# NFL Goal Post - What year were they moved?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 25, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-goal-post-what-year-were-they-moved/281606 "2004-12-25T20:41:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-goal-post-what-year-were-they-moved/281606/1 "2004-12-25T20:41:58Z")

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What year were the goal posts moved to the back of the endzone?

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**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-goal-post-what-year-were-they-moved/281606/2 "2004-12-25T20:51:40Z")

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According to [this](http://www.hickoksports.com/history/qftb0001.shtml#goalposts), 1927, 1933 and 1974.

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**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-goal-post-what-year-were-they-moved/281606/3 "2004-12-25T20:53:55Z")

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Clarification: they were moved to the back in '27 & '74. In '33 they were moved to the goal line. They started out on the goal line in '20.