What is playing area in Canadian Football (CFL)?

Section 3: Playing Area

The CFL field is the largest playing surface in professional gridiron football:

Length: 110 yards (100.58 meters) between goal lines — 10 yards longer than NFL/NCAA
Width: 65 yards (59.44 meters) — nearly 12 yards wider than NFL/NCAA's 53⅓ yards
End zones: 20 yards deep — TWICE as deep as NFL/NCAA's 10-yard end zones
Total playing surface: 150 yards × 65 yards = 9,750 square yards (vs NFL's 6,400 square yards)
Impact: The wider, longer field with deeper end zones creates more space, favoring passing offenses and speed players. It is one of the defining characteristics of Canadian football.

Location: On the goal line, not at the back of the end zone. The NFL moved goal posts to the end line in 1974; the CFL kept them on the goal line.
Width: 18 feet 6 inches between the uprights — same as NFL
Crossbar height: 10 feet — same as NFL
Impact: With goal posts on the goal line, they become an obstacle during play in the end zone. Passes and players can ricochet off the posts. Under Rule 5, Section 4, Article 13 (Kicked Ball Striking Goal Post Assembly), if a kick strikes the post and does not result in a score, the ball is next scrimmaged by the opponent at their 40-yard line.

The CFL has a unique field marking:

Dead line: A line 20 yards behind each goal line, marking the back of the end zone. In the NFL, this is simply the end line. In the CFL, a ball carrier in the end zone who is tackled or goes out of bounds behind the dead line results in either a safety (if it's their own end zone) or a rouge (if it's the defending end zone).

Width: 51 feet apart (17 yards from each sideline) — wider than both NFL (23.58 yards from sideline) and NCAA (13.33 yards from sideline)
Impact: The wider hashes create even more "short field" than NCAA and affect play design

The CFL field is the largest playing surface in professional gridiron football:

Length: 110 yards (100.58 meters) between goal lines — 10 yards longer than NFL/NCAA
Width: 65 yards (59.44 meters) — nearly 12 yards wider than NFL/NCAA's 53⅓ yards
End zones: 20 yards deep — TWICE as deep as NFL/NCAA's 10-yard end zones
Total playing surface: 150 yards × 65 yards = 9,750 square yards (vs NFL's 6,400 square yards)
Impact: The wider, longer field with deeper end zones creates more space, favoring passing offenses and speed players. It is one of the defining characteristics of Canadian football.

Location: On the goal line, not at the back of the end zone. The NFL moved goal posts to the end line in 1974; the CFL kept them on the goal line.
Width: 18 feet 6 inches between the uprights — same as NFL
Crossbar height: 10 feet — same as NFL
Impact: With goal posts on the goal line, they become an obstacle during play in the end zone. Passes and players can ricochet off the posts. Under Rule 5, Section 4, Article 13 (Kicked Ball Striking Goal Post Assembly), if a kick strikes the post and does not result in a score, the ball is next scrimmaged by the opponent at their 40-yard line.

The CFL has a unique field marking:

Dead line: A line 20 yards behind each goal line, marking the back of the end zone. In the NFL, this is simply the end line. In the CFL, a ball carrier in the end zone who is tackled or goes out of bounds behind the dead line results in either a safety (if it's their own end zone) or a rouge (if it's the defending end zone).

Width: 51 feet apart (17 yards from each sideline) — wider than both NFL (23.58 yards from sideline) and NCAA (13.33 yards from sideline)
Impact: The wider hashes create even more "short field" than NCAA and affect play design