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re: Why do texas high school teams only play 80 yd fields?

Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:55 pm to
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:55 pm to
I was just flipping through channels the other night and noticed they brought in the sidelines several yards...no link
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:56 pm to
They should be 100 yards long no matter what.
Posted by rt3
now in the piney woods of Pineville
Member since Apr 2011
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Posted on 12/17/14 at 2:59 pm to
was it at a small school? perhaps it was an 8-man or 6-man football field

8-man football... generally played at small schools

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The main difference between 11-man and eight-man football is most notably the elimination of three players. It depends greatly on the type of formation used, but the eliminated players are commonly two offensive tackles and a wide receiver on offense and two defensive backs and a defensive lineman on defense.

The size of the playing field is often smaller in eight-man football than in eleven-man. Some states opt for a smaller, 80-yard-long (73 m) by 40-yard-wide (37 m) field (which is also used in six-man); Oklahoma has some schools that use the 100-yard (91 m) field, while most use the 80-yard field.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
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Posted on 12/17/14 at 6:00 pm to
quote:

I was just flipping through channels the other night and noticed they brought in the sidelines several yards...no link
6 man dude
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