flag football
noun
: a variation of football in which a player must remove a flag attached to the ballcarrier's clothing to stop the play
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Maggie Kruger, Las Lomas flag football: The junior quarterback and safety ran for 93 yards and one touchdown in a 20-6 win over College Park, adding 11-20 passing for 133 yards and two TDs.
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Women’s flag football has been part of the World Games program twice, in 2022 and 2025, and Flores led Mexico to gold on both occasions.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Orange County girls flag football rankings on Saturday, Oct. 11.
GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
Rank, school, record, previous rank
1.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Next door would be the approximately 100,000-square-foot youth development academy, along with multiple indoor and outdoor youth athletic fields for sports including, but not limited to, basketball, soccer, volleyball and flag football.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Women’s flag football has been part of the World Games program twice, in 2022 and 2025, and Flores led Mexico to gold on both occasions.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
The Orange County girls flag football rankings on Saturday, Oct. 11.
GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL
Rank, school, record, previous rank
1.
—Dan Albano, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Next door would be the approximately 100,000-square-foot youth development academy, along with multiple indoor and outdoor youth athletic fields for sports including, but not limited to, basketball, soccer, volleyball and flag football.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Flag football.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flag%20football. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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