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Once a team gains possesion of the ball they are started off with ten yards and four downs. To get a first down the team must go the necessary ten yards in the four downs given. Sometimes more yards are added for them to go due to penalties by the team or from the team losing yardage during play. And sometimes first downs are automatically gained due to the other teams' penalties.
The record for running 880 yards, which is equivalent to half a mile, was set by Johnny Gray in 1985 with a time of 1:43.0. This distance was commonly contested before the metric mile became the standard in track and field. While this record is no longer officially recognized in most competitions, it remains a significant achievement in middle-distance running history.
In American football, four. In Canadian football, three.
Flipper Anderson holds the Rams team record and the NFL record for receiving yards in a single game with 336 yards in a game against the Saints in 1989.
There are 100 yards in football and 4 downs.
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Teams get four downs to move the ball 10 yards. If they gain the 10 yards, they get a new set of four downs. This can continue indefinitely until either the team scores, time runs out in the half or the game, or the team gives up or loses possession of the ball. In Canadian football, teams get three downs to move the ball 10 yards.
565 yards! 4 Touch Downs.
440 yards (America)
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Denard Robinson from the University of Michigan holds the record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season with 1,538 yards. Robinson also holds the record for most career rushing yards by a QB in NCAA history with 4,495 yards.
American Football - NFL and collegiate A team has 4 downs to go 10 yards, and earn a new set of downs. Otherwise the ball control goes to the opposing team. Downs may be replayed if a penalty is ruled and accepted.
You run half the track. A full lap is 440 yards. Lane 5 Athletics.
400 meters or 437 yards
In American football, a team has four downs to advance the ball at least ten yards. If they succeed, they are awarded a new set of four downs to continue their drive. If they fail to advance ten yards in those four attempts, the opposing team takes possession of the ball.
800 meters = 874.9 yards