GSIS Documentation

GSIS Data Feeds

Distribution Center Data Sources

Play Process File (CSV) A file reporting how GSIS calculates a play. Each file represents a single play, in a comma delimited text format. Current version: 2.6, as of June 4, 2015	documentation (Adobe Acrobat format)
Cumulative Statistics Report (STAT, STATXML, and STATXMLALL) Three versions of a report that contains summary team and individual statistics about the game. One file is a comma-delimited text file, two of the files are in XML format. Current version: 1.14, as of June 8, 2015	documentation (Adobe Acrobat format)
Game Roster (ROSTER) A file containing the roster and player statuses for both teams, in a fixed-width text format. Current version: 3.0, as of April 9, 2002	documentation (Adobe Acrobat format)
Game Roster XML (ROSTERXML) A file containing the roster and player statuses for both teams, in an XML format. Current version: 1.1, as of June 12, 2002	documentation (MS Word 6.0 format)
Play-by-Play (PBP) A file containing full textual play descriptions for the entire game
Real-time Game Information (Game Clock) A 31-byte UDP packet containing the real-time game clock and game state information from all games. Current version: 1.2, as of May 30, 2007	documentation (Adobe Acrobat format) download sample program

Sample Files (2015 file formats)

SEA-GB game, 1-12-2008	zip archive, 3.1 MB
JAX-NE game, 1-12-2008	zip archive, 3.2 MB
SD-IND game, 1-13-2008	zip archive, 3.4 MB
NYG-DAL game, 1-13-2008	zip archive, 3.8 MB

In-Stadium Data Sources

Real-time Stats Exporter Program This program is run on one of the GSIS laptops in the stadium and sends game stats to one or more computers in the stadium (i.e. scoreboard, network truck, kiosks, etc.). Season-to-date stats and out-of-town scores are also sent via this program. Current version: 1.0, as of September 13, 2002

documentation (Adobe Acrobat 4.0 format) Sample Files

Miscellaneous

Club Codes current for 2018 season

Penalty Codes current for 2018 season

Stat IDs current for 2018 season

Schools current for 2017 season

Non-GSIS Data Sources

There are several sources of data that provide rosters, schedule, clubs, injury data etc.  Click here for more details.