fox_cfb_pbp: *Get Fox Sports college football play-by-play*

In cfbfastR: Access College Football Play by Play Data

Get Fox Sports college football play-by-play

Description

Flattens the Bifrost event/{id}/data play-by-play layout (quarters -> drives -> plays) into one tidy play-level tibble.

Usage

fox_cfb_pbp(game_id)

Arguments

game_id

(character/numeric, required): Fox Bifrost event id (e.g. "41616"). This is the Fox event id, not the ESPN game id.

Value

A cfbfastR-tagged tibble with one row per play:

• game_id: character.: Fox event id echoed back.

• quarter: character.: Period title (e.g. "1ST QUARTER", "OVERTIME").

• drive_id: character.: Drive identifier within the game.

• drive_result: character.: Drive outcome (e.g. "TOUCHDOWN", "PUNT").

• drive_summary: character.: Drive summary ("4 plays, 65 yards, 1:21").

• drive_team: character.: Team on offense for the drive.

• play_id: character.: Play identifier.

• period: character.: Period of the play ("1ST", "OT").

• clock: character.: Game clock at the play ("15:00").

• field_position: character.: Field-position label ("KENT 35").

• play_text: character.: Full play description.

• play_team: character.: Team credited with the play.

Examples

  try(fox_cfb_pbp(game_id = "41616"))

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