Football fields are used for football games on many different levels, including high school, college and professional. The size of the fields is the same at each of these levels. Players in the United States have been playing the game on football fields since
1892. What Are the Measurements of a Football Field? When the game of football is played the length of the field is referred to in yards. The total yardage of a regulation field is 120 yards. This yardage consists of 100 yards of playing field and an end zone on each of the field that measures 10 yards. When this is converted to feet, the length is 300 feet. The width of a football field is 53 1/3 yards. When converted to feet, the width measures
160 feet. Although the width is the same for high school, college and professional levels, the distance between the hash marks on the playing field varies. At the high school level the hash marks are set at 53 feet, 4 inches, for college they are 40 feet apart. In the National Football League (NFL), the hash marks are set 18 feet, 6 inches apart. How Far Is a Mile? The Romans originally measured a mile as 5,000 Roman feet, and they called it “mille
passus” that, when translated, means a “thousand paces.” There is a much simpler way we measure a mile in the modern day. In the U.S., the mile is most commonly measured in feet, and amounts to 5,280 feet. When converted to the metric system, the mile is 1.609 kilometers. How Many Football Fields Are in a Mile?
If you were to take several American football fields and place them lengthwise, end to end, it would take 17.6 of them to measure a mile. This measurement is considering only the playing length of the football field, which is 100 yards or 300 feet. A football field used in the Canadian Football League is 110 yards, and it would take 16 of these fields, end to end, to measure a mile in distance.
Other Measurements in the Game of Football
In each of the end zones of a football field, there is a goalpost. The goalposts in a professional football league are 30 feet high and 20 feet wide. The goalposts are used for football teams to score extra points after a touchdown and field goals. A player does this by kicking the football through the uprights of the goal posts.
The football used during gameplay is the same size in high school, college, and professional leagues, but is smaller in youth leagues. High school, college, and NFL players use a football that is 11 inches long and 7 inches wide and has a diameter of 21 inches.
The Distance a Football Player Runs
During an NFL football game, the average player is estimated to run 1.25 miles. That would equal about 22 football fields. The players that run the most distance during a game are cornerbacks and wide receivers. Although the regulation play of an NFL football game is 60 minutes, a regular player averages about 11 minutes of play time during a game.
MORE FROM REFERENCE.COM
›› More information from the unit converter
How many football field [U.S.] in 1 miles? The answer is 17.6.
We assume you are converting between football field [U.S.] and mile.
You can view more details on each measurement unit:
football field [U.S.] or
miles
The SI base unit for length is the metre.
1 metre is equal to 0.010936132983377 football field [U.S.], or 0.00062137119223733 miles.
Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results.
Use this page to learn how to convert between football fields and miles.
Type in your own numbers in the form to
convert the units!
›› Quick conversion chart of football field [U.S.] to miles
1 football field [U.S.] to miles = 0.05682 miles
10 football field [U.S.] to miles = 0.56818 miles
20 football field [U.S.] to miles = 1.13636 miles
30 football field [U.S.] to miles = 1.70455 miles
40 football field [U.S.] to miles = 2.27273 miles
50 football field [U.S.] to miles = 2.84091 miles
100 football field [U.S.] to miles = 5.68182 miles
200 football field [U.S.] to miles = 11.36364 miles
›› Want other units?
You can do the reverse unit conversion from miles to football field [U.S.], or enter any two units below:
›› Common length conversions
football field [U.S.] to nautical mile
football field [U.S.] to pouce
football field [U.S.] to miglio
football field [U.S.] to kilofoot
football field [U.S.] to pes
football field [U.S.] to arpent
football
field [U.S.] to lineal foot
football field [U.S.] to gigameter
football field [U.S.] to verge
football field [U.S.] to milla
›› Definition: Mile
A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. Today, one mile is mainly equal to about 1609 m on land and 1852 m at sea and in the air, but see below for the details. The abbreviation for mile is 'mi'. There are more specific definitions of 'mile' such as the metric mile, statute mile, nautical mile, and survey mile. On this site, we assume that if you only specify 'mile' you want the statute mile.
›› Metric conversions and more
ConvertUnits.com provides an online conversion calculator for all types of measurement units. You can find metric conversion tables for SI units, as well as English units, currency, and other data. Type in unit symbols, abbreviations, or full names for units of length, area, mass, pressure, and other types. Examples include mm, inch, 100 kg, US fluid ounce, 6'3", 10 stone 4, cubic cm, metres squared, grams, moles, feet per second, and many more!