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  2. American football field - Wikipedia

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    Diagram of a modern American football field. Diagram of an early 20th century version of an American football field. 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 ...

  3. List of unusual units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    A football field is often used as a comparative measurement of length when talking about distances that may be hard to comprehend when stated in terms of standard units. An American football field is usually understood to be 100 yards (91 m) long, though it is technically 120 yards (110 m) when including the two 10 yd (9.1 m) long end zones ...

  4. Football pitch - Wikipedia

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    Standard pitch measurements, with permitted ranges for length and width. The preferred size for many professional teams' stadiums is 115 by 74 yards (105 by 68 metres). Association football pitch (1898) A football pitch or soccer field is the playing surface for the game of association football.

  5. List of gridiron football rules - Wikipedia

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    American football is played on a football field that is 360 by 160 feet (109.7 by 48.8 m). [1] The longer boundary lines are sidelines, while the shorter boundary lines are end lines. Sidelines and end lines are out of bounds. Near each end of the field is a goal line; they are 100 yards (91.4 m) apart.

  6. Comparison of American and Canadian football - Wikipedia

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    While several American stadia could accommodate the extra 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (5 + 5 ⁄ 6 yd or 5.3 m) per side in width (multipurpose stadia, baseball parks converted for football, and some soccer-specific stadiums are particularly good fits), most American stadia would lose between 15 and 18 rows of seating in each end zone because the field ...

  7. Flags as big as football fields: The story of giant American ...

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    There, Superflag unfurled a 95-by-160-foot flag that covered about half the field. From then on, flags grew in size and scope, blanketing fields, courts and rinks all over the nation.

  8. Comparison of American football and rugby union - Wikipedia

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    The dimensions of an American football field are measured in United States customary units (essentially the same as British Imperial units). Rugby union originally marked and quoted its measurements in Imperial but converted to Metric units in 1977. [2]

  9. Why a 70-yard field goal is possible - AOL

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    The sun-splashed football field at a swanky San Diego private school served as the backdrop for a remarkable display of accuracy and power. Someone comfortably kicked a 58-yard field goal. Then ...