American Football

COLLEGE AMERICAN FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS

⦿ Most watched sport on TV in America

⦿ 10 college football teams average above 85,000 in attendance per game

⦿ The University of Michigan has the biggest stadium with a capacity of 108,000.

⦿ The season ends with the so-called “Bowl Games”, which teams are invited to based on their record during the regular season

⦿ Players need to be 3 years removed from their high school graduation to be allowed to play in the NFL, meaning that every professional player go through the college system

⦿ There are 900 college football teams and around 90,000 players across all leagues and divisions

⦿ Scholarship limits per team: D1 FBS – 85, D1 FCS – 63, D2 – 36, NAIA – 12, NJCAA – 24

⦿ Former college football players in the Pros: Tom Brady, Aaron Rogers, Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, Peyton Manning, John Elway, Dan Marino, Brett Favre