The goal posts in the NFL and college are 18 feet, 6 inches apart. In high school, goal posts are 23 feet, 6 inches apart.
Closer to the field of play? No. In both college and the NFL, the goalpost is situated at the back of the end zone, which is always 10 yards deep.
NFL goal posts are 10 feet high and 18.5 feet wide.
No, they are the same. They used to be wider (23 feet 4 inches, same as high school), but in 1991 they narrowed them to 18 feet 6 inches, same as the NFL.
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Goal posts in both the NFL and college football are 18 feet 6 inches apart. The goal posts in college used to be 23 feet 4 inches wide but were reduced to the same width as the NFL in 1991.
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Parts of an NFL Field: * Field of Play * Sidelines * Endlines * Yard Markers * Endzones * Goal Lines * Hashmarks * Goal Posts * Marker Numbers Click on the related links below to see diagrams of an NFL football field.
The NFL moved the goal posts from the goal line to the end line for the 1974 season.
A goal post is 20 feet tall.