Student Worksheets Lesson 1 – Football Rules and Mascots Science of Football Lesson 1 Worksheet Use the following numbers to fill in the blanks. 1 3 6 11 15 100 2 4 10 12 50 1. A maximum of __________ players on each team can be on the field for each play. 2. A football field is __________ yards from one goal line to the other goal line. 3. A field goal is worth __________ points. 4. An extra point is worth __________ point. 5. A touchdown is worth __________ points. 6. A safety is worth __________ points. 7. A team gets __________ plays to move the ball __________ yards to get a first down. 8. “Midfield” is also known as the __________ -yard line. 9. There are ______ minutes in each quarter of a football game. 10. There are ______ football teams in the Sun Belt Conference © Science of Sport 9 Lesson 1 – Football Rules and Mascots Science of Football Sun Belt Conference Football Mascots © Science of Sport 10 Lesson 2 – Team Names Science of Football Sun Belt Conference Football Mascots Appalachian State Louisiana New Mexico State Louisiana-Monroe Arkansas State South Alabama Coastal Carolina Idaho Troy Georgia Southern Texas State Georgia State University of Texas - Arlington University of Arkansas - Little Rock © Science of Sport 12 Lesson 3 - Team Locations Science of Football Sun Belt Football Conference Map Identify the school name and city of all the teams in the Sun Belt conference 1 12 11 6 9 10 2 8 13 5 7 3 4 1. 7. 13. 2. 8. 14. 3. 9. 4. 10. 5. 11. 6. 12. © Science of Sport 17 Lesson 3 - Team Locations Science of Football Lesson 3 Worksheet Use the Sun Belt Location Map to answer the questions below 1. Which Sun Belt member is located the farthest North? 2. Which Sun Belt member is located the farthest South? 3. Which Sun Belt member is located the farthest East? 4. Which Sun Belt member is located the farthest West? 5. How many Sun Belt members are East of the Mississippi River? 6. How many Sun Belt members are West of the Mississippi River? © Science of Sport 18 Lesson 4 - Team Stadiums Science of Football Lesson 4 Worksheet Use the seating capacity of Sun Belt football stadiums to draw a histogram. Sun Belt Stadiums Team Name Stadium Name Seating Capacity Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium 24,050 Arkansas State Centennial Bank Stadium 33,410 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium 15,000 Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium 25,000 Georgia State Georgia State Stadium 23,000 Idaho Kibbie Dome 16,000 Louisiana–Lafayette Cajun Field 36,900 Louisiana–Monroe Malone Stadium 30,427 New Mexico State Aggie Memorial Stadium 30,343 South Alabama Ladd Peebles Stadium 40,646 Texas State Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium 30,000 Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium 30,420 5 4 3 FREQUENCY 2 1 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 45,000 50,000 STADIUM SEATING CAPACITY © Science of Sport 23 Lesson 5 – Geometry Of A Football Field Science of Football Lesson 5 Worksheet 1. The length of a football field, including the end zones, is __________ yards or __________ feet. 2. The width of a football field is __________ yards or __________ feet. 3. The perimeter of a football field, including the end zones, is __________ feet. 4. The ratio of a football field’s length, including the end zones, to its width in simplest form is __________ : __________ . 5. The area of a football field, not including the end zones, is __________ square yards or __________ square feet. 6. The area of one end zone on a football field is __________ square yards or __________ square feet. 7. How many full laps around a football field, including both end zones would someone need to run in order to run at least one mile? ____________________ 8. If sod (grass) is sold for $429 per 500 square feet, how much would it cost to lay enough sod to cover a football field, including both end zones? ____________________ © Science of Sport 31 Science of Football 32 360 FT 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 SCIENCE OFSPORT 160 FT SCIENCE OF SPORT 30 FT 10 20 30 40 50 40 30 20 10 Geometry Field Of A Football Lesson 5 – © Science of Sport Lesson 6 – Extra Point Percentages Science of Football Lesson 6 Worksheet Review the “Extra Point Percentages” chart from the 2016 NFL season, and answer the questions below. Extra Points Extra Points Extra Points Extra Points Extra Points % Team Attempted Made Blocked Missed Made Atlanta Falcons 57 56 0 1 98.2 New Orleans Saints 50 49 1 0 98 New England Patriots 49 46 0 3 93.9 Dallas Cowboys 46 46 0 0 100 Indianapolis Colts 44 44 0 0 100 Green Bay Packers 