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A try is a scrimmage down which is neither timed nor numbered, awarded to a team which has just scored a 6 point touchdown, from close to their opponent's goal line (2-yard line in the NFL, 3 yard line NCAA & NFHS, 5 yard line CFL
Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two division of four teams each ....
 and CIS
Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country....
). The try allows either team to score an additional 1 or 2 points. Some rule codes call for the ball to become dead if the defense gains possession, making it almost impossible for the defense to score a 2 point touchdown.

Also called "try-for-point", "conversion", "convert"
Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide , attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area ....
 (Canadian), "extra point(s)", "point(s) after (touchdown)" or PAT.

The try is named after the rugby score of the same name
Try

A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area ....
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A try is a scrimmage down which is neither timed nor numbered, awarded to a team which has just scored a 6 point touchdown, from close to their opponent's goal line (2-yard line in the NFL, 3 yard line NCAA & NFHS, 5 yard line CFL
Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League is a professional sports league located entirely in Canada.Its eight teams, which are located in eight cities, are divided into two division of four teams each ....
 and CIS
Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Canadian Interuniversity Sport is the national governing body of university sport in Canada, comprising the majority of degree granting universities in the country....
). The try allows either team to score an additional 1 or 2 points. Some rule codes call for the ball to become dead if the defense gains possession, making it almost impossible for the defense to score a 2 point touchdown.

Also called "try-for-point", "conversion", "convert"
Canadian football

Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played chiefly in Canada in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide , attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area ....
 (Canadian), "extra point(s)", "point(s) after (touchdown)" or PAT.

The try is named after the rugby score of the same name
Try

A try is the major way of scoring points in rugby league and rugby union. A try is scored by grounding the ball in the opposition's in-goal area ....
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Point values for a try (most leagues)

  • Touchdown – 2 points
    Two-point conversion

    In American football and Canadian football, a two-point conversion is a play a team attempts instead of kicking an extra point immediately after it scores a touchdown....
    .
  • Field Goal – 1 point
    Extra point

    In American football and Canadian football, the convert, conversion, try, extra point, point after touchdown, point-after try or PAT is the act of lining up to attempt a one-point conversion, immediately following a touchdown....
    .
  • Safety – 1 point (awarded to the opponent)
    Safety (football score)

    A safety or safety touch is a type of score in American football and Canadian football and is worth two points . In American football, it is the only means by which a team not in possession of the football can score points....
    .


Special cases

  • Six-man football
    Six-man football

    Six-man football is a variant of high school American football that is played with six players per team, instead of 11....
    : field goal is 2 points and touchdown is 1.
  • World Football League
    World Football League

    The World Football League was a short-lived American football league that played in 1974 in sports and part of 1975 in sports. Although this pro grid circuit's proclaimed ambition was to bring American football onto a worldwide stage, the farthest the WFL reached was placing a team ? the Hawaiians ? in Honolulu, Hawaii....
     (1974-75) and XFL
    XFL

    The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, better known as the owner of the World Wrestling Federation ....
     (February-April 2001): touchdown is 1 point, field goals are not allowed.
  • XFL
    XFL

    The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001. The league was founded by Vince McMahon, better known as the owner of the World Wrestling Federation ....
     (late April 2001): touchdown from 3 yard line is 1 point, from 5 yard line is 2 points, from 10 yard line is 3 points. Field goals are not allowed.
  • Arena football
    Arena football

    Arena football is a sport based upon American football. It is played indoors on a smaller field than American football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game....
    : same as other leagues except drop kick
    Drop kick

    A drop kick is a type of Kick in various codes of football. It involves someone dropping a ball and then kick ing it when it bounces off the ground....
     field goal is also worth 2 points.
  • Certain leagues in midget football: run touchdown is 1 point, forward pass touchdown is 2 points, field goal is 2 points.


See also

  • American football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
  • Comparison of Canadian and American football#Points after touchdown
    Comparison of Canadian and American football

    Canadian Football and American football are very similar, as both have their origins in rugby football. As such, the rules of these sports are very similar, although there are some key differences....
  • Glossary of American football
    Glossary of American football

    The following terms are used in American football and Canadian football, but see also the glossary of Canadian football....