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Updated Dimensions for the sidelines

Updated dimensions for the field numbers, inbound marks and Directional Arrows.

1984, 1985 Houston Gamblers Early season Late season, during a long road trip for the Astros

1984 Divisional Playoff June 20, 1984. Philadelphia Stars 28 New Jersey Generals 3 (Played at Franklin Field the former home of the Eagles and home to the Penn Quakers of Division 1 college football, as the Vet was not available due to a Phillies homestand)

Yep they used the college rule for extra points and fieldgoals. Several teams did a lot of field work (Michigan, Memphis, Tampa Bay, LA Express) Some did very little (Philly, Oakland, and Chicago used the existing field template with minor tweeks like replacing the Eagles logos with USFL in the endzone and the stars logo helment in the center of the field). Some added new elements. Arizona was the first pro tenant in Sun Devil Stadium, Washington put no logos down at RFK, and in 84 Houston did not even put the turf coverings on the Astrodome dirt cutouts.

Philadelphia Stars: Veterans Stadium 1983 and 1984

I caught the spelling

As an offshoot the the NFL Fields and NFL Super Bowl Fields. I present! THE FIELDS OF THE USFL First off the Michigan Panthers 1983 season And The Michigan Panthers 1984

I am creating a new thread "The Fields of the USFL" I will post my USFL fields there

I really liked most of them.Michigan (Pontiac Silverdome), Tampa Bay, and Memphis went all out on the field designs. Houston was mostly the field and did not put down the turf for the baseball cutouts. Philly, Oakland, Washington and Chicago where the regular fields (Though Philly replaced the Eagles logos with USFL and Stars logo)

It is. I am working on one that fits our field profile. The NFL rule book was badly messed up.

No problem, Let me know when the new server is up. I have a few more updates I am finishing on, like fields from the old Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. And I have started on the old USFL fields. Michigan, Oakland, Philly, and Houston are done. Working on Arizona (Wranglers and Outlaws), Chicago, Tampa Bay, Washington, and Boston/New England.

Fresh off the NFL rule book. The 2018 Field Diagram

NFL fields started to become more standardized after the NFL/AFL merger. Before then only the yard lines goal lines and inbound lines where standard.

Detroit Lions NFL 75th Anniversary Season 1994

Dallas Cowboys 25th Anniversary Season 1984

!953 NFL Championship Game December 27th, 1953 Detroit Lions 17 Cleveland Browns 16

1957 NFL Championship December 29,, 1957 Detroit Lions 59, Cleveland Browns 14

Detroit Lions 1972 (after baseball season)

Dallas Cowboys NFL 75th Anniversary Season 1974

The Final Game at Tiger Stadium for the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Day November 28th, 1974. Denver Broncos 31, Detroit Lions 27

On the sideline you would be in behind the yellow marks (Giving the space for the chains and field personnel to work between the end of the 2 yard white border and the broken white lines). And behind the yellow marks in the end zones. Hence you don't see too many camera men (and women) getting creamed anymore. But you do get train wrecks with the sideline steady-cams and the omni-directional microphones. (Those are still really interesting to watch.) Here is an overhead picture during pregame for SB LIII for reference

Yea, the helmet logo for the Oilers was very small compared to most other fields of the time. It fit just inside of the midfield hashmarks. While most other stadiums had a helmet logo that was well outside the hashmarks.