Canadian CFL Football Field Dimensions
The official source of CFL news, opinion, video highlights, schedules, scores, stats, game day coverage and more. Feb 17, 2021 - This is three downs and 110 yards of what Canadians call football. See more ideas about football, canadian football league, canadian football. Canadian Football League, major Canadian professional gridiron football organization, formed in 1956 as the Canadian Football Council, created by the Western Interprovincial Football Union and the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. Its current name was adopted in 1958. Learn more about the CFL, including its teams. The official playing field in Canadian football is larger than the American, and similar to American fields prior to 1912. The Canadian field of play is 110 by 65 yards (100.6 by 59.44 m), rather than 100 by 53 1 ⁄ 3 yards (91.44 by 48.77 m) as in American football. Since 1986, Canadian end zones are 10 yards deeper than American football, measuring 20 yards (18.29 m). A Canadian Football Field has greater overall dimensions than all other American leagues. The center line in the CFL is actually the 55 yard line (marked with a “C”). Therefore there are two 50 yard lines. The field in the CFL is also wider than other football fields. The overall dimensions are: Length: 450 feet.
Canadian Football Rules Vs American Football
The dimensions of a regulation CFL football field are listed below
Overall Dimensions
A Canadian Football Field has greater overall dimensions than all other American leagues. The center line in the CFL is actually the 55 yard line (marked with a “C”). Therefore there are two 50 yard lines. The field in the CFL is also wider than other football fields. The overall dimensions are:
Length: 450 feet or 150 yards
Width: 195 feet or 65 yards
End Zone:
Unlike American football where the end zones are 10 yards deep, the CFL end zones are 20 yards deep.
Dead Line:
The back of the End Zone shall be marked by the dead line.
Field Numbers:
CFL field numbers are 6 feet high and 4 feet wide.
Hash Marks:
CFL Hash marks are marked 24 yards in from the sidelines of the field, making them 17 yards wide (51 feet).
Compared to American football these most closely match the width of High School fields which are 53 feet wide (College – 40 feet, NFL – 18 1/2 feet).
Canadian Football League Rules
Goal Posts:
CFL goal posts are 10 feet high and 18 feet, 6 inches wide (same as the NFL)