American football

American football, referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron football, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven... Wikipedia

  • Highest governing body:  International Federation of American Football
  • Nicknames:  Football, gridiron
  • First played:  November 6, 1869, New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S, (Princeton vs. Rutgers)
  • Contact:  Full
  • Team members:  11 (both teams may freely substitute players between downs)
  • Type:  Team sport, ball game
  • Equipment:  Football, Football helmet, Pads (shoulder, thigh, knee, and optionally elbow pads)
  • Venue:  Football field (rectangular: 120 yards long, 53 1 ⁄ 3 yards wide)
  • Country or region:  Worldwide (most popular in North America)
  • Olympic:  Demonstrated at the 1904 and 1932 Summer Olympics, flag football at the 2028 Summer Olympics
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo