History of Football

History of Football

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Walter Camp

• Invented the game of football in 1876

• know as the "Father of American Football

• The National Football League was founded in 1920

• There were 10 teams from four different states

• He played football for Yale University

The size of the football field

A regular football field is 120 yards long

Each side has a goal post

Along the sidelines the numbers are label by 10s

Players participating in the game

There are 11 players on each side of the field

So there is a total of 22 players in the game at once.

Today National Football Leagues

• 32

Football Positions

• Lineman

• Quarterback

• Backs (tail/half)

• Receivers

• Tackle, Center, Guard

• Linebacker

Championship Game is called the

Superbowl

How the game is played

Number of quarters played in a game

• 4 quarters are played in a game

• Each quarter is 15 minutes long- for NFL players

• Each quarter is 12 minutes long for high school players

Scoring occurs when

• A player catches the ball in the in zone

• The catch is worth 6 points

• An extra point is awarded when the kicker kicks the ball through the up rights.

The game is played with a leather football

• Wilson has been making footballs for 70 years for the NFL and colleges.

• 18.5 inches in diameter for ages (9-12)

• 21 inches in diameter for college and professional football players

Division in the National Football League

• There are two division

• American Football League

• National Football League

American Football Conference (AFC)

• Cleveland Browns

• New York Jets

• Indianapolis Colts

• Las Vegas Raiders

National Football Conference

Detroit Lions

Green Bay Packers

Dallas Cowboys

Atlanta Falcons

Seattle Seahawks

Fun Facts:

• Alabama has the most national championship in the history of college football

• The fastest man in the NFL is Tyreek Hill

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