24 Football Coloring Pages (Free Printable PDFs)

Backyard games, players and gear

Little fans can start with the cute group. The kawaii football has a smiling face, the football dog wears a helmet, and the kids playing football are out in the yard. Flag football is a good page for a child who plays in a local league.

The game day group has the players and everyone around them: a kicker, a cheerleader, a coach with a clipboard, a referee and a tailgate party. The gear group keeps to one big object, such as a jersey or a trophy.

Football coloring pages by age

• Ages 3 to 5: The kawaii football and the football dog have big shapes.
• Ages 6 to 9: Try the football player or the touchdown page, with a crowd to fill.
• Ages 10 and up: The stadium, the football field and the football mandala have the most small parts.

Color it like your team

Most fans want to use their own team colors, and these pages make that easy. We left the uniforms free of any team names or logos, so your child can pick any two or three colors. Color the helmet first, then the jersey, then the pants. Stripes on the sleeves and socks can match the helmet.

Pick a jersey number that means something, such as a birthday or the number of a favorite player. On the jersey page, your child can add their own last name across the back with a marker. It makes a great page to hang in a bedroom.

For grass, use two greens and color in wide stripes to get the mowed look of a real field. White lines can stay as bare paper, so color carefully around them.

Drawing the action

A football page feels more exciting when it looks like the player is moving. Add a few short lines behind a running player, or a curved line behind a thrown ball. Older kids can draw their own numbers on the helmet stripe or add sponsors they make up, like a local pizza place.

Crowds look hard, but there is a trick. Do not color each fan in full. Pick three colors and repeat them across the rows, with a lot of the team color in the mix. From a distance it looks like a real stand full of fans. Leave a few faces white, and the page stays bright.

Scoreboards are fun to finish. Fill the digits in yellow or orange, like real lights, and color the board dark. Ask your child who won, and let them change the score to suit. The tailgate page has plenty of small items to fill, so it is a good one to share between two kids.

Learning the game with coloring pages

These pages can help a new fan learn the basics. Use the football field to point out the end zones, the yard lines and the goal posts. The referee page is a good time to talk about rules and fair play. The coach page opens a chat about teamwork and what a coach really does.

For kids who play, a coloring break can be a calm way to come down after a practice or a tough game. Talk through a good moment while they color. It takes the pressure off, and many kids find it easier to talk when their hands are busy.

A number hunt across the set

Almost every player here wears a number, which gives you an easy game for a kid who is learning to read them. The runner on the football player page wears 24. The quarterback wears 12, the touchdown hero wears 8 and the kicker wears 3. The puppy has a 9 on his jersey, the football bear has a 1, and the big shirt in the locker room says 88.

Print those pages and spread them out on the floor. Ask your child to put the players in order from the lowest number to the highest. Then pick two and add them up. Bigger kids can add the whole team and check the sum on a calculator. If a favorite number is missing, a dark pencil can fix that, since two small curves turn a 3 into an 8.

Trophy, banner and locker room pages

Words make a page feel like a poster. The trophy stands above the word CHAMPIONS with confetti in the air, and the giant ball sits on an orange tee under a GO TEAM banner. Color the letters in your main team color, then trace around each one in the second color. They will stand out from across a bedroom.

The trophy page also makes a kind thank you for a youth coach at the end of a season. Pass it around at the last practice so each player can sign near the edge, then slip it into a cheap frame. A parent can add the year and the team name on the cup with a fine marker.

The helmet is the page for a kid who likes to design things. It has one star and one stripe, and both can change. Turn the star into a bolt or a paw print, then copy that same shape onto the jersey so the set matches.

For the kid who does not care about the score

Not every child at a watch party wants to follow the game, and a few of these pages have very little football in them. The tailgate page is mostly food, with burgers on a grill and a table next to a red pickup. The bear marches across a forest field, so an animal fan can spend the time on trees. A big sister who likes careful work can take the mandala and fill its rings of helmets, stars and petals.

Print a page before kickoff

Press PDF on any card to get that drawing. Press Download all at the top of this page to get every drawing in one file, with one drawing on each sheet. The pages fit US Letter paper. On A4, choose Fit to page. No printer? Press Color on any card and fill it in on a phone, tablet or computer.

Game day ideas

Long games can be hard on younger kids, so keep a stack of these pages by the couch. They give a child something to do during commercials and the slow parts of the game. For a watch party, print a set, tape a page to each seat and set out crayons.

Coaches of youth teams can use the jersey page for a team activity. Each player colors one in the team colors and adds their number, then you hang them along a wall. Teachers can use the football field to teach counting by tens, since the yard lines make a natural number line. Ask your child to find the fifty and count up from there.

Trying to keep a sports fan busy on a road trip? Clip a few pages to a board and pack colored pencils. All pages are free for home, class and team use. See our free use license for the simple rules.

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