Six Man Madness: 100 Point Game

Last night I attended my first six-man football game, a state semifinal match between the Strawn Greyhounds and the Milford Bulldogs. Six man football, which is played on an 80 yard field with narrower sidelines than the standard eleven man game, can be incredibly exciting. At one point last night, five touchdowns were scored in about one and a half minutes, less time than it takes to get through an NFL commercial break.

"It ain't over till it's over" definitely applies to the six man game. As a case in point, the Strawn Greyhounds were actually behind at halftime and still came back to score a total of 102 points and earn their way to the state championship. Yet the game was not a blowout, and due to the potential for long, breakaway plays, it was still anybody's game until late in the fourth quarter. When the final whistle sounded and the game truly was over, I was greatly impressed by the sportsmanlike behavior and level of maturity that the players on both sides showed. In the grand scheme of things, that's what it's all about.


This was the first one hundred point game I ever attended. Notice the double zeroes on the scoreboard.

Here is the scoreboard not long before the score hit triple digits.

Here is the website for all things six man, which, appropriately enough, is called sixmania.com.

http://sixmania.com/