how big is a football field in acres

A standard American football field is about 1.32 acres including the two end zones, or about 1.10 acres if you count only the 100-yard playing area.

Quick Scoop

• Full field: 1.32 acres.

• Playing area only: about 1.10 acres.

• In square feet, the full field is 57,600 sq ft.

A simple way to picture it: 1 acre is a bit smaller than a full football field , so one football field is roughly three-quarters of the size of an acre’s inverse comparison—about 0.76 football fields per acre.