BYU Cougars schedule & live scores API

Upcoming BYU Cougars games

Times are US Eastern; refreshed hourly. Full BYU Cougars schedule with JSON/CSV download

Recent BYU Cougars results

Live example: team detail

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/252"

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "252",
    "uid": "s:20~l:23~t:252",
    "slug": "byu-cougars",
    "location": "BYU",
    "name": "Cougars",
    "nickname": "BYU",
    "abbreviation": "BYU",
    "displayName": "BYU Cougars",
    "shortDisplayName": "BYU",
    "color": "0047ba",
    "alternateColor": "002e5d",
    "league": {},
    "venue": {
      "id": "3801",
      "name": "LaVell Edwards Stadium",
      "city": "Provo",
      "state": "UT",
      "indoor": false,
      "grass": true
    },
    "isActive": true,
    "isAllStar": false,
    "logos": [
      {
        "href": "https://realtimesportsapi.com/api/images/proxy?id=GgcVSgNPTUMITUgaFFQVVVQXBVwOHV5LRQBZD1lbBllDXR0CWxFaV1xZTB9cVhQGX10",
        "width": 500,
        "height": 500,
        "alt": "",
        "rel": [
          "full",
          "default"
        ],
        "lastUpdated": "2025-12-23T01:44Z"
      },
      "... 13 more"
    ]
  }
}

Get BYU Cougars scores in code

The events endpoint returns the whole College Football scoreboard, so keep the games where either team id is 252.

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" \
  "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/252"

# This team's games in the current scoreboard (filter by team id 252)
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $RSA_API_KEY" "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events" \
  | jq '.data[] | select(.homeTeam.id == "252" or .awayTeam.id == "252") | {name, date, status: .status.detail, home: .homeTeam.score, away: .awayTeam.score}'

const TEAM_ID = "252"; // BYU Cougars
const res = await fetch("https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events", {
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.RSA_API_KEY}` }
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const games = data.filter((e) => e.homeTeam.id === TEAM_ID || e.awayTeam.id === TEAM_ID);
for (const g of games) {
  console.log(g.shortName, g.status.detail, `${g.awayTeam.score}-${g.homeTeam.score}`);
}

import os, requests

TEAM_ID = "252"  # BYU Cougars
res = requests.get(
    "https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['RSA_API_KEY']}"},
    timeout=10,
)
for g in res.json()["data"]:
    if TEAM_ID in (g["homeTeam"]["id"], g["awayTeam"]["id"]):
        print(g["shortName"], g["status"]["detail"], g["awayTeam"]["score"], g["homeTeam"]["score"])

Using the Realtime Sports MCP server (https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/mcp), call get_schedule with sport "football" and league "college-football" for the next 14 days and list the BYU Cougars games (team id 252) with dates and opponents; then call get_live_events and tell me if they are playing now.

More endpoints for this team: /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/252/roster, /sports/football/leagues/college-football/news?team=252. Step-by-step builds: guides.

FAQ

How do I get live BYU Cougars scores in JSON?

Call GET https://www.realtimesportsapi.com/api/v1/sports/football/leagues/college-football/events/live with a free API key and keep the games where homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id is "252". The live endpoint returns the score, period, clock and status for games in progress. Data is aggregated from public sources and is typically 20-30 seconds behind live play (about 1 second after our source). There is no SLA.

Is there a free BYU Cougars API?

Yes. The Free plan of Realtime Sports API is $0 with 1,000 calls in the first 30 days, then 125 calls per month, no card. The same key covers every College Football team and the other leagues.

What is the BYU Cougars team id?

"252" in league "college-football" (sport "football"). Use it with /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/252 for team details and /sports/football/leagues/college-football/teams/252/roster for the roster, and to filter events by homeTeam.id or awayTeam.id.

When is the next BYU Cougars game?

BYU Cougars host Iowa State Cyclones on Fri, Oct 9, 10:15 PM ET at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Times are US Eastern; this page refreshes hourly.

Does the API include BYU Cougars betting odds?

Yes, for upcoming College Football games that have a line: GET /sports/football/leagues/college-football/events/{eventId}/odds returns the spread, moneyline and total from a single source book, and /odds/history returns line moves. It is not a multi-book comparison feed.

Can I get BYU Cougars score alerts pushed to me?

Yes, on paid plans: register a webhook for event.score_change and event.final filtered to league "college-football", then keep deliveries where data.homeTeam.id or data.awayTeam.id is "252" (webhooks filter by league, not team). WebSocket works the same way.