Football coloring pages

Free, printable football coloring pages

Choose from players passing, catching, kicking, and dodging a tackle, along with footballs, helmets, team logos, and goalposts. Some drawings have broad outlines for a quick coloring session; others show a busy game scene with more details to work through.

Choose a football coloring page by age and skill

For a 3-year-old, look for one large football or a simple goalpost with open spaces to fill. A 7-year-old may enjoy choosing colors for a player’s uniform or adding a crowd to a game scene. Older kids and adults can take their time with equipment, logos, and several figures in action.

Easy football coloring pages for kids

The easy quarterback outline keeps the focus on one player throwing the ball, while a football and goalpost make a clear, simple scene. Offensive guards and a wide receiver introduce different positions without requiring lots of small details. For a little more to talk about, choose the college players with spectators or the Super Bowl day picture and color the crowd and field.

Detailed football coloring pages for adults

More detailed pictures show a running back moving down the field, a player catching a pass, or a tackle with several bodies and limbs to color. Cheerleaders, a female player running with the ball, and a detailed helmet bring different shapes and equipment into the scene. Team designs such as the New Orleans Saints and NFL logos give you smaller areas to work on carefully.

What colors should you use for football scenes?

A brown football with white laces is a familiar choice, and a green field helps players and equipment stand out. Try yellow for the goalpost, then choose a different jersey color for each team so the action is easy to follow. For team logos, use colors you recognize from the design, or invent your own version and make the uniforms match.

Create your own football play

Turn a coloring page into a simple game plan by tracing the route a receiver might run, from the line of scrimmage toward the goalpost. Add arrows, a few yard lines, and the names of the players, then tell a short story about how the quarterback gets the ball to the receiver. This works well with a passing scene or a player dodging a tackler, and gives kids a reason to look closely at the positions.

Print football coloring pages as PDFs

Select Open the PDF to view a drawing, or Print to send it directly to a printer; both buttons also work on a phone. Choose fit to page if the picture looks too large, and use thicker paper for markers. Colored pencils are handy for small details on helmets, logos, and crowded game scenes.