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Note: All fields not shown in above presentational example are optional.
Usage
This template, {{AFB game box start}}, is to be used in conjunction with two other templates: it may optionally first be followed by {{ AFB game box scoring entry}} and must be lastly followed by {{ AFB game box end}}.
When combined, the three templates will provide a thorough box score for an American football game.
 | This template duplicates many features of {{ Americanfootballbox}}, an alternative American football box score template that spans the width of the page. Editors should not change from one to the other without good reason or broad consensus |
- Fields required for a game that ends in regulation time (copy and paste text below and then delete parameters that aren't needed or are unknown)
{{AFB game box start |Title= |Visitor= |V1= |V2= |V3= |V4= |Host= |H1= |H2= |H3= |H4= |Date= |Location= |StartTime= |TimeZone= |ElapsedTime= |Attendance= |Weather= |Referee= |TVAnnouncers= |TVStation=}}
- All fields, including up to 9 OT periods (copy and paste text below and then delete parameters that aren't needed or are unknown)
{{AFB game box start |Title= |Visitor= |V1= |V2= |V3= |V4= |VOT= |VOT2= |VOT3= |VOT4= |VOT5 |VOT6= |VOT7= |VOT8= |VOT9= |Host= |H1= |H2= |H3= |H4= |HOT= |HOT2= |HOT3= |HOT4= |HOT5 |HOT6= |HOT7= |HOT8= |HOT9= |Date= |Location= |StartTime= |TimeZone= |ElapsedTime= |Attendance= |Weather= |Referee= |TVAnnouncers= |TVStation=}}
Parameters legend
- Title: Name of game, if necessary
- Visitor: Name of visiting team
- V1, V2, V3, V4: Visiting team's point total in each successive regulation quarter
- VOT, VOT2, VOT3, VOT4, VOT5, VOT6, VOT7, VOT8, VOT9: Visiting team's point total in each successive overtime period. Only include fields for OT periods that were played
- Host: Name of host team
- H1, H2, H3, H4: Host team's point total in each successive regulation quarter
- HOT, HOT2, HOT3, HOT4, HOT5, HOT6, HOT7, HOT8, HOT9: Visiting team's point total in each successive overtime period. Only include fields for OT periods that were played
- Date: Enter date of game in MMMM DD format or MMMM DD, YYYY. Do not wikilink. (Example: For example, enter "September 25" or "September 25, 2009" in this field.)
- Location: Enter name of stadium, city, and state
- StartTime: Time of kickoff
- TimeZone: Enter abbreviation of time zone. (EST, CST, MST, PST, or HAST)
- ElapsedTime: Total elapsed real time of game
- Attendance: Number of people in attendance at game
- Weather: Examples: Sunny, Cloudy, Heavy rain, etc.; temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F); wind speed and direction
- Referee: Name of head referee
- TVAnnouncers: Names of television announcers, if televised
- TVStation: Broadcast network, if televised
Blank
{{AFB game box start
|Title=
|Visitor=
|V1= |V2= |V3= |V4=
|Host=
|H1= |H2= |H3= |H4=
|Date=
|Location=
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Examples
Example 1
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=[[2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Panthers]]
|V1=7 |V2=0 |V3=14 |V4=14
|Host=[[2009 Louisville Cardinals football team|Cardinals]]
|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=0
|Date=2009-10-02
|Location=[[Papa John's Cardinal Stadium]], [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|StartTime=8:02 p.m.
|TimeZone=EST
|ElapsedTime=3:07
|Attendance=39,948
|Weather=Partly Cloudy; 62°F; wind 10 mph SW
|Referee=G. McGinn
|TVAnnouncers=[[Joe Tessitore]] and [[Rod Gilmore]]
|TVStation=ESPN2
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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Example 2
{{AFB game box start
|Title=[[2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game]]
|Visitor=[[2007 Navy Midshipmen football team|Midshipmen]]
|V1=0 |V2=14 |V3=6 |V4=8 |VOT=7 |VOT2=3 |VOT3=8
|Host=[[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Fighting Irish]]
|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=7 |HOT=7 |HOT2=3 |HOT3=6
|Date=2007-11-03
|Location=[[Notre Dame Stadium]], [[South Bend, Indiana]]
|StartTime=2:30 p.m.
