Are football fields really 100 yards?

How can football field be 100 yards long when there are presumably 32" between each 4" yard marker. It does not add up when you measure from fifty-yard line (or any other). From the 1 yard line, there is 32" plus 4". By same rule, that would mean 50 yards from far side of line. But that is true if ball was advancing in other direction, too, meaning field is 4" short.

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How wide is a football field in feet?
Are all football fields the same width?
Have football fields always been the same size?
Is a yard on a football field an actual yard?
Why is a football field 100 yards?
Are football fields 99 yards?
How long is a football field actually?

gdrt

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asked Dec 3, 2017 at 6:28

I am not getting, how you are calculating it but the plan of playing field from NFL Rulebook clearly shows that the field is exactly 100 yards.

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Another figure that may help,

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answered Dec 3, 2017 at 9:17

Ram Chandra GiriRam Chandra Giri

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A hundred yards is hundred yards.

Perhaps the professional fields you see look larger because they also include a lot of things beyond the field. The field is 100 yards, but the distance to the far end of the stand could be 200 yards. In a simple football field, the field could end at the end of the end zone, and so it looks like less.

A traditional football field is 53 1/3 yards (160 feet) wide. Unlike other sports, these dimensions of the football field are uniform across all age and league levels of the sport, including high school, college, and in the NFL. This large width leaves plenty of room for players like wide receivers to line up at a distance from the offensive line and also allows plenty of space for receivers to run various routes in an attempt to get open.

An NFL football field is 120 yards (360 feet) long and 53 1/3 yards (160 feet) wide. From one goal line to the other, the field is 100 yards (300 feet) long. After taking into account both end zones, which are 10 yards deep each, the total length of the field is 120 yards or 360 feet. Due to the large size of the field, players should have excellent cardiovascular skills because with a long field comes the potential for long running and receiving plays.

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How wide is a football field in feet?

A standard football field is 160 feet wide. This equates to 53 1/3 yards in total width. Some informal youth fields may feature a smaller width, but all high school, college, and pro fields are a total of 53 1/3 yards wide.

Are all football fields the same width?

While there can theoretically be some differences in width when it comes to informal fields, all standard fields have the same width. This means the fields used in high school, college, the NFL, other pro leagues, and even rec areas/facilities will feature a width of 53 1/3 yards.

Have football fields always been the same size?

Regulation football fields have always been the same size since the inception of the NFL in 1920, but there was a time prior to the league when football fields were not the same size as they are today. While the width of the field has always been constant at 53 1/3 yards, early football fields were actually 110 yards long, as opposed to 120, and did not feature end zones. However, end zones were eventually added in 1912, along with a shortening of the field of play to 100 yards, resulting in the regulation field we know today.

Is a yard on a football field an actual yard?

The yard line in football is a line on the field that denotes a single yard in length. There are 98 yard lines on a football field each with its own name like the 50 yard line. Yard lines count up from the 1-yard line and are duplicated, meaning there are two of each yard line, but only one 50 yard line.

Why is a football field 100 yards?

By 1912, the rule makers decided to add 10-yard-deep end zones to either end of the field, which would have made for a 130-yard-long field in toto. The problem was a number of colleges had built stadiums that wouldn't accommodate that length, so the distance between the goal lines was shortened to 100 yards.

Are football fields 99 yards?

The total length of a football field is 120 yards. The playing field is 100 yards (360 feet) long.

How long is a football field actually?

There are two constants, across the level of competition: 120 yards (360 feet) of length and 53 1/3 yards (160 feet) of width. The playing field is 100 yards long, with a 10-yard-deep end zone on each side. In total, a football field covers 57,600 square feet, or the equivalent of 1.32 acres.