How Many Quarters Are In Football? – American Football Rules

One American football game consists of four quarters, each lasting 15 minutes, separated by two-minute breaks and a 12-minute halftime.

After the first and third quarters, the ball remains in possession of the team, which had possession of it last in the previous quarter, bringing it in the following one.

After the half-time break, the third quarter starts off as the first one, with the kickoff.

In high school, the quarters are usually 12 minutes long. The clock stops frequently, and the referee is in charge of stopping it every time the play goes out of bounds or after an incomplete pass. In addition, each team is granted three timeouts in each half.

So, the entire game does not last under an hour; it usually lasts around three hours, as is the case with most big tournaments.