Canadian football

Canadian football is a gridiron football code played mainly in Canada, with 12 players per side, three downs to advance the ball, and a larger field than American football.

Canadian football field: A Canadian football field is 110 yards long between goal lines and 65 yards wide, with 20-yard end zones. Its greater width and deeper end zones open passing and return space.
Rugby football: Rugby football is a family of football codes whose players advance an oval ball by carrying, passing, and kicking. Canadian football developed from rugby football rather than from American football's finished form.
U Sports football: U Sports football is the university-level Canadian football competition governed by U Sports. Its teams preserve the Canadian code within postsecondary athletics.
American football: American football is a gridiron football code played mainly in the United States, typically with 11 players per side and four downs. It shares the closest family resemblance while differing in core rules.
Down (gridiron football): A down is one play in a series used to advance the ball toward a scoring position. Canadian offenses have three downs to gain ten yards, unlike the four-down American system.
Rugby football in Canada: Rugby football in Canada describes the nineteenth-century clubs and rules from which the Canadian gridiron code developed. Canadian clubs adapted rugby rules before the modern code took shape.
Vanier Cup: The Vanier Cup is the championship trophy for Canadian university football. It is the principal national title in the university game.
Rugby union: Rugby union is a rugby football code played by 15 players per side, with continuous play and contested possession. Its continued rugby structure highlights how far Canadian football evolved from its ancestry.
Canadian football positions: Canadian football positions are the specialized offensive, defensive, and kicking roles assigned to players on the field. The 12-player lineup adds a slotback and changes spacing across formations.
Canadian Rugby Football Union: The Canadian Rugby Football Union was a national governing body founded in 1884 to organize Canadian rugby football. Its early competitions helped standardize interprovincial play.

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