Table top football game

Abstract

A football table game includes a game table having a football field playing surface, receiver icons spaced from one another over the playing surface, a first set of coin chips used by a team on offense for attempting passes, a second set of coin chips used by a team on defense to defend against the pass, a first die used by the team on offense for attempting a running play, and a second die used by the team on defense for defending against the running play. The table game includes goal posts erected in the end zones and miniature footballs that are flicked through the goal posts during field goal and extra point attempts. The first team to score more than 21 points wins the game.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A football table game comprising:
 a game table having a football field playing surface;   receiver icons spaced from one another over said football field playing surface;   a first set of coin chips used by a team on offense, wherein said team on offense completes a pass by tossing one of said first set of coin chips downfield and landing the one of said first set of coin chips on one of said receiver icons;   a second set of coin chips used by a team on defense, wherein said team on defense defends against the pass by placing said second set of coin chips around said receiver icons;   a first die used by said team on offense for attempting a running play;   a second die used by said team on defense for defending against the running play;   at least one goal post erected at one end of said game table;   at least one football that is adapted to be flicked through said at least one goal post during field goal and extra point attempts.   
     
     
         2 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said football field playing surface includes side lines, end lines, yard lines, hash marks, two point conversion lines, two end zones, and first down markers. 
     
     
         3 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said game table has a folded configuration for storage and transport and an unfolded configuration for playing the football table game. 
     
     
         4 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 3 , wherein said game table has sections that are pivotally secured together. 
     
     
         5 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein said game table has foldable legs that are pivotally secured to an underside of said sections of said game table. 
     
     
         6 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said at least one football comprises a miniature foam football that is adapted to be held over said football field playing surface and flicked by a player's finger toward said at least one goal post during the field goal and extra point attempts. 
     
     
         7 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 6 , further comprising a goal post backstop including a net that is erected behind said at least one goal post for capturing said at least one football when it is flicked toward said at least one goal post. 
     
     
         8 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first die used by said team on offense has twenty sides numbered from one to twenty, and said second die used by said team on defense has twelve sides numbers from one to twelve. 
     
     
         9 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein during a running play the team on offense gains yardage if the number rolled using said first die is greater than the number rolled using said second die. 
     
     
         10 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein during a running play the team on offense loses yards if the number rolled using the first die is less than the number rolled using the second die. 
     
     
         11 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein during a running play the team on offense loses possession in the number rolled using the first die equals the number rolled using the second die. 
     
     
         12 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said first set of coin chips used by said team on offense consists of five double-sided coin chips, one side of which has a “pick six” designation, and wherein said second set of coin chips used by said team on defense consists of five double-sided coin chips, one side of which has a “pick six” designation. 
     
     
         13 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said receiver icons are pre-positioned over said football field playing surface including in end zones of said football field playing surface. 
     
     
         14 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said receiver icons have the appearance of receiver hands preparing to catch a football. 
     
     
         15 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a football game is won by being the first team to score more than 21 points wherein a touchdown equals six points, a field goal equals three points, a two point conversion equals two points, a safety equals two points, and an extra point equals one point. 
     
     
         16 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said football field playing surface comprises two end zones and a replica 100 yard field that extends between said two end zones, and wherein said receiver icons are located in said two end zones and said replica 100 yard field. 
     
     
         17 . A football table game comprising:
 a game table having a football field playing surface, said game table having a folded configuration for storage and transport and an unfolded configuration for playing a game;   receiver icons spaced from one another over said football field playing surface;   a first set of coin chips used by a team on offense for attempting a pass;   a second set of coin chips used by a team on defense for defending against the pass;   a first die used by said team on offense for attempting a running play;   a second die used by said team on defense for defending against the running play;   a first goal post erected in a first end zone at a first end of said football field playing surface;   a second goal post erected in a second end zone at a second end of said football field playing surface;   at least one football that is adapted to be flicked through said goal posts during field goal and extra point attempts.   
     
     
         18 . The football game as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein said team on offense completes a pass by tossing one of said first set of coin chips downfield and landing the one of said first set of coin chips on one of said receiver icons, and wherein said team on defense defends against the pass by placing said second set of coin chips around said receiver icons to prevent the one of said first set of coin chips from landing on the one of said receiver icons. 
     
     
         19 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein said first die used by said team on offense has twenty sides numbered from one to twenty, and said second die used by said team on defense has twelve sides numbers from one to twelve, wherein during a running play the team on offense gains yardage if the number rolled using said first die is greater than the number rolled using said second die, the team on offense loses yards if the number rolled using the first die is less than the number rolled using the second die, and the team on offense loses possession in the number rolled using the first dies equals the number rolled using the second die. 
     
     
         20 . The football table game as claimed in  claim 17 , wherein a football game is won by being the first team to score more than 21 points, wherein a touchdown equals six points, a field goal equals three points, a two point conversion equals two points, a safety equals two points, and an extra point equals one point.