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1. The field of play; a football field. 2. A generalized term for American, Canadian, arena, and other related forms of football, especially in contrast with rugby football (rugby union, rugby league) and association football (soccer).
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N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren gets ready to lead his team out onto the field before N.C. State’s game against Marshall at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
The rectangular field of play used for American football games measures 100 yards (91.44 m) long between the goal lines, and 160 feet (48.8 m) (53.3 yards) wide. The field may be made of grass or artificial turf. In addition, there are end zones extending another 10 yards (9.144 m) past the goal lines to the "end lines", for a total length of ...
Invitational sport at 2005, 2017, and 2022 (flag football) Games. American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, [ nb 1] is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with possession of the ...
Defunct American football stadiums by capacity. Atlanta Falcons, Georgia State Panthers, the Chick-fil-A Bowl game, the SEC Championship Game, and hosted a College Football semifinal game once every three years. San Diego Chargers, San Diego State Aztecs, the Holiday Bowl and Poinsettia Bowl games.
The team with the ball (the offense) has 4 plays ( downs) to advance at least 10 yards, and can score points once they reach the opposite end of the field, which is home to a scoring zone called the end zone, as well as the goalposts. If the offense succeeds in advancing at least 10 yards, they earn a "first down" and the number of tries ...
The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football.Both games have their origin in multiple varieties of football played in the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century, in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line, which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games descending from medieval ...