How To Play Paper Football

This video tutorial will teach you how to play Paper Football

This video will start by teaching you the general concepts of Paper Football and is followed by the more detailed features of the game. This tutorial is perfect for beginning players, as well as, experienced players that need a refresher.

After watching, you will know the basics of how to play the game Paper Football. All that is left to do is grab a friend and start playing!

This Paper Football tutorial will cover the following topics:
- The setup
- The objective
- How to play
- How to win
- A review of the rules

Please leave a comment below if you need any additional information about the game Paper Football, if you have any questions about the game, or if any aspect of the game was not clear in the video.

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[BobbyLCollins]

I'm sure we all remember that guy who would kickoff the ball straight to the edge every single time and shout "No touchbacks!"

[jetsteeltherealdeal]

The way I use to play....if the opposing player knocks the football off the table 3 times, you get to attempt a field goal on “4th Down”

[juliemulie]

So many memories of middle school study hall! Thanks, I grinned the entire video!

[JFM]

Back in the 60's and 70's we played this in the school yard between the parking lines. You got 4 downs to get it in the middle of the white line for the TD, so the smaller the football was made it easier to get a TD.. A simple but great game.

[MightyHawks]

This is great! I'm homeschooled, so I've never played this game before! Worth every second!

[woodrowwoody]

Off the table was always a field goal when we played, and I can’t remember how many fights I got into because of those field goals and extra points smacking me in the face lol

[crystallight]

Played so much of this back in high school study hall, if we didn't have Magic cards or Pogs.

[rugtop]

I remember playing and writing the team names on each side. If the ball flipped after flicking then a turnover was awarded and you had an extra flick to try and get to the edge

[tonyrosa]

Ahhhh yes... Playing paper football in class back in the 1960's/70's... Life is good.

[Endoe.McKronic]

WOW!! I played this in the 90's in middle school and high school. But the rules were different when moving on the table. You kicked off from the edge and have 2 or 3 times to get to the edge (that depended on how long the table was) Once you got to the edge you got your points and the chance to kick for extra points. The next player would then kick-off and try to get back to your edge in two or three moves. If you didn't make it, they got 2-3 moves back to you and so on, until you got close to the edge. If the ball was knock off the table you get to kick it off again. We played to a certain points (40), that way we all could play the winner. We played this game RELIGIOUSLY! We all had our own colored footballs with our favorite team. Then the teacher would take them away and we would GO APE SHIT!!!! Over a Piece of paper!! LOL Those were the days... Now everyone wants to play Fartnite, Roblox, or Minecraft on their tablets. I'm gonna show this to the kids I help mentor. This is the dying age of using your imagination.

[blackfoxdraws]

As a football player this will be great 😁 thanks

[jesseftp]

I’ve played this so much but added some new rules. With kickoff u just kick like a regular field goal but not off the edge. 2 point conversions can be scored with the player putting the paper near the edge and having a flick attempt, if they don’t make it, it’s 6 points. I also added field goals and safeties. You can do a field goal attempt for 3 points every few minutes and safety’s are if you fail to flick the ball close to your end zone (2 point)

[OrdoNekro]

Whats the earliest recorded mention of paper football being played, I wonder?

[dinoboy]

When I was little I thought this game was so advanced and brilliant lmao

[coup-contrecoup]

Man o man... lots of table time back in the day. Forgot about 3pt (field goal) rule. Now does anyone remember Booty Green?

[marylist]

This was popular among the boys at my Jr. High School. We girls, & maybe the boys used the concept as clever way to pass notes, in the paper football shape

[orlando.N]

I also played this in high school. But we had a penalty kick rule.
Whenever a player flicked the ball off the edge, they conceded a penalty & the opposing player is awarded a free kick. We used the rugby scoring method.

[XiaoYElllooUnicorn]

What happens if the start makes it to the touchdown?

[HashyBashy]

Its actually called table football. This vid was really helpful btw

[j.r.]

And, what is the half-time show like? Flash your big-toe on the table?