The original American football field was 70 yards wide, but that was long before the days of the NFL. The width of the NFL field has never changed, because the standard width of 53 1/3 yards was in place before the league came into existence.
It depends on the level of play you're asking about. At the high school level, the goal posts are 10' high and 23' 4" wide. On both the collegiate and professional levels, the only difference from high school is that the goalposts are 18' 6" wide.
No they wern't.
Tom Dempsey and Jason Elam are tied for the longest with 63 yards.
The game of football is to score points by running the ball into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by running with it or throwing it to a teammate. Teams must get the ball downfield 10 yards in 4 attempts called downs. Points can be scored by carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line, catching a pass thrown over that goal line or by kicking the ball through the opponent's goal posts or tackling an opposing ball carrier in his own end zone. American football is a sport played by two teams of 11 players. It is played on a field that is 120 yards long and has a goal on both ends. The offensive team has four downs to get the football 10 yards or more at a time. If that goal is not achieved, the offensive team loses possession of the ball and the defensive team becomes the offensive team. Players on the defensive team will attempt to tackle the offensive player with the ball in order to stop advancement of the ball or take possession of the ball. A team can score by making it to the end zone or by kicking a field goal. The team with the highest amount of points after four periods of play wins.
On the goal line
Soccer goal posts are 8 yards apart. Someone else care to document distance between American football posts?
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.
The goal post dimensions in Canadian football are the same as in American football. The goal posts are on the goal line. The hash marks are not in line with the uprights.
The original American football field was 70 yards wide, but that was long before the days of the NFL. The width of the NFL field has never changed, because the standard width of 53 1/3 yards was in place before the league came into existence.
Most football goal posts are made of some type of metal. Football goal posts for the NFL are made out of steel with a mixture of aluminum. Soccer goal posts are usually aluminum or plastic with a net in between the posts.
The field is a rectangle. The goal posts have 90° angles. Finally, the field is separated into congruent parts.
90 degree angle
18.6 feet
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Goal posts, commonly referred to as "uprights."
In the NFL, goal posts are 18 feet, 6 inches wide. The NCAA uses the same dimensions for their goal posts.