The history of American football by: Zach Rasmussen

WHAT IS FOOTBALL?

• Football is a game where two teams of 11 players try to use different plays to score points.
• The defense tries to prevent opponents from scoring.
• You can score by either scoring a touchdown, field goal, or safety.
• American football is modified rugby
• Nfl.com
• Author: NFL
• http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/beginnersguidetofootball

THE FIELD

• The field is 100yds (300 ft) long. And 53yds (159ft) wide.
• There is a field goal post on each side of the field.
• Author: NFL
• Nfl.com
• http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/beginnersguidetofootball

SCORING VALUE

• Touchdown: 6 points
• Extra point: self explanatory
• 2 point conversion: self explanatory.
• Field goal: 3 points.
• Safety: 2 points

THE FIRST FOOTBALL GAME EVER

• On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first college football game.
• https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2017-11-06/college-football-hist...
• College football history: Here's when the 1st game was played
• Richmond, Sam

MATERIALS USED FOR FOOTBALL

• Pads (shoulder, knee, tailbone, hip, thigh)
• Helmet with pads inside.
• Football
• Cleats
• Mouthguard

FOOTBALL ORGANIZATIONS

• NFL
• NCAA
• (Main two but there are others)

DEEPER INTO THE ORGANIZATIONS

• Within these organizations there are divisions, conferences and teams.

POWER 5 CONFERENCES

• Big Ten (midwest/east)
• PAC 12 (west coast)
• SEC (southern)
• ACC (east coast)
• Big 12 (all over)

WHAT IS A CONFERENCE?

• A conference is a group of teams.

FOOTBALL IS EVOLVING

• Football is evolving with rules and materials.
• Examples: there is now more rules against physical contact to prevent players from getting hurt.

OTHER EXAMPLES

• To helmets they have added face masks, more padding, harder outside shell, etc.

QUESTIONS?

• How did the shape of the football become the way it is? -Caleb
• It is a prolate spheroid which is made to simulate the shape of an inflated pig's bladder which is what the first footballs were made of.

THE END