Definition

Noun: - The numerical result in a football game: The total number of points accumulated by each team during an American football or Canadian football game. It represents the outcome of the game's scoring events.

Usage

The term "football score" is used to state, report, or inquire about the points earned by the competing teams in a football match. - It is typically used with verbs like be, have, know, check, announce, and report. - It is often preceded by determiners like the, a, this, that, or possessive adjectives like our, their.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to run up the football score": To continue scoring points aggressively, often when a team already has a very large and secure lead, which some consider unsportsmanlike.
  • The coach was criticized for running up the football score against the weaker team.

Variants and Related Words

• Score (noun): A more general term for the points in any game or contest.
  • The final score was 24-17.
• Scoreboard (noun): The large board that displays the football score and other game information.
• Scoring (noun/gerund): The action or process of accumulating points.
  • The scoring was fast in the first quarter.

Synonyms

• Game result: The outcome of the contest.
• Final score: The score at the end of the game.

Notes on Meaning

• In the context of this definition, "football" refers primarily to American football or Canadian football. In other English-speaking regions (e.g., the UK, Australia), "football score" would refer to the points (goals) in a soccer match. The interpretation depends entirely on the regional context.
• The "football score" is distinct from a "soccer score," which typically involves lower numbers (e.g., 2-1, 1-0).

Noun

1. the score in a football game