Sixman Facts

Six-Man Football is played in Canada by rural schools too small to play on nine or twelve man teams. Saskatchewan was the only province to play Six-Man Football up until 2006 when Alberta started. That year saw one team play a few exhibition games against some Twelve Man teams. In 2007 a four team league was formed, and last year the league had seven teams. For the 2009 season Alberta is looking to expand by another four teams which shows that Six- Man Football in Alberta is catching on strong. The 2009/10 season in Saskatchewan will have 34 teams. The teams are competing for one of two Provincial Titles in either 1A or 2A. These categories are differentiated according to school male population from Grades 10-12. The lower half is in 1A and the top half is in 2A. The 2008/09 season had Carrot River Wildcats capturing the 1A title and the Clavet Cougars winning the 2A category. In the last three years both of these teams have two provincial titles and a silver medal.

Sixman Rules

The Canadian game has different rules than the American game. In the American game they have 4 downs/15 yards, no restraining zone on punts, centre is eligible, and the quarterback can not run with the ball unless there has been an exchange. In Canada there is unlimited motion from all backs, defence lines up 1 yard away, single point is awarded on a missed field goal and punts that are not returned out of the end zone, and 3 downs/10yards. The CanAm Bowl will be played according to Canadian Amateur Football Rules.

Some other facts:

1)     The field is 100 yards by 40 yards

2)     The end zones are 10 yards deep

3)     Hash marks are 13 yards from the sideline

4)     Uprights are on the goal line

5)     A game has four 12 minute quarters

6)     Touchdown is worth 6 points, field goal 3 points, kicked in convert 2 points, run in convert 1 point

7)     Must have 3 players on the offensive line of scrimmage, with the middle person being ineligible