Football Terms
American Football Dictionary
There are a hundreds of football terms that new fans might not necessarily be familiar with. Any sports is going to have its own slang terms and by-words. American football has been around since the 1870’s, which is a long time to build up a dictionary of terms.
We here at Football Babble would like to write our own list of football terms, along with a short definition or explanation of what the term means. Read along as we add to our American football dictionary.
A
ACE Formation
AFC
AFL
All-Purpose Yards
Assistant Coach
Astroturf
Audible
Automatic First Down
B
Backfield
Back Judge
Backup
Backward Pass
Ball Carrier
Base Defense
Blackout
Blitz
Blocking Back
Bootleg
Bowl Game
Bump and Run
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
Man in Motion
Man-to-Man Coverage
Mock Draft
Monday Night Football
N
Necessary Line
Neutral Zone
NFC
NFL
NFL Championship
NFL Combine
NFL Draft
Nickel Back
Nose Tackle
O
Open Receiver
Out of Bounds
Overtime