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Women's American football

Index Women's American football

Women's gridiron football, more commonly known as women's American football, women's Canadian football, or simply women's football, is a form of gridiron football (American or Canadian) played by women. [1]

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American football

American football, referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.

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American football positions

In American football each team has 11 players on the field at one time.

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American Football Women's League

The American Football Women's League (AFWL) which debuted on May 15, 2002, was one of the first women's football leagues formed, originally using the name WAFL, or Women's American Football League in 2001.

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Arizona Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football franchise based in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

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Ashley Martin

Ashley Martin (born c. 1981) is an American athlete who became the first woman to play and score in an NCAA Division I American football game, and one of the first ever to score points in any college football game.

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Atlantic Coast Football League

The Atlantic Coast Football League (ACFL) was a minor football league that operated from 1962 to 1973.

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Bowl game

In North America, a bowl game is one of a number of post-season college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS).

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Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area.

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Canadian football

Canadian football is a sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area (end zone).

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Central Methodist University

Central Methodist University (formerly known as Central Methodist College and also known as Central College or CMU) is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university in Fayette, Missouri.

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College football

College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities.

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Columbia Daily Tribune

The Columbia Daily Tribune, commonly referred to as the Columbia Tribune or the Tribune, is one of two daily newspapers in Columbia, Missouri, the other being the Columbia Missourian.

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Continental Indoor Football League

The Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) was an indoor football league based along the Midwestern United States region that played nine seasons from 2006 to 2014.

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Conversion (gridiron football)

The conversion, try (American football, also known as a point(s) after touchdown, PAT, or extra point), or convert (Canadian football) occurs immediately after a touchdown during which the scoring team is allowed to attempt to score one extra point by kicking the ball through the uprights in the manner of a field goal, or two points by bringing the ball into the end zone in the manner of a touchdown; depending on league rules, one point may also be scored by manner of a safety.

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Duke Blue Devils football

The Duke Blue Devils football team represents Duke University in the sport of American football.

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ESPN

ESPN (originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is a U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture owned by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%).

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Female Gridiron League of Queensland

The Female Gridiron League of Queensland (FGLQ), the first league of its kind in Australia, is a full kit, women's tackle American nine-a-side football competition that commenced on August 24, 2012.

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Field goal

A field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in American football and Canadian football.

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Fort Wayne FireHawks

The Fort Wayne FireHawks were a professional indoor football team based in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Frankford Yellow Jackets

The Frankford Yellow Jackets were a professional American football team, part of the National Football League from 1924 to 1931, though its origin dates back to as early as 1899 with the Frankford Athletic Association.

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Gridiron football

Gridiron football,.

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Holder (gridiron football)

In American football and Canadian football, the holder is the player who receives the snap from the long snapper during field goal or extra point attempts made by the placekicker.

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IFAF Women's World Championship

The IFAF Women's World Championship is the international championship for women in American football.

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Independent Women's Football League

The Independent Women's Football League (IWFL) is a full-contact Women's American football league that was founded in 2000 and began play in 2001.

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International Federation of American Football

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) is the international governing body of American football associations.

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Jennifer Welter

Jennifer Welter (born October 27, 1977) is an American football player and coach who coached inside linebackers for the National Football League's Arizona Cardinals during their training camp and the 2015 preseason.

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Julie Harshbarger

Julie Harshbarger (born December 9, 1985) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent.

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Kathryn Smith (American football)

Kathryn Smith (born) is an American football coach who most recently served as the special teams quality control coach for the Buffalo Bills.

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Katie Hnida

Katharine Anne Hnida (born May 17, 1981) is an American football player who became the first woman to score in an NCAA Division I-A game, college football's highest level.

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Ladies Gridiron League

The Ladies Gridiron League (LGL) is an Australian-based non-for-profit company running a full contact, 7-a-side, women's American football league.

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Legends Football League

The Legends Football League (LFL) is a women's 7-on-7 tackle American football league, with games played in the spring and summer at NBA, NFL, NHL and MLS arenas and stadiums.

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List of female American football players

Women's gridiron football, more commonly known as women's American football, women's Canadian football, or simply women's football, is a form of gridiron football (American or Canadian) played by women.

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List of players who have converted from one football code to another

There are many players who have converted from one football code to another or even changed from other sports at a professional or representative level.

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Liz Heaston

Elizabeth Heaston Thompson (born 1977) is an American athlete who is the first woman ever to score in a college football game.

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Louisville Cardinals football

The Louisville Cardinals football team represents the University of Louisville in the sport of American football.

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Maritime Women's Football League

The Maritime Women's Football League is a Canadian football league in eastern Canada.

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Most valuable player

In sports, a most valuable player (MVP) award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best-performing player (or players) in an entire league, for a particular competition, or on a specific team.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit organization which regulates athletes of 1,281 institutions and conferences.

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National Football League

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

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National Women's Football Association

The National Women's Football Association (NWFA) was a full-contact American football league for women headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

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Orlando Panthers

The Orlando Panthers were a professional American football team based in Orlando, Florida.

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Patricia Palinkas

Patricia "Pat" Palinkas (née Barczi, born 1943) is credited as the first and, until Katie Hnida signed with the Fort Wayne Firehawks in 2010, only woman to play American football professionally in a league made predominately of men.

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Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football franchise based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Placekicker

Placekicker, or simply kicker (PK or K), is the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the kicking duties of field goals and extra points.

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Powderpuff (sports)

In the United States and Canada, powderpuff football games are flag football or touch football games between girls from junior and senior classes or cross-town school rivals.

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Publicity stunt

A publicity stunt is a planned event designed to attract the public's attention to the event's organizers or their cause.

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Roughing the kicker

In gridiron football, roughing the kicker is an action in which a defender, having missed an attempt to block a kick, tackles the kicker or otherwise runs into the kicker in a way that might injure the kicker or his vulnerable extended kicking leg.

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Semi-professional

A semi-professional athlete is one for whom sport is not a full-time occupation.

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Skill position

Skill positions in gridiron football are the positions which ordinarily handle the ball and are most responsible for scoring points.

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Texas Revolution (indoor football)

The Texas Revolution is an American professional indoor football team which is currently winless in 2018, a founding member of Champions Indoor Football (CIF), and (Thanks to Chris Dixon II) the current Champions Cup holders.

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United States Women's Football League

The United States Women's Football League (USWFL) is a full-contact women's American football league that opened with exhibition play in 2010 and subsequently played its first regular season in 2011.

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Western Women's Canadian Football League

The Western Women's Canadian Football League (WWCFL) is a full-contact women's Canadian football league which began play in the spring of 2011.

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Women's American Football League

The Women's American Football League (WAFL) was a women's American football league that was formed in 2001.

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Women's association football

Women's association football, also commonly known as women’s football, or women's soccer, is the most prominent team sport played by women around the globe.

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Women's Football Alliance

The Women's Football Alliance (WFA) is a full-contact Women's American football league that began play in 2009.

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Women's Football Association (2002–03)

The Women's Football Association was a women's American football league formed in 2002 and which folded in 2003.

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Women's Football League

The Women's Football League was a small women's American football league that began playing in 2002.

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Women's Professional Football League

The Women's Professional Football League (WPFL) was the first and longest operating women's professional American football league in the United States.

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1997 Linfield vs. Willamette football game

The 1997 Linfield vs.

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2001 Cumberland vs. Jacksonville State football game

The 2001 Cumberland vs.

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Women's American Football, Women's Canadian football, Women's gridiron football.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_American_football

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