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)
Value
A data frame with one row per coach per season coached, sorted by year,
and 19 variables. An empty data frame is returned if the request fails.
| col_name | type | description |
| id | integer | CFBD coach id; the coach_id of cfbd_coaches_profile(). |
| first_name | character | First name of coach. |
| last_name | character | Last name of coach. |
| hire_date | character | Hire date of coach (ISO 8601 date-time string from CFBD); NA when unknown. |
| team_id | integer | CFBD team id of the school for the listed season. |
| school | character | School of coach for the listed season. |
| conference | character | Conference of the school 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. |
| win_percentage | double | Winning percentage for the season as a proportion 0-1 (0.538 for 7-6). |
| 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 | double | Simple Rating System (SRS) rating for the team's season, in points relative to an average team. |
| sp_overall | double | Bill Connelly's SP+ overall rating for team. |
| sp_offense | double | Bill Connelly's SP+ offense rating for team. |
| sp_defense | double | Bill Connelly's SP+ defense rating for team. |
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")See also
Other CFBD Coaches Functions:
cfbd_coaches_profile(),
cfbd_coaches_seasons(),
cfbd_coaches_tenures()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(cfbd_coaches(first = "Nick", last = "Saban", team = "alabama"))
#> ── Coaches data from CollegeFootballData.com ──────────── cfbfastR 3.0.0.9000 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-12 12:58:58 UTC
#> # A tibble: 17 × 19
#> id first_name last_name hire_date team_id school conference year games
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <int> <int>
#> 1 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2007 13
#> 2 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2008 14
#> 3 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2009 14
#> 4 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2010 13
#> 5 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2011 13
#> 6 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2012 14
#> 7 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2013 13
#> 8 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2014 14
#> 9 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2015 15
#> 10 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2016 15
#> 11 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2017 14
#> 12 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2018 15
#> 13 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2019 13
#> 14 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2020 13
#> 15 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2021 15
#> 16 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2022 13
#> 17 406 Nick Saban 2007-01-03T… 333 Alaba… SEC 2023 14
#> # ℹ 10 more variables: wins <int>, losses <int>, ties <int>,
#> # win_percentage <dbl>, preseason_rank <int>, postseason_rank <int>,
#> # srs <dbl>, sp_overall <dbl>, sp_offense <dbl>, sp_defense <dbl>
# }