from whistle to whistle, how long does a football game actual last?
601765
well from the first whistle to the last is averages about 3 hours...
132583
I think each quarter is only fifteen minutes. But when during the quarter many timeouts are called, stopped plays, fouls, ect, make each quarter seem much longer. I am reasonably sure it is fifteen minutes, but it may only apply to highschool football games, as those are what I watched the most as my boys played during their highschool years. :-) I do think fifteen minutes applies to Pro games too though.
503622
football is a contact sport, played on a 100 yard field. Like most other sports teams are separated into offenses and defenses. The offensive personnel attempt to take the football across the field 10 yards at a time. They have four attempts to travel at least 10 yards to renew the number of plays they have. On the fourth attempt they will usually either punt (to put the ball further on the other side of the field) or kick a field goal for 3 points. The offense moves the ball by either handing it to a running back, who tries to run with the ball until he is tackled.. Or throwing it to a reciever. The Quarterback is the center of the offense, and is the one doing all of the handing and passing.If the Quarterback misses the reciever it's an incomplete pass, and one of the 4 plays (called downs) is used up, without any yardage gained. If he misses his target, and one of the defenders catches it the other teams offense gets to take the field wherever the interceptor was tackled. If anyone ever drops the ball, it is called a fumble, and everyone will jump on it, if the defenders have possession of it, their offense takes the field, at whatever point the ball was. If the offensive players get on top of it first, it's a used down, and they have to start at wherever the ball is. At the end of the field there is a goal line, which the offense will try to get past it into the end zone score a touchdown.  If a reciever catches the ball, the defensive players will attempt to tackle him as well, before he can run past the goal line, and score a touchdown.  If a person is tackled for a loss of yardage, then it is added to the total that that offense has to acquire to sustain their drive. For instance, it's 1st down and 10 yards, then the Quarterback hands the ball to the halfback, but he is tackled three yards further back than they were. Now it is 2nd down and 13 yards. During passing plays the defensive players will either fall back and try to cover recievers so the quarterback can't throw to them, or blitz the quarterback and attempt to tackle him.\nDuring running plays you have almost the entire defense pursueing the ball-carrier. On each side there are 11 men. On the defense you have defensive linemen, who are usually really big and blitz almost every play. Linebackers who aren't as big, and both fall into coverage and blitz nearly equally, and defensive backs who are almost always in coverage. On the offense you have the offensive line, five men who block blitzing players, and attempt to open running lanes for ball carriers. Tight Ends, who both block and go out for passes. Wide recievers who almost always run out for passes. Running backs who carry the ball. And quarterbacks who throw the ball, run occasionally, and generally manage the offense.
118149
There is always at least 2.  Their is one to start the game and one at half time.  All other kickoffs take place after a team scores.  \n\nPunting, on the other hand, takes place when a team is on 4th down and they do not feel they can move the ball far enough to get a first down (this can actually happen on any down but they do it on fourth down usually because if they don't get a first down on fourth down the other team gets possession of the ball at the spot that they were stopped).
1125093
people here keep saying that time is added on after the 90minutes..... this is not correct.\n\nImagine a game starting... the referee starts the clock, this is the ONLY official time keep of the game also the television company will display a timer and also all who watch the game can keep time. If the game starts at 8pm you would expect half time to be at 8.45.\n\nbut.....\n\nas the game progresses there will be times when the referee will stop his timer, for when there are injuries as these 2minutes that a player is rolling around on the floor are not played time.\n\nThis is where it gets confusing.... when the 45 minutes SEEM to be up this is because the half started at 8 and now its 8.45 everyone expects the game to end but the referee does not go by real time, he will end the game when his timer reads 45minutes....... so why have the announcement at the end for the "EXTRA" minutes. This is a little misleading as they are not extra minutes it is the 4th officials way of letting us know how many minutes are left on the referees timer when we are past what SEEMED to be the 45minutes!!\n\nGet it?
1158145
Yes, 4.\n\nTeams must have at least 7 players on the pitch or the game is abandoned.
