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WVSSAC FOOTBALL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Original Practice Questions with Answers &
Rationales Based on NFHS Football Rules
SECTION 1: FIELD DIMENSIONS AND MARKINGS
1. The official length of a high school football field between the
goal lines is:
A) 50 yards
B) 100 yards
C) 120 yards
D) 150 yards
Answer: B
Rationale: The field is 100 yards from goal line to goal line. With
the two 10-yard end zones, the total field length is 120 yards.
2. The width of a high school football field is:
A) 50 yards
B) 53 1/3 yards (160 feet)
C) 60 yards
D) 55 yards
Answer: B
Rationale: The standard field width is 53 1/3 yards (160 feet).
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3. Each end zone is how many yards deep?
A) 5 yards
B) 8 yards
C) 10 yards
D) 15 yards
Answer: C
Rationale: Each end zone is 10 yards deep.
4. The goal lines are:
A) Part of the end zone
B) Part of the field of play
C) Not part of the field
D) Located at midfield only
Answer: A
Rationale: The goal line is part of the end zone. A team's own
goal line is the one they are defending.
5. The inbounds lines (hash marks) in high school football are
how far apart?
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A) 40 feet
B) 53 feet 4 inches (measured from each sideline)
C) 60 feet
D) 20 feet
Answer: B
Rationale: High school hash marks are 53 feet 4 inches from
each sideline, making them wider apart than college or NFL
hash marks.
6. How many yard lines are typically numbered on the field?
A) Every yard line
B) Every 5 yards
C) Every 10 yards
D) Only the 50-yard line
Answer: C
Rationale: Yard lines are numbered every 10 yards (10, 20, 30,
40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10).
7. The 50-yard line divides the field into:
A) Four quarters
B) Two equal halves
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C) Three sections
D) No specific sections
Answer: B
Rationale: The 50-yard line divides the field into two equal
halves.
8. Goal posts in high school football are located:
A) On the goal line
B) On the end line (at the back of the end zone)
C) At the 5-yard line
D) Midway in the end zone
Answer: B
Rationale: High school goal posts are on the end line, at the
back of the end zone.
9. The crossbar of the goal post is how high above the ground?
A) 8 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 12 feet
D) 15 feet
Answer: B
WVSSAC FOOTBALL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Original Practice Questions with Answers &
Rationales Based on NFHS Football Rules
SECTION 1: FIELD DIMENSIONS AND MARKINGS
1. The official length of a high school football field between the
goal lines is:
A) 50 yards
B) 100 yards
C) 120 yards
D) 150 yards
Answer: B
Rationale: The field is 100 yards from goal line to goal line. With
the two 10-yard end zones, the total field length is 120 yards.
2. The width of a high school football field is:
A) 50 yards
B) 53 1/3 yards (160 feet)
C) 60 yards
D) 55 yards
Answer: B
Rationale: The standard field width is 53 1/3 yards (160 feet).
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3. Each end zone is how many yards deep?
A) 5 yards
B) 8 yards
C) 10 yards
D) 15 yards
Answer: C
Rationale: Each end zone is 10 yards deep.
4. The goal lines are:
A) Part of the end zone
B) Part of the field of play
C) Not part of the field
D) Located at midfield only
Answer: A
Rationale: The goal line is part of the end zone. A team's own
goal line is the one they are defending.
5. The inbounds lines (hash marks) in high school football are
how far apart?
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A) 40 feet
B) 53 feet 4 inches (measured from each sideline)
C) 60 feet
D) 20 feet
Answer: B
Rationale: High school hash marks are 53 feet 4 inches from
each sideline, making them wider apart than college or NFL
hash marks.
6. How many yard lines are typically numbered on the field?
A) Every yard line
B) Every 5 yards
C) Every 10 yards
D) Only the 50-yard line
Answer: C
Rationale: Yard lines are numbered every 10 yards (10, 20, 30,
40, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10).
7. The 50-yard line divides the field into:
A) Four quarters
B) Two equal halves
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C) Three sections
D) No specific sections
Answer: B
Rationale: The 50-yard line divides the field into two equal
halves.
8. Goal posts in high school football are located:
A) On the goal line
B) On the end line (at the back of the end zone)
C) At the 5-yard line
D) Midway in the end zone
Answer: B
Rationale: High school goal posts are on the end line, at the
back of the end zone.
9. The crossbar of the goal post is how high above the ground?
A) 8 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 12 feet
D) 15 feet
Answer: B
