasons/{year}. Returns a single-row tibble. The ⁠*_ref⁠ columns are the season-scoped sub-resource entry points – feed types_ref to espn_cfb_season_types(), rankings_ref to espn_cfb_rankings(), and so on. ⁠active_type_*⁠ describes the season type ESPN currently considers "live" for the year (preseason / regular / postseason / off-season).

Value

A single-row data frame:

col_name	types	description
season	integer	Season (4-digit year).
display_name	character	ESPN display name for the season.
start_date	character	Season start timestamp (ISO 8601, UTC).
end_date	character	Season end timestamp (ISO 8601, UTC).
active_type_id	integer	ESPN id of the currently active season type.
active_type	integer	Active season type code (1 pre, 2 reg, 3 post).
active_type_name	character	Active season type name (e.g. ⁠Regular Season⁠).
types_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to the season types index.
rankings_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to the season rankings index.
athletes_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to the season athletes index.
awards_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to the season awards index.
futures_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to the season betting-futures index.
leaders_ref	character	⁠$ref⁠ URL to the season leaders resource.

See Also

Other ESPN CFB Functions: espn_cfb_award(), espn_cfb_awards(), espn_cfb_clear_cache(), espn_cfb_coach(), espn_cfb_coach_record(), espn_cfb_coaches(), espn_cfb_franchise(), espn_cfb_franchises(), espn_cfb_futures(), espn_cfb_game_broadcasts(), espn_cfb_game_drive_plays(), espn_cfb_game_drives(), espn_cfb_game_leaders(), espn_cfb_game_odds(), espn_cfb_game_pbp(), espn_cfb_game_play(), espn_cfb_game_player_box(), espn_cfb_game_player_statistics(), espn_cfb_game_powerindex(), espn_cfb_game_predictor(), espn_cfb_game_probabilities(), espn_cfb_game_situation(), espn_cfb_game_status(), espn_cfb_game_team_leaders(), espn_cfb_game_team_linescores(), espn_cfb_game_team_records(), espn_cfb_game_team_roster(), espn_cfb_game_team_statistics(), espn_cfb_game_teams(), espn_cfb_groups(), espn_cfb_pbp_v2(), espn_cfb_player(), espn_cfb_player_career_stats(), espn_cfb_player_eventlog(), espn_cfb_player_gamelog(), espn_cfb_player_overview(), espn_cfb_player_seasons(), espn_cfb_player_splits(), espn_cfb_player_stats_v3(), espn_cfb_players(), espn_cfb_position(), espn_cfb_positions(), espn_cfb_powerindex(), espn_cfb_qbr(), espn_cfb_rankings(), espn_cfb_recruits(), espn_cfb_season_types(), espn_cfb_season_weeks(), espn_cfb_seasons(), espn_cfb_standings(), espn_cfb_team(), espn_cfb_team_ats(), espn_cfb_team_awards(), espn_cfb_team_coaches(), espn_cfb_team_events(), espn_cfb_team_leaders(), espn_cfb_team_powerindex(), espn_cfb_team_ranks(), espn_cfb_team_record(), espn_cfb_team_roster(), espn_cfb_team_schedule(), espn_cfb_teams(), espn_cfb_unnest_plays(), espn_cfb_venue(), espn_cfb_venues(), espn_cfb_week_rankings()

Examples

  try(espn_cfb_season_info(year = 2024))

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