Each link in the chain is 1 1/2 inches in length. That makes 8 links per foot of chain, 24 links per yard and 240 links per 10 yards. Click on the 'Football Chain for Determining First Downs' link on this page to see a detailed description of a football chain used to measure first downs.
Answer: There are 7.92 inches in a link. 36 inches in a yard divided by 7.92 equals 4.545 links in a yard.
36 inches in a yard, football or otherwise.
There are thirty six inches in any kind of linear yard.
20.6957
1 mile = 17.6 American football fields.
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7 at the snap of the football. Less than 7 is a 5-yard penalty.
36 inches to a yard, so 3600 to 100 yards
A football is 11 inches long, so a little bit over three footballs are in a yard.
A rushing yard is an important statistic in a football game. It is defined as any yard that is covered by a football player running with the ball in his arms.
One chain is equal to 22 yards. There are 91.44 centimetres in one yard. Therefore, one chain is equal to 22 x 91.44 = 2011.68 centimetres.