Football Coloring Pages (Free Printable PDFs)

We’ve put together a gridiron-themed collection of football coloring pages that are free to download and print as PDFs.

Inside this action-packed collection, you’ll find pages featuring NFL players making incredible plays, wide receivers leaping for catches, quarterbacks dropping back to pass, and players suiting up in their full uniforms. Color scenes of football fields complete with yard lines and goalposts, as well as close-ups of jerseys.

Football Player Coloring Pages

Whether it’s a running back powering downfield or a quarterback dropping back to pass, these dynamic designs will let you color your favorite athletes in action.

Football Helmets Coloring Pages

We designed these stylized headgear illustrations to let you creatively customize your favorite team’s iconic look.

Football Accessories Coloring Pages

From footballs and jerseys to detailed field illustrations and celebratory trophies, these pages offer a unique artistic experience for football fans of all ages to bring the sport’s iconic elements to life.

Colors to Use

Greens for the field, whites for lines, browns for the football. Team colors like blue, red, silver provide uniform accents.

Color Football like a Pro

A. Highlighting and Shadows: Use lighter greens on the tops of players’ helmets for highlights. Apply darker greens underneath for shading.

B. Color Combinations: For team uniforms, combine the main color like blue with white accents for numbers and stripes.

Invite Creativity Challenge: Game Day Spirit

Color your football scene using your favorite team’s colors across all elements – players’ uniforms, field decorations, accessories.

This unified palette fosters team spirit and pride. It encourages thoughtful use of color combinations and coordination for a cohesive scene.

3 DIY Football Crafts

Get ready to score some serious fun with these 5 creative DIY craft ideas using football coloring pages!

Football Player Bookmark

Supplies:

• Football coloring page printout
• Colored pencils or markers
• Scissors
• Cardstock or heavy paper
• Hole punch (optional)
• Yarn, string or ribbon (optional)

Instructions:

1. Color a football player design vibrantly with pencils or markers.
2. Cut out the football player shape, leaving a small border around the edges.
3. Use cardstock or heavy paper to create a bookmark base.
4. Glue or tape the colored football player onto the bookmark base.
5. Optional: Use a hole punch to make a hole at the top and tie on a tassel using yarn, string or ribbon.
6. Your new football player bookmark is ready to keep your place in books!

Football Field Diorama

You’ll Need:

• Football coloring pages (players, field lines, etc.)
• Markers, crayons, colored pencils
• Scissors
• Shoebox or small box
• Green paper or construction paper
• Glue or tape

Directions:

1. Color your football designs including players, field lines, and other imagery.
2. Carefully cut out each element.
3. Cover the inside of your shoebox or small box with green paper for the field.
4. Glue or tape the field lines onto the green paper base.
5. Position and attach the football player cutouts to create a 3D diorama scene.
6. Get creative by adding other details like goal posts made from straws or popsicle sticks.

Football Hanging Mobile

Gather:

• Football coloring page printouts
• Scissors
• Hole punch
• String, yarn or fishing line
• Embroidery hoop, coat hanger or stick
• Optional: Beads, bells, tissue paper

Let’s Make It!

1. Color in your football designs using bright colors.
2. Cut out the football shapes, leaving a border around the edges.
3. Use the hole punch to create holes at the top of each football.
4. Cut lengths of string/yarn/fishing line in varying sizes.
5. Tie each colored football shape onto a string.
6. Optional: Add beads, bells or tissue paper accents between the footballs.
7. Tie or tape all the strings onto your hoop, hanger or stick.
8. Hang up your football mobile and watch it gently spin!