Wikipedia:Requested articles/Sports/American football

Coaches and executives

• David Ballou (American football) - Alabama Crimson Tide football’s strength and conditioning coach. He formerly worked for Indiana Hoosiers football.
• Chris Beake - Defensive backs coach for the Los Angeles Rams^[30]
• Butch Berry - Offensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins
• Jeff Basko - Tight end coach for the New York Jets
• Kirk Broussard - 5 years coaching in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings 2010, Washington Redskins 2012, Detroit Lions 2013 and Buffalo Bills 2015-16. Also Arena Football League Portland Steel 2016, Mississippi MudCats 2007-08 and Lakeland Thunderbolts 2006. (; )
• Mack Brown (tight ends coach) - Tight end coach for the Seattle Seahawks
• Charles Burks (American football) - Defensive backs coach for the Cincinnati Bengals^[31]
• Austin Clark (American football) - Defensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins^[32]
• Jonathan Cooley - Defensive backs coach for the Carolina Panthers^[33]
• Ryan Crow (American football) – Tennessee Titans Assistant Defensive Line Coach (; ; )
• Brent Davis - Current Army offensive coordinator
• Don Frease - head coach of the Memphis Pharaohs and Oklahoma Wranglers
• Cristian Garcia (American football) - Defensive backs coach for the Washington Commanders^[34]
• Jeremy Garrett (American football) - Defensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars
• William D. Griffith - First president of the AFL III
• Nelson Gunnell - Running Backs Coach for UCA. Twenty Four Year old division one full time football coach, older brother to Arizona University starting quarterback Grant Gunnell.-sources and
• Brian Heimerdinger - Director of Player Personnel for the New York Jets.^[35][36]
• Douglas Grant Hertz - Owner of two different New York Yankees football teams in 1941.
• Lee Horn - Position coach for the late Sean Taylor, legendary football player for the Washington Redskins who passed away. He was his position coach at Gulliver Prep High School in Miami and the coach that he spoke of in his ESPN interviews as the biggest inspiration to his heralded football career other than his father. There were multiple articles in the Miami Herald and on ESPN in the late 1990's, early 2000's, leading up to just after Taylor's passing discussing Coach Horn and also interviews with him and Sean Taylor.
• Harry Howren - Owner of the Norfolk Shamrocks Dixie League team who was part of the formation of the Association of Professional Football Leagues
• Scott Huff - Offensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks
• Dennis Johnson (American football coach) - Defensive line coach for the Baltimore Ravens
• J. Rufus Klawans - President of the Pacific Coast Professional Football League and chairman of the Association of Professional Football Leagues.
• Dan Larson (American football - NDSU offensive line coach and former D3 head coach^[37]
• John Lilly (American football) - Tight ends coach for the Carolina Panthers
• Robert A. Lowe – former NDSU head coach
• Justin Lustig - Vanderbilt STC and former college head coach
• Harry Marsh (American football) - President of the Second American Football League
• Eddie McNeeley - Coach of Brooklyn Horsemen of AFL I and NFL.
• William Nickels, Jr. - Second president of the Dixie League
• Brendan Nugent - Offensive line coach for the Los Angeles Chargers^[38]
• Ryan Reynolds (American football coach) - Kansas City Chiefs Strength and Conditioning Coach. and
• Pat Roberts (American football) - Staff member of the early 2008-2012 Cleveland Browns Foot Balls Team. ( and )
• J. J. Schafer - President of the Second American Football League
• Ken Schreiber - High School baseball coach, minor league player. Included in his 38 plus years of coaching the Slicers, Ken has established a record that will most likely stand the test of time, 1010 wins and 217 losses for an outstanding winning percentage of 82.3%. He is the winningest coach in the state of Indiana in any sport, ranks 3rd in the nation in victories. Included in those 1010 victories are 25 conference titles, 28 sectionals, 18 regionals and 11 semi-states that led to a record 7 state championships, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1987, 1990, and 1992. The 1973 team was a state runner-up. and .
• Bill Scully (American football) - Owner of Boston Shamrocks of AFL II
• Harry Seibold - Owner of the Richmond Arrows/Rebels of the Dixie League and the American Association/AFL.
• Ryan Smith (American football coach) - Defensive backs coach for the Arizona Cardinals^[39]
• Travis Smith (American football) - Defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears
• Todd Storm - Tight ends coach for the Washington Commanders
• Michael Treier - Defensive backs coach for the New York Giants^[40]
• Bert Watts - Defensive backs coach for the Carolina Panthers^[41]
• Dan Werner (American football) - Former Ole Miss offensive coordinator and 2 times nation champion
• Aaron Whitecotton - Defensive line coach for the New York Jets
• Ronell Williams - Assistant linebackers/defensive quality control coach for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Tre' Williams - Current South Alabama special teams coordinator^[42]
• Cody Worley - Current Offensive coordinator for the Army.
• LaMar Morgan - Current Louisiana defensive coordinator^[43]
• Eric Mele - Former Mississippi State special teams coordinator^[44]
• Allen Tucker (American football) - Current Troy special teams coordinator^[45]
• Josh Christian-Young - Defensive Backs Coach at Tulane University.
• Kenneth Gilstrap - Former Middle Tennessee State special teams coordinator and current special teams coordinator and secondary coach of UAB^[46][47]
• Tim Leger - Current Louisiana offensive coordinator^[48]
• Nate Faanes - Current Ohio special teams coordinator^[49]
• Jake Brown - Current Louisiana Tech offensive coordinator^[50]
• Mike Bethea - Current Nevada co-defensive coordinator^[51]
• Atif Austin - won 2018 super bowl with New England and 2 FCS national championships with NDSU, currently a running backs coach at UNI
• Jamael Lett - Former South Alabama special teams coordinator and current special teams analyst of North Carolina^[52][53]
• Jay Nunez - Former Oklahoma special teams coordinator^[54] and current special teams coordinator for Alabama
• Mike Gillhamer - University of Louisville defensive coordinator in 2003 ^[55]
• Lance Thompson (American football) - Outside linebackers coach at the University of Alabama in 2007 and 2008 ^[56]
• Kyle Perkins - Wide Receivers Coach for Elon University^[57]
• Craig Naivar - Current Coastal Carolina defensive coordinator^[58]
• Logan Levy - Currrent Offensive Coordinator for the Dakota State Trojans ^[59]
• Anvil Sinsabaugh - Current Defensive Coordinator for the Dakota State Trojans ^[60]
• Eric Price (American football coach) - Former University of Memphis Tigers offensive coordinator in 2010 and 2011.^[61]
• Patt McCann - Current Fresno State offensive coordinator^[62]
• Dan Morrison (American football) - Current Hawaii offensive coordinator

