What is the distance between the two goal post uprights in the NFL?

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1. Q: What is the difference between the two goal posts on a national football field?

A: The distance between two goal posts is 120 yards. Each end zone is 10 yards deep and the football field is 100 yards long from end zone to end zone.

2. Q: What is the length of a football goal post?

A: The goal post consists of a post, crossbar, and two uprights. The post that holds the uprights is 10 feet tall and placed approximately 80 feet from the sidelines. The crossbar, which is 18 feet, 6 inches in length, sits atop the post. The uprights extend 30 feet above the crossbar.

Additional infomation about the goal posts.

Goal Posts:

Goal post measurements for the different levels of play are:

High School: Goal posts are 10 feet high and 23 feet, 4 inches wide

College, NFL and CFL : Goal posts are 10 feet high and 18 feet, 6 inches wide.

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