COLLEGE FOOTBALL OFFICIAL
GAME RULES
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Goalposts:
The goalpost width between uprights is 23ft
4in in college football; in professional football the width
between goalposts is 18ft 6in.
The field:
for the college game has the same overall dimensions as
that for the professional game, but the inbounds lines in
college football are only 53ft 4in in from the sidelines,
and the goal line is the equivalent of the end line on the
professional field. In professional football the inbounds
lines are 70ft 9in in from the sidelines.
Ball:
The ball used in professional football is all leather; colleges
may use a rubber or composition-cover ball if agreed beforehand.
The dimensions of the ball specified for use in college
football are similar to those specified for use by professional
players, except that the short circumference must be 21-21
1/4in compared to 21 1/4—21 1/2in in professional football.