Football Fractions
A team scores 21 points. If 14 of those came from touchdowns, what fraction of the points came from touchdowns?
2/3
A touchdown is worth 6 points. If your team scores 2 touchdowns, how many points is that?
12
If the ball is on the 20-yard line and the quarterback throws a 10-yard pass, what yard line is the ball on now?
The 30 yard line
Your team kicks 3 field goals. Each is worth 3 points. How many points is that?
9 points
There are 11 players on the field. If 3 are wide receivers, how many are not wide receivers?
8 players
Your team made 8 passes and completed 6. What fraction of passes were completed?
3/4
Your team scores 3 touchdowns and kicks an extra point after each one. How many total points do they get?
21
The team starts on the 50-yard line and runs back 7 yards. Where are they now?
43 yard line
A player has 5 carries, each for 4 yards. How many total rushing yards is that?
20 yards
Your team scored 28 points last week and 35 this week. How many total points is that?
63 points
A player ran for 120 yards. If 60 yards came in the first quarter, what fraction of his total yards came early in the game?
1/2
Your team scores 4 touchdowns but misses one extra-point kick. How many points do they have?
25
A player runs from the 30-yard line to the 45-yard line. How many yards did he gain?
15 yards
A kicker practices by kicking 6 footballs, each going 30 yards. How far did all the balls travel?
180 yards
A team has 450 total yards: 300 passing and the rest rushing. How many rushing yards did they have?
150 yards
Out of 10 plays, 3 were running plays. What fraction were not running plays?
7/10
A team needs 30 points to win. They have 18. How many touchdown points (6 each) do they need at minimum to take the lead?
2 touchdowns
The team moves 12 yards forward, then 5 yards backward. What is their net gain?
7 yards
In a quarter, a player makes 8 catches for 12 yards each. How many receiving yards did he earn?
96 yards
A running back gained 98 yards in the first half and 76 in the second half. How many yards total?
174 yards
A quarterback throws 20 passes and completes 15 of them. What fraction of the passes were incomplete?
1/4
A team has 17 points. They score a touchdown (6 points) and a field goal (3 points). How many total points do they have now?
26
The ball starts on the 12-yard line. The offense makes plays gaining 18 yards, 5 yards, and then loses 10 yards. What yard line are they on now?
The 25 yard line
A player returns 4 kickoffs, each for 27 yards. How many total yards did he return?
108 yards
A wide receiver had games with these receiving yards: 42, 57, 33, and 48. How many total yards did he have over the four games?
180 yards