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The rectangular field of play used for American football games measures 100 yards (91.44 m) long between the goal lines, and 160 feet (48.8 m) (53.3 yards) wide. The field may be made of grass or artificial turf .
Currently American football stadiums with a capacity of 25,000 or more are included. Stadiums are ordered by seating capacity . This is intended to represent the permanent fixed seating capacity, when the stadium is configured for football.
The following is a list of stadiums in the United States. They are ranked by capacity, which is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can normally accommodate. All U.S. stadiums with a current capacity of 10,000 or more are included in the list.
Soldier Field in Chicago is the oldest, having opened in 1924; however, the Bears did not play at Soldier Field until 1971 and did not play there in 2002 while the stadium was under reconstruction, and thus the oldest continuously operating stadium in the NFL is Lambeau Field, hosting the Green Bay Packers since its opening in 1957.
The official playing field in Canadian football is larger than the American, and similar to American fields before 1912. The Canadian field of play is 110 by 65 yards (100.6 by 59.4 m), compared to 100 by 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards (91.4 by 48.8 m) in American football.
Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium: Seattle: WA: Washington: Big Ten: 70,083 [3] 76,125 (September 23, 1995 vs. Army) ... List of American football stadiums by ...
American football, ... in appearance. Other major rule changes included a reduction of the field size to 110 by 53 + 1 ...
Field size: American Football: 120 yd × 53.333 yd (109.7 m × 48.8 m) [5] ... a concession and gathering area that stretches the length of the football field.