canadian football league rules difference
Gridiron differences. 1  The Canadian field of play is 110 yards long by 65 yards wide (101 m by 59 m), rather than 100 yards long by 53.3 yards wide in American football. 2  Canadian teams have 12 players on the field per side, while there are 11 in the US.
Another difference between NFL and CFL balls is that Canadian balls have two 1 inch (25 mm) complete white stripes around the football 3 inches (76 mm) from the largest diameter of the ball and NFL balls have no stripes at all.
The official playing field in Canadian football is larger than the American, and similar to American fields prior to 1912. The Canadian field of play is 110 by 65 yards (101 by 59.4 m), rather than 100 by 531â3 yards (91.4 by 48.8 m) as in American football.