American football teams and stadiums

• Australian Capital Territory Monarchs
• Brickie Bowl - American High School Football Stadium. and .
• Chicago Gunners - In 1940, Mooney was back in the game as an assistant coach for the newly organized Chicago Gunners.
• East Essex Sabres
• Evansville Enforcers
• Hannover Grizzlies
• Hollywood Stars (American football) - Hired Kenny Washington and Woody Strode when the NFL had a color barrier; chief rival of Los Angeles Bulldogs throughout both teams' existence.
• Largest High School Football Stadiums by State
• London Smoke - UK American Flag Football Team. Champions of Outlaw Flag League and 2019 BAFA Runner-Up.
• New South Wales Wolfpack
• Queensland Sundevils
• Richmond Arrows - later known as the Richmond Rebels (Dixie League)
• South Australian Swarm
• Towers Football – American Football team from A Coruña, plays in the Galician American Football League LGFA.
• Western Australian Raiders
• From AFL/APFA (1938–1939): Chicago Indians (sometimes called the East Chicago Indians), Cincinnati Blades, Dayton Rosies, Kenosha Cardinals, Nashville Rebels.

NFL rivalries

• Buccaneers–Chiefs rivalry
• Buccaneers–Jaguars rivalry
• Chiefs–Eagles rivalry
• Colts–Ravens rivalry
• Commanders–Ravens rivalry
• Dolphins–Jaguars rivalry
• Patriots–Seahawks rivalry
• Patriots–Broncos rivalry

Terminology

• Dial-A-Down - Trademarked device^[63] used in American football by officials to judge the distance of the ball from different points on the field; usually in measuring distance from the scrimmage line to the next first down or field goal. It is generally constructed using various weather proof material and large enough to be seen from any general area near the field. They are built using a long pole, an anchor or chain to mark the start point and a flip card tablet at the top with bright colored numbering to indicate the down and or distance in yards remaining. They are used in post-secondary and collegiate extra-curriculum football conferences also, to notify teams, coaches, officials and spectators of the current down and the distance from or to the next scrimmage.

