College Football Data API

collegefootballdata · Data

Data No Auth Free & Open open_data

This is an API for accessing all sorts of college football data. Please note that API keys should be supplied with "Bearer " prepended (e.g. "Bearer your_key"). API keys can be acquired from the CollegeFootballData.com website.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Season calendar

Get calendar of weeks by season

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/calendar?year=2024

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/calendar?year=2024"

import requests
params = {
    "year": "2024"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/calendar",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/calendar');
url.searchParams.set('year', '2024');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/calendar")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("year", "2024")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/calendar")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "year" => "2024"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/calendar?" . http_build_query([
    "year" => "2024"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Coaching records and history

Coaching history

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/coaches?team=example&year=2024&maxYear=1&minYear=1&lastName=example&firstName=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/coaches?team=example&year=2024&maxYear=1&minYear=1&lastName=example&firstName=example"

import requests
params = {
    "team": "example",
    "year": "2024",
    "maxYear": "1",
    "minYear": "1",
    "lastName": "example",
    "firstName": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/coaches",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/coaches');
url.searchParams.set('team', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('year', '2024');
url.searchParams.set('maxYear', '1');
url.searchParams.set('minYear', '1');
url.searchParams.set('lastName', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('firstName', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/coaches")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("team", "example")
	q.Set("year", "2024")
	q.Set("maxYear", "1")
	q.Set("minYear", "1")
	q.Set("lastName", "example")
	q.Set("firstName", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/coaches")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "team" => "example",
  "year" => "2024",
  "maxYear" => "1",
  "minYear" => "1",
  "lastName" => "example",
  "firstName" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/coaches?" . http_build_query([
    "team" => "example",
    "year" => "2024",
    "maxYear" => "1",
    "minYear" => "1",
    "lastName" => "example",
    "firstName" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Drive data and results

Get game drives

https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/drives?team=example&week=1&year=2024&defense=example&offense=example&conference=example&seasonType=regular&classification=example&defenseConference=example&offenseConference=example

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curl -X GET "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/drives?team=example&week=1&year=2024&defense=example&offense=example&conference=example&seasonType=regular&classification=example&defenseConference=example&offenseConference=example"

import requests
params = {
    "team": "example",
    "week": "1",
    "year": "2024",
    "defense": "example",
    "offense": "example",
    "conference": "example",
    "seasonType": "regular",
    "classification": "example",
    "defenseConference": "example",
    "offenseConference": "example"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/drives",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/drives');
url.searchParams.set('team', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('week', '1');
url.searchParams.set('year', '2024');
url.searchParams.set('defense', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('offense', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('conference', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('seasonType', 'regular');
url.searchParams.set('classification', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('defenseConference', 'example');
url.searchParams.set('offenseConference', 'example');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/drives")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("team", "example")
	q.Set("week", "1")
	q.Set("year", "2024")
	q.Set("defense", "example")
	q.Set("offense", "example")
	q.Set("conference", "example")
	q.Set("seasonType", "regular")
	q.Set("classification", "example")
	q.Set("defenseConference", "example")
	q.Set("offenseConference", "example")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/drives")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "team" => "example",
  "week" => "1",
  "year" => "2024",
  "defense" => "example",
  "offense" => "example",
  "conference" => "example",
  "seasonType" => "regular",
  "classification" => "example",
  "defenseConference" => "example",
  "offenseConference" => "example"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.apis.guru/v2/specs/collegefootballdata.com/4.4.12/drives?" . http_build_query([
    "team" => "example",
    "week" => "1",
    "year" => "2024",
    "defense" => "example",
    "offense" => "example",
    "conference" => "example",
    "seasonType" => "regular",
    "classification" => "example",
    "defenseConference" => "example",
    "offenseConference" => "example"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

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What can you build with College Football Data API?

College Football Data API is a Data API. Developers commonly use data APIs for:

enriching your app with third-party datasets
building data pipelines and ETL workflows
querying and searching large datasets
powering research, analysis, and reporting tools
syncing reference data into your own systems

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. College Football Data API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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