|TimeZone=CST
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=80,795
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=[[Tom Hammond]] and [[Pat Haden]]
|TVStation=[[Notre Dame Football on NBC|NBC]]
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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Examples for games with only two periods
Real example 1
{{AFB game box start
|Title='''Nebraska at Michigan'''
|Visitor=Nebraska
|V1=0 |V2=0
|Host='''[[1905 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]'''
|H1=0 |H2=31
|Date=October 21, 1905
|Location=[[Regents Field]] • [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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Fictitious example 1
{{AFB game box start 2 periods
|Visitor=[[2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Panthers]]
|V1=7 |V2=0
|Host=[[2009 Louisville Cardinals football team|Cardinals]]
|H1=7 |H2=3
|Date=2009-10-02
|Location=[[Papa John's Cardinal Stadium]], [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|StartTime=8:02 p.m.
|TimeZone=EST
|ElapsedTime=3:07
|Attendance=39,948
|Weather=Partly Cloudy; 62°F; wind 10 mph SW
|Referee=G. McGinn
|TVAnnouncers=[[Joe Tessitore]] and [[Rod Gilmore]]
|TVStation=ESPN2
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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Fictitious example 2
{{AFB game box start 2 periods
|Title=[[2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game]]
|Visitor=[[2007 Navy Midshipmen football team|Midshipmen]]
|V1=0 |V2=14
|Host=[[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Fighting Irish]]
|H1=7 |H2=14
|Date=2007-11-03
|Location=[[Notre Dame Stadium]], [[South Bend, Indiana]]
|StartTime=2:30 p.m.
|TimeZone=CST
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=80,795
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=[[Tom Hammond]] and [[Pat Haden]]
|TVStation=[[Notre Dame Football on NBC|NBC]]
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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See also
- {{ AFB game box scoring entry}}
- {{ AFB game box end}}
- {{ Americanfootballbox}} - an alternative American football box score template that spans the width of the page
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| This template is used on approximately 2,500 pages and changes may be widely noticed. Test changes in the template's /sandbox or /testcases subpages, or in your own user subpage. Consider discussing changes on the talk page before implementing them. |
Note: All fields not shown in above presentational example are optional.
Usage
This template, {{AFB game box start}}, is to be used in conjunction with two other templates: it may optionally first be followed by {{ AFB game box scoring entry}} and must be lastly followed by {{ AFB game box end}}.
When combined, the three templates will provide a thorough box score for an American football game.
| This template duplicates many features of {{ Americanfootballbox}}, an alternative American football box score template that spans the width of the page. Editors should not change from one to the other without good reason or broad consensus |
- Fields required for a game that ends in regulation time (copy and paste text below and then delete parameters that aren't needed or are unknown)
{{AFB game box start |Title= |Visitor= |V1= |V2= |V3= |V4= |Host= |H1= |H2= |H3= |H4= |Date= |Location= |StartTime= |TimeZone= |ElapsedTime= |Attendance= |Weather= |Referee= |TVAnnouncers= |TVStation=}}
- All fields, including up to 9 OT periods (copy and paste text below and then delete parameters that aren't needed or are unknown)
{{AFB game box start |Title= |Visitor= |V1= |V2= |V3= |V4= |VOT= |VOT2= |VOT3= |VOT4= |VOT5 |VOT6= |VOT7= |VOT8= |VOT9= |Host= |H1= |H2= |H3= |H4= |HOT= |HOT2= |HOT3= |HOT4= |HOT5 |HOT6= |HOT7= |HOT8= |HOT9= |Date= |Location= |StartTime= |TimeZone= |ElapsedTime= |Attendance= |Weather= |Referee= |TVAnnouncers= |TVStation=}}
Parameters legend
- Title: Name of game, if necessary
- Visitor: Name of visiting team
- V1, V2, V3, V4: Visiting team's point total in each successive regulation quarter
- VOT, VOT2, VOT3, VOT4, VOT5, VOT6, VOT7, VOT8, VOT9: Visiting team's point total in each successive overtime period. Only include fields for OT periods that were played
- Host: Name of host team
- H1, H2, H3, H4: Host team's point total in each successive regulation quarter
- HOT, HOT2, HOT3, HOT4, HOT5, HOT6, HOT7, HOT8, HOT9: Visiting team's point total in each successive overtime period. Only include fields for OT periods that were played
- Date: Enter date of game in MMMM DD format or MMMM DD, YYYY. Do not wikilink. (Example: For example, enter "September 25" or "September 25, 2009" in this field.)