See Also:

1. Line of scrimmage
2. Snap (gridiron football)
3. Down (gridiron football)

Other

• 1996 Memphis Pharaohs season
• 1997 Portland Forest Dragons season
• 1998 Portland Forest Dragons season
• 1999 Portland Forest Dragons season
• Curse of Pottsville Maroons – A curse that supposedly prevents Arizona Cardinals from winning after their championship was stripped by the NFL.
• History of the Arena Football League in Oklahoma City
• IFAF Champions League – A football tournament in Europe.
• Joseph Carr, Jr. – Son of the NFL head Joe F. Carr who was touted to be the first AFL III president before turning down the position.
• ScoreStream - A crowd-sourcing platform for local sports used by the AP, Snapchat and Broadcast TV groups. ^{[64] [65] [66] [67]}
• 2022 Denver Broncos-Seattle Seahawks game (The Miss)
• Butt Punt
• Frank Sherby - German Aaron Rodgers Doppelganger ^[68]
• Herb Brandt - owner of the Canton Bulldogs 1925–1927
• 2007 Miami Dolphins–Pittsburgh Steelers game - This game deserves an article because this was one of the lowest-scoring games in NFL history (3-0) due to heavy rainfall at Heinz Field.
• 2021 Green Bay Packers–Cincinnati Bengals game - This game deserves an article because of the five missed field goals in overtime.
• List of Minnesota Vikings in the Pro Football Hall of Fame - This is the only NFL professional football team in the NFC North division without an individual Wiki page for this topic.

Players

College football rivalries

Cautionary note. The existence and notability of these purported rivalries has not been established. Before creating any of these articles, please read WP:GNG and WP:NRIVALRY and do the requisite due diligence to verify the existence of WP:SIGCOV before creating any of these articles.

• Oregon State–Washington State football rivalry

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• Is it the Pac-2 championship game when No. 14 Oregon State visits No. 21 Washington State? (Associated Press, September 21, 2023. Note: Doesn't mention it as a rivalry)
• Buddy-buddy time is over. Washington State-Oregon State is now a real rivalry. (The Spokesman-Review, November 23, 2024)

• Paint Bucket Trophy - related to Valley City State–Jamestown football rivalry

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• "The history behind the Paint Bucket Rivalry"
• "Paint Bucket trophy puts color into rivalry", 2013

• Iowa–Northwestern football rivalry

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• Minnesota–Purdue football rivalry

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• Northwestern–Wisconsin football rivalry

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• California–Oregon State football rivalry

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• Indiana–Ohio State football rivalry

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• Ohio State–Wisconsin football rivalry

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• Iowa–Purdue football rivalry

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• Arkansas–Rice football rivalry

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• Northwestern–Ohio State football rivalry

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• Georgia–Kentucky football rivalry

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• Minnesota–Northwestern football rivalry

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• Oregon–Washington State football rivalry

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• California–Washington football rivalry

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• Kansas–Oklahoma football rivalry

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• California–Oregon football rivalry

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• USC–Washington football rivalry

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Seasons

Division-I and other team seasons can be found at Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Season articles campaign

Cautionary note. The notability of these seasons has not been established. Before creating any of these articles, please read WP:GNG and WP:NSEASON and do the requisite due diligence to verify the existence of WP:SIGCOV in multiple, reliable, and independent sources before creating any of these articles. Consider also whether multi-season articles (e.g., Eastern Washington Savages football, 1970–1979, Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football, 1990–1999) would be preferable to individual season articles.

• Dakota State: 1971, 1973, 1975-1976, 1978
• Downington Industrial and Agricultural: 1927-1936
• Eastern Washington: 1901-1911, 1916, 1920-1924, 1926-1936, 1938-1939, 1941-1942, 1947-1948, 1950-1960, 1962-1963-1983

• Gardner–Webb: 1970-2001
• Northern Iowa: 1956-1959, 1963, 1965-1967
• Wisconsin–Whitewater: 1965, 1971, 1981-1990, 1993-2006, 2008, 2012, 2018-2019, 2021-2024

Coaches

• Mike Cassity - college football assistant coach at multiple schools including serving as defensive coordinator at the University of Louisville from 2004 to 2007 ^[69]

Administrators

• Phil Esten – Well-known college sports administrator who has held positions at Pennsylvania State University, University of California - Berkeley, and University of Minnesota before accepting the position of Athletic Director at the University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) (; )
• Patty Viverito – Commissioner of the Missouri Valley Football Conference from its formal founding in 1985 until her 2025 retirement.