765418
Confusing, but from the rule book:\n\nPlay shall be resumed promptly following each intermission upon the expiration of fifteen minutes and thirty seconds (15:30) (or seventeen (17) minutes for nationally televised games) or a length of time designated by the League from the completion of play in the preceding period. Timing of the intermission commences immediately upon conclusion of the period. (See Rule 40(b) -- Game Timekeeper.) Preliminary warnings shall be given by the Game Timekeeper to the Officials and to both Teams five (5) minutes and two (2) minutes prior to the resumption of play in each period and the final warning shall be given one (1) minute prior to the resumption of play to enable the Teams to start play promptly.
773949
Its not called Delay of Game,  you aactually have it right, it has its own categorie "Delay of Kickoff" and its 5 yards like everyone else has said.
617155
A standard adult football match consists of two periods (known as halves) of 45 minutes each. There is usually a 15-minute break between halves, known as half-time. The end of the match is known as full-time.Most games simply end after these two halves, either with one team winning or with a draw (a tied game). However, some games, particularly knockout competition matches, provide for extra time in the event of a tied result at the end of the two halves of normal time: two further periods of 15 minutes are played. Until recently, IFAB have experimented with various forms of 'sudden death' extra time (see below for details); however, these experiments have now been abandoned.\n\nIf the score is still tied after extra time, some competitions allow the use of kicks from the penalty mark (colloquially known as penalty shoot-outs) to determine a winner. Other competitions may require the game to be replayed.\n\nNote that goals scored during extra time periods count towards the final score of the game, unlike kicks from the penalty mark which are only used to decide the team that progresses to the next part of the tournament (with goals scored not making up part of the final score).
1013816
NFL.com would proably help some. Watching is proably the best help though. Refs are actually doing a decent job now of explaining penalties, if there is anything to explain. As long as you try to wait until after the play is done your man should be happy to try to help you understand what happened. The problem with trying to explain during the play is that things are devolping so hard to explain it all as it happens. Easier to explain if there is a replay so that you know what is going to happen. Would almost be best to kinda get a tape of a game and have him explain it as it goes along. That way there is no importance to the game itself, not live so not really interrupting it.
767759
Yeah, there are differences in the rules between college football and the National Football League, especially in how game time is managed.\n\nA rule change this year in the college game, starting the gameclock when the ball is placed in position on the line of scrimmage is getting lots of complaints from all sides, with alot of teams getting surprised, looking up and seeing the clock running, when it wasn't last year.  \nIt is intended to quicken the game, since now, "official reviews" of the accuracy of previous plays often takes up time, but never, never game-time.  \nIt's riduculous, if you ask me, for this rule change.  \nAnd as for differences in the game rules which seem to benefit Professional players, hey--it is only because now they are just older, slower, and puffing Oxygen more!\n\nPlus, did you ever realize that everyone of those guys on the field, each Sunday, is a Millionaire?  DIFFERENT Rules for the rich, that's what it is, since they can't have rules which might make them lose $$$...!\n\nDat's all, man, that it is.  Different rulz for the old rich farts.\n(and now a word from our sponser....)
1088935
Half time is usually 10 min, but depends on the game, refs, teams playing, and level of play. I think the world cup uses 15 min for half time. Stoppage time is just what it says every time the ref stops play he may or may not add time, usually he adds time for injuries, but can add time for teams delaying the game (but he/she will issue a yellow card if that happens) or after a goal is scored he may add time for a lengthy celebration
904013
12 mins by Byron Moreno, he of Italy v Korea 2002 fame. He was officiating a game where the home team was losing 1-2 at the end of normal time. He let the game go on without indicating how much time he was adding. \nThe hosts eventually took a 3-2 lead after about 12 mins of injury, whereupon, Mr Moreno deemed it fit, to call a halt to proceedings.\n\nHe susbsequently retired after that game, at the ripe old age of 32!
936149
There is no time limit and the time depends on how even the teams are in talent, if one is considerably better it can end in half an hour, if they are equal it can last  a bit longer than a hour.
54228
There is 60 minutes of playing time (3, 20 minute periods), but in actual time, it lasts about 2 and a half hours.
191216
This may help you:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29#The_Laws_of_the_Game
490141
5 minutes. I think that's both college and pro ball.