NCAA Football API - Game Expected Latency
July 24th, 2025
We've added a expected_latency data point to our NCAA Football API game endpoints.
This indicates the time in seconds a game is expected to be behind real-time play on the field, with possible values of 2, 10, 25, and 50. For example, a value of 10 indicates a game is 10 or more seconds behind real-time, but less than 25.
Use expected_latency to synchronize live data with video or broadcast overlays for enhanced real-time applications.
Latency values are made available one day before gameday, though they are subject to change on gameday itself.
☑️ Sample Requests:
Game Boxscore - https://api.sportradar.com/ncaafb/trial/v7/en/games/{game_id}/boxscore.json
🔢 Versions
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- Game Boxscore, Game Play-by-Play, Game Roster, Game Statistics, Push Events, Push Statistics
⚙️ Return Sample
<game xmlns="http://feed.elasticstats.com/schema/football/pbp-v7.0.xsd" id="c570e6bf-cca2-4884-903e-1a7ac41c8c05" status="scheduled" scheduled="2024-11-06T00:30:00+00:00" entry_mode="LDE" coverage="full" game_type="regular" conference_game="true" expected_latency="10">
<summary>
<season id="908fbc20-f5c7-11ee-a306-c311afc28263" year="2024" type="REG" name="REG"/>
<week id="7ab45789-c910-4db9-8c68-09211b2bdfdf" sequence="11" title="11"/>
<venue id="fb8f19d5-b212-491d-a7f1-0b2c18a8cc80" name="Kelly/Shorts Stadium" city="Mount Pleasant" state="MI" country="USA" zip="48858" address="2300 East Campus Drive" capacity="30255" surface="artificial" roof_type="outdoor">
<location lat="43.5776" lng="-84.7709"/>
</venue>
<home id="03aa49b8-9a36-4e77-adf1-01cc5e2e6a14" name="Chippewas" market="Central Michigan" alias="CMC"/>
<away id="397830a6-c9c2-4c76-bcbc-cb1cdba768f0" name="Falcons" market="Bowling Green" alias="BGN"/>
</summary>
<broadcast network="ESPN2" satellite="209"/>
</game>