It is estimated that you could fit between 6400-6500 people on a football field depending on how much space is person is provided.
The American football is a rubber bladder surrounded by a pebble covered leather or cowhide cover. Click on the 'How a Football is Made' link below to read about the manufacturing process.
An American football measures one foot. An American football field measures 360 by 160 feet, for a total perimeter of 1040 feet. Thus, it takes 1040 footballs to outline a football field.
Since the dimensions of a standard football field are 105 x 68m, and a football field is a rectangle, then 105 + 68 + 105 + 68 = 346, so the perimeter is 346m.
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An acre is 43,560 square feet. An American football field is 46,440 square feet. You do the math. A Canadian football field is 93, 600 square feet. You do the math. You can have other kinds of football, Italian, European, Australian rules. Of course European rules football does not have a standard size field. Only the size of the goal posts are standard.
A football is 11 inches long. There are 32 inches in a yard. A football field is 100 yards long from goal line to goal line. Therefore it would take 290 footballs to span from goal line to goal line.
Footballs are not kicked from a perfect 90 degree angle during a football game on either the kickoff or for a field goal or extra-point. Whether from a tee or being held, a football is leaned back slightly off 90 degrees toward the direction of the kicker. This placement allows greater distance and accuracy.
Football fields that are built without a dome for cover from the weather have a hump running the length of the field to help with runoff from heavy rain. Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin is a good example of a football field that has a hump.
For both American football and standard football (soccer) the standard amount of players allowed for each team on the field is 11. When players are limited in American football you will see 8 man football.
Approximately 7.5 laps around a standard football field equal to 1500 meters.