Question: how many football players are in a team
Answer: Rutgers ) Characteristics Contact Full - contact Team members 11 ( both teams may freely substitute players between downs ) Type Team sport ball game Equipment Football ( leather prolate spheroid ) Football helmet Pads ( shoulder and knee ) Venue Football field ( rectangular : 120 yards long , 53 1 / 3 yards wide ) Glossary Glossary of American football Presence Country or region Worldwide ( most prominent in North America , Europe , and Japan ) Olympic No ( demonstrated at the 1932 Summer Olympics ) World Games Yes ( invitational sport at 2005 and 2017 Games ) .