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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.
As one example of their dimensions, Crystal Lake South High School in Illinois built some football bleachers that were about 50 feet (15 m) high. [4] American football bleachers are commonly made from concrete or aluminum with concrete footings or superstructure underneath.
The most popular forms of the game are professional and college football, with the other major levels being high-school and youth football. As of 2022 [update] , nearly 1.04 million high-school athletes play the sport in the U.S., with another 81,000 college athletes in the NCAA and the NAIA .
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New turf is installed at the Southmoore High School football field in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. There’s no doubt that turf is more efficient from the perspective of an administrator.
A standard football game consists of four 15-minute quarters (12-minute quarters in high-school football and often shorter at lower levels, usually one minute per grade [e.g. 9-minute quarters for freshman games]), [6] with a 12-minute half-time intermission (30 minutes in the Super Bowl) after the second quarter in the NFL (college halftimes are 20 minutes; in high school the interval is 15 ...
THURSDAY’S RESULT. SOUTHERN SECTION. Quarterfinals . Division 11 . El Rancho 40, Los Amigos 20. FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE (Games at 7 p.m. unless noted) CITY SECTION
Rules vary based on organization but generally use a reduced number of players (six or seven) on a reduced size field (ranging from a basketball court to a 60-yard long field). Women's American football is the organized play of the sport by women. Most organized leagues play by rules identical to male-dominated leagues.