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History of Football History of Football

● Combination of soccer and rugby ● First game November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton ● Round that couldn’t be picked up or carried ● Kicked or batted with feet, hands, head or side across opponent's goal ● Rutgers won 6-4 ● Rugby rules and scoring was later adopted ● Walter Camp “Father of Football” ○ Reduced players from 15 to 11 ○ Introduced the instead of the scrum History of Football

● Game became extremely dangerous with limited equipment ● In 1905 19 people died while playing ● President Theodore Roosevelt abolished the game ● The National Collegiate Athletic Association was formed to alter the rules ● Created the , 10 yard first , 4 downs instead of three Professional Football

● First player was paid to play in 1892 ● was established in 1920 ● League in 1960’s ● Two converged and formed the ● This year is

● 128 teams in College Football Bowl Subdivision ○ Big Ten, SEC, MAC ○ Michigan, Alabama, University, Kent State ● 125 Football Subdivision ○ North Dakota State, Dayton, Youngstown State ● 171 II programs ○ Malone College ● 199 Division III programs ○ Mount Union Ohio

● Ohio High School Athletic Association ● 723 member schools ● 7 divisions ○ 2 regions in division 1 ○ 4 regions 2-7 ● 32 teams make in each division ● 224 Total teams make the playoffs ● Championship games are played at Ohio in Columbus

The Field

● Rectangle measuring 120 yards long and 53.55 feet wide ● Lines, Goal Lines, and ● Yards lines identify where you are at on the field ● Hash marks identify every yard ○ Ball is snapped inside of hash marks ● Goalposts are on both teams endlines ● Football is an oval shaped ball ○ Size varies depending on level

Rules

● Scoring ○ Team with most points at end of game wins ■ Ties in NFL only ○ = 6 points ■ Ball advanced past opponents endzone ○ Point after touchdown = 1 or 2 points ■ Kick ball between uprights = 1 point ■ Two point conversion = 2 points ○ = 3 points ■ Can be kicked from anywhere on the field, inside hash marks Rules

● Game lasts 60 minutes ○ 2 30 minute halves ○ Four 15 minute quarters ○ Teams switch ends and play continues after first and third quarter ○ Clock stops after , ball carrier runs out-of-bounds, change of possession, or scoring play ● Game starts with a coin toss ○ Winner picks to either kick, receive, defer to second half, or the end of field QB-

RB

FB - Fullback

WR - Wide

TE -

LT/RT - Tackle

LG/RG - Guard

C - Center

● Team with possession of the ball ● Starts a play by snapping the ball ● Trying to advance the ball past opponents goal line ○ Running or Passing ● Only one forward pass per play ○ Must be thrown from behind the ● Unlimited backwards passes Offense

● Team gets four plays (downs) to advance 10 yards ○ If successful the offense gets another 4 downs ● If team has not gotten 10 yards in their first 3 plays, often will either or attempt to kick a field goal ● If offense doesn’t make 10 yards in 4 downs, the gets the ball ● If watching on TV the offense must get to the yellow line DE -

DT -

MLB - Middle

OLB - Outside Linebacker

CB -

SS - Strong Safety

FS- Free Safety Defense

● Prevent the offense from scoring ○ Tackling the ball carrier ○ Forcing turnover ■ or ● Defensive Line ○ Stop running plays and pressure the quarterback ● ○ Leaders of the defense responsible for run, pass, and pressuring quarterback ● Secondary ○ Prevents the offense from completing a pass Special Teams

● Kicking Plays ○ Field Goals, Punts, and Kickoffs ● Kicker (K) ○ Kicks field goals ● Holder (H) ○ Holds the ball in place for kicker to kick ● Long Snapper (LS) ○ Snaps the ball to the holder ● (P) ○ Punts the ball on 4th down Officials

● 3 -7 officials at a game ● Responsible for enforcing rules and monitor the clock ● Stripped white and black shirt ● The referee wears a white hat and announces penalties ● If a penalty occurs offical throws a yellow flag on the ground ● Chain Crew ○ Responsible for moving the chains to monitor first downs Safety

● Full-contact sport ● PLayers are required to wear equipment to help prevent injury ○ Helmet ○ Shoulder pads ○ Thigh pads ○ Knee pads ○ Mouthguards ● Concussion ○ A bruise like injury to the brain caused by brain tissue hitting the skull during a collision Penalty ● A rule violation ● Most result in moving the ball towards the offending team's ○ The distance is dependant on the penalty ■ Delay of the Game - 5 yards ■ Offsides (defense) - 5 yards ■ False Start -(Offense) - 5 yards ■ Holding (Offense) - 10 yards ■ Holding (Defense) - 5 yards and automatic first down ■ Pass Interference (Offense) - 10 yards ■ Pass Interference (Defense) - 15 yards ■ Unsportsmanlike Conduct - 15 yards Players

● Jim Brown ○ Browns (1957-1965) ○ Running Back ○ NFL & Lacrosse Hall of Fame ○ Had most and yards of any running back when he retired ● ○ 49ers (1985-2000) ○ ○ Rated #1 Greatest Player of all-time ○ All time leader in receptions, receiving touchdowns, and receiving yards Players

● ○ “The Sheriff” ○ Colts (1998-2011) ○ Broncos (2012-Present) ○ University of Tennessee ○ Number 1 overall pick in 1998 ○ Super Bowl 41 MVP ○ 5 times NFL Most Valuable Player ○ Threw 55 touchdowns in 2013 ○ Most passing touchdowns thrown by a quarterback Players

● ○ “” ○ Carolina Panther (1998-2011) ○ University of ○ Auburn University ○ National Champion and Heisman winner 2010 ○ Number 1 overall pick in 2011 ○ 2011 NFL Rookie of the Year ○ NFL touchdown leader 2015 ○ Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback ○ Likely 2015 NFL MVP Teams

● 32 teams ○ National Football League ● 2 Conferences ○ American Football Conference ○ National Football Conference ● 8 divisions ○ AFC East, AFC West, AFC North, AFC South ○ NFC East, NFC West, NFC North, NFC South ● AFC North ○ Cleveland, , , Super Bowl

● Created after merger of AFL and NFL ● ○ , 1967 ○ 35 - 10 ● Packers won Super Bowl I & II ○ Vince was ○ Play for Lombardi ● Steelers and Cowboys have played in 8 Super Bowls ● Browns, Lions, Texans, and Jaguars

have never played in the Super Bowl Super Bowl

● Seven teams have repeated as champions ● No team has ever won 3 in a row ● The lost 4 in a row (90-93) ● South Florida and have hosted 10 Super Bowls each ● and have both won Super Bowl MVP 3 times ● The are 2-5 in Super Bowls ● The are 0-1 in Super Bowls Super Bowl 50

● Denver Broncos (AFC) vs Carolina Panthers (NFC) ● Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, ● Game Time - 6:30 ● - CBS ● Average Ticket Price - $4,861 ● - featuring Beyonce’ and and ● Cost of 30 second commercial = $5 million