47 44 0 3 93.6 Arizona Cardinals 47 43 1 3 91.5 San Diego Chargers 46 42 3 1 91.3 Miami Dolphins 42 41 0 1 97.6 Buffalo Bills 45 40 1 4 88.9 Tennessee Titans 41 39 1 1 95.1 Oakland Raiders 39 37 1 1 94.9 Pittsburgh Steelers 37 37 0 0 100 Kansas City Chiefs 39 36 1 2 92.3 Washington Redskins 39 36 0 3 92.3 San Francisco 49ers 34 33 0 1 97.1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 34 32 0 2 94.1 Denver Broncos 33 32 1 0 97 Carolina Panthers 34 31 2 1 91.2 New York Giants 35 31 0 4 88.6 Detroit Lions 33 31 1 1 93.9 Chicago Bears 32 31 0 1 96.9 Philadelphia Eagles 31 30 0 1 96.8 Jacksonville Jaguars 32 29 0 3 90.6 Seattle Seahawks 35 29 5 1 82.9 Cincinnati Bengals 35 29 0 6 82.9 Baltimore Ravens 27 27 0 0 100 Minnesota Vikings 33 26 1 6 78.8 New York Jets 26 24 0 2 92.3 Los Angeles Rams 23 23 0 0 100 Cleveland Browns 25 23 1 1 92 Houston Texans 25 22 1 2 88 © Science of Sport 34 Lesson 6 – Extra Point Percentages Science of Football Worksheet Questions 1. How many teams made every extra point kicked? __________ 2. Which team had the lowest extra point percentage? ____________________ 3. Which team had the most number of extra point attempts? ____________________ 4. Which team had the least number of extra point attempts? ____________________ 5. Which team had the most extra point attempts blocked? ____________________ 6. How many total extra point attempts were kicked in the 2016 season? __________ 7. How many total extra point attempts were made in the 2016 season? __________ 8. How many total extra point attempts were blocked in the 2016 season? __________ 9. How many total extra point attempts were missed in the 2016 season? __________ 10. What percent of extra point attempts were made by all teams combined in the 2016 season? __________ © Science of Sport 35 Lesson 7 – Field Goal Percentages Science of Football Lesson 7 Worksheet A field goal kicker quite often determines the outcome of a football game, especially if he is accurate from long distances (40 yards or longer). Review the field goal statistics chart below from the 2016 NFL season and answer the worksheet questions. Field Field Extra Extra Extra Field Goals 0 - 19 20 - 29 30-39 40 - 49 Player Team Goals Goals % 50+ yards Points Points Points % Attempted yards yards yards yards Made Made Made Attempted Made Justin Tucker BAL 38 39 97.4 - 100% 90.9% 100% 100% 27 27 100.0 Nick Novak HOU 35 41 85.4 100% 100% 100% 72.7% 50% 22 25 88.0 Caleb Sturgis PHI 35 41 85.4 - 100% 100% 63.6% 66.7% 30 31 96.8 Matt Bryant ATL 34 37 91.9 - 100% 87.5% 100% 75% 56 57 98.2 Dustin Hopkins WAS 34 42 81.0 - - 100% 85.7% 77.8% 42.9% 36 39 92.3 Steven Hauschka SEA 33 37 89.2 - 84.6% 100% 80% 100% 29 35 82.9 Matt Prater DET 31 36 86.1 - 100% 80% 71.4% 100% 31 33 93.9 Cairo Santos KC 31 35 88.6 - 88.9% 88.2% 85.7% 100% 36 39 92.3 Graham Gano CAR 30 38 78.9 - 100% 81.8% 82.4% 50% 31 34 91.2 Brandon McManus DEN 29 34 85.3 - 100% 100% 77.8% 50% 32 33 97.0 Sebastian Janikowski OAK 29 35 82.9 100% 100% 100% 90.9% 37.5% 37 39 94.9 Wil Lutz NO 28 34 82.4 100% 100% 81.8% 100% 42.9% 49 50 98.0 Jason Myers JAX 27 34 79.4 - 100% 75% 90.9% 58.3% 29 32 90.6 Nick Folk NYJ 27 31 87.1 - 92.3% 90.9% 100% 50% 24 26 92.3 Stephen Gostkowski NE 27 32 84.4 - 100% 77.8% 90% 50% 46 49 93.9 Dan Bailey DAL 27 32 84.4 - - 100% 100% 77.8% 50% 46 46 100.0 Adam Vinatieri IND 27 31 87.1 - 100% 100% 83.3% 77.8% 44 44 100.0 Mason Crosby GB 26 30 86.7 100% 100% 86.7% 83.3% 50% 44 47 93.6 Josh Lambo SD 26 32 81.3 - 100% 92.9% 75% 0% 42 46 91.3 Mike Nugent CIN 23 29 79.3 - 100% 90% 71.4% 0% 23 29 79.3 Ryan Succop TEN 22 24 91.7 100% 100% 100% 100% 60% 39 41 95.1 Roberto Aguayo TB 22 31 71.0 - 100% 86.7% 40% 0% 32 34 94.1 Chandler Catanzaro ARI 21 28 75.0 100% 83.3% 85.7% 75% 50% 43 47 91.5 Chris Boswell PIT 21 25 84.0 - 100% 88.9% 91.7% 0% 36 36 100.0 Cody Parkey CLE 20 25 80.0 - 100% 100% 58.3% 100% 20 21 95.2 Dan Carpenter BUF 19 25 76.0 100% 100% 100% 44.4% 50% 40 45 88.9 Greg Zuerlein LA 19 22 86.4 - 100% 100% 75% 50% 23 23 100.0 Connor Barth CHI 18 23 78.3 - 87.5% 87.5% 75% 33.3% 31 32 96.9 Phil Dawson SF 18 21 85.7 - 100% 100% 77.8% 50% 33 34 97.1 Andrew Franks MIA 16 21 76.2 - 80% 100% 33.3% 50% 41 42 97.6 Kai Forbath MIN 15 15 100.0 - 100% 100% 100% 100% 11 14 78.6 Blair Walsh MIN 12 16 75.0 100% 100% 83.3% 66.7% 50% 15 19 78.9 Josh Brown NYG 11 12 91.7 100% 100% 100% 100% 0% 9 9 100.0 Robbie Gould NYG 10 10 100.0 - 100% 100% 100% - 20 23 87.0 Randy Bullock CIN 8 9 88.9 - 100% 100% 66.7% - 9 10 90.0 Patrick Murray CLE 1 2 50.0 - - 100% - 0% 3 4 75.0 © Science of Sport 37 Lesson 7 – Field Goal Percentages Science of Football Worksheet Questions 1.