Football Search

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 1. A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback (plural) (7)
  2. 3. The middle part of a playing field (8)
  3. 4. The person who plays that position on a football team (6)
  4. 5. Being protected from harm (6)
  5. 8. The person who plays ___ (11)
  6. 10. A punishment or disadvantage imposed for breaking a rule. (7)
  7. 11. Any final competition to determine a championship (plural) (8)
  8. 14. Someone in charge of training an athlete or a team (plural) (7)
  9. 15. A period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field (6)

Down

  1. 2. Work done in addition to regular working hours (8)
  2. 6. A score in American football (9)
  3. 7. A ___ in western Missouri situated at the confluence of the ___ River and the Missouri River (10)
  4. 9. The chief official who is expected to ensure fair play (7)
  5. 11. A person who participates in or is skilled at some game (plural) (7)
  6. 12. An enthusiastic devotee of sports (plural) (4)
  7. 13. The contestant you hope to defeat (plural) (6)