COLLEGE FOOTBALL · REAL PLAY-BY-PLAY
The field, in context.
A regulation college field. A sourced line of scrimmage.
A schematic view of what each play gained.
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Lateral position, player routes, ball flight and pass targets are unknown. Pass curves show only line of scrimmage → net gain, centered for display; their height is decorative. Rushes and sacks use straight ground lines showing net displacement, not actual paths. TD labels identify reported scores, not a tracked goal-line entry. Incompletions show the line of scrimmage only; their target is unknown. Turnovers also show only the line of scrimmage because reported return yardage does not establish an offensive endpoint.
THE SOURCE RECORD
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Field dimensions, coverage & method
One scene unit equals one yard. The field is 120 × 53.333 yards, including two 10-yard end zones. Hash marks are 60 feet from each sideline. Yard-number tops are nine yards from the sidelines. Goalposts are 18 feet 6 inches apart; crossbar top is 10 feet above ground; upright tops are 30 feet above ground.
NCAA field diagram · Three.js OrbitControls (pinned 0.186.1).
CFBD provides reported situation and net yardage, not spatial tracking. All offenses face the same end zone here for comparison. Plays without a usable yards-to-goal value remain in the list but cannot be plotted. Player matching and geometry are derived; original source confidence is shown separately. This bounded sample is not a full game replay or a complete career.