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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... out of 49 total. ... Glossary of Canadian football terms; A. All-purpose yardage; C. Conversion (gridiron ...
All-purpose yards or all-purpose yardage is a gridiron football statistical measure. It is virtually the same as the statistic that some football leagues refer to as combined net yards . [ 1 ] In the game of football, progress is measured by advancing the football towards the opposing team's goal line .
A typical lineup for an extra point, from the pre-2015 distance, in a 2007 NFL game between the New England Patriots and the Cleveland Browns. The conversion, try (American football), also known as a point(s) after touchdown, PAT, extra point, two-point conversion, or convert (Canadian football) is a gridiron football play that occurs immediately after a touchdown.
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CFL: 25-yard line for placekick attempts (for a 32-yard attempt), 3-yard line for two-point conversion attempts Amateur Canadian football (all levels): 5-yard line for all attempts Because the goalposts are on the goal line in Canada and the end line in the United States, a CFL kicker is at the same distance from the goalposts as an NFL kicker.
Scrimmage yards Special teams yards All-purpose yards 1954: 1360 Alex Webster: 805 Johnny Fedosoff: 1791 Ken Carpenter: 1955: 1525 Pat Abruzzi: 960 Don Pinhey: 1610 Pat Abruzzi 1956: 2039 Hal Patterson: 988 Don Pinhey 2858 Hal Patterson 1957: 1979 Johnny Bright: 1026 Harry Lunn: 2011 Johnny Bright 1958: 1987 Johnny Bright 1512 Mike Hagler: 2550 ...
A banner hung in the Rogers Centre to commemorate Damon Allen breaking the all-time pro football career passing record in 2006. Anthony Calvillo subsequently passed Allen in 2011.
In amateur games, this scrimmage is taken at the opponents' 5-yard line. The CFL formerly ran all conversion attempts from the 5-yard line as well (for a 12-yard kick), but starting in 2015 the line of scrimmage for one-point kick attempts became the 25-yard line (for a 32-yard kick), while two-point attempts are scrimmaged at the 3-yard line. [22]