- Location: Enter name of stadium, city, and state
- StartTime: Time of kickoff
- TimeZone: Enter abbreviation of time zone. (EST, CST, MST, PST, or HAST)
- ElapsedTime: Total elapsed real time of game
- Attendance: Number of people in attendance at game
- Weather: Examples: Sunny, Cloudy, Heavy rain, etc.; temperature in degrees Fahrenheit (°F); wind speed and direction
- Referee: Name of head referee
- TVAnnouncers: Names of television announcers, if televised
- TVStation: Broadcast network, if televised
Blank
{{AFB game box start
|Title=
|Visitor=
|V1= |V2= |V3= |V4=
|Host=
|H1= |H2= |H3= |H4=
|Date=
|Location=
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Examples
Example 1
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=[[2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Panthers]]
|V1=7 |V2=0 |V3=14 |V4=14
|Host=[[2009 Louisville Cardinals football team|Cardinals]]
|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=0
|Date=2009-10-02
|Location=[[Papa John's Cardinal Stadium]], [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|StartTime=8:02 p.m.
|TimeZone=EST
|ElapsedTime=3:07
|Attendance=39,948
|Weather=Partly Cloudy; 62°F; wind 10 mph SW
|Referee=G. McGinn
|TVAnnouncers=[[Joe Tessitore]] and [[Rod Gilmore]]
|TVStation=ESPN2
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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Example 2
{{AFB game box start
|Title=[[2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game]]
|Visitor=[[2007 Navy Midshipmen football team|Midshipmen]]
|V1=0 |V2=14 |V3=6 |V4=8 |VOT=7 |VOT2=3 |VOT3=8
|Host=[[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Fighting Irish]]
|H1=7 |H2=14 |H3=0 |H4=7 |HOT=7 |HOT2=3 |HOT3=6
|Date=2007-11-03
|Location=[[Notre Dame Stadium]], [[South Bend, Indiana]]
|StartTime=2:30 p.m.
|TimeZone=CST
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=80,795
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=[[Tom Hammond]] and [[Pat Haden]]
|TVStation=[[Notre Dame Football on NBC|NBC]]
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
|
Examples for games with only two periods
Real example 1
{{AFB game box start
|Title='''Nebraska at Michigan'''
|Visitor=Nebraska
|V1=0 |V2=0
|Host='''[[1905 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]]'''
|H1=0 |H2=31
|Date=October 21, 1905
|Location=[[Regents Field]] • [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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Fictitious example 1
{{AFB game box start 2 periods
|Visitor=[[2009 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Panthers]]
|V1=7 |V2=0
|Host=[[2009 Louisville Cardinals football team|Cardinals]]
|H1=7 |H2=3
|Date=2009-10-02
|Location=[[Papa John's Cardinal Stadium]], [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|StartTime=8:02 p.m.
|TimeZone=EST
|ElapsedTime=3:07
|Attendance=39,948
|Weather=Partly Cloudy; 62°F; wind 10 mph SW
|Referee=G. McGinn
|TVAnnouncers=[[Joe Tessitore]] and [[Rod Gilmore]]
|TVStation=ESPN2
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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Fictitious example 2
{{AFB game box start 2 periods
|Title=[[2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game]]
|Visitor=[[2007 Navy Midshipmen football team|Midshipmen]]
|V1=0 |V2=14
|Host=[[2007 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Fighting Irish]]
|H1=7 |H2=14
|Date=2007-11-03
|Location=[[Notre Dame Stadium]], [[South Bend, Indiana]]
|StartTime=2:30 p.m.
|TimeZone=CST
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=80,795
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=[[Tom Hammond]] and [[Pat Haden]]
|TVStation=[[Notre Dame Football on NBC|NBC]]
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
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See also
- {{ AFB game box scoring entry}}
- {{ AFB game box end}}
- {{ Americanfootballbox}} - an alternative American football box score template that spans the width of the page