Thanks Jim - That solves one problem! Now how would I account for a loss of
yardage? To use the same example, own 25 yard line, gain 10 yards moves it to
the other teams 25, but on the next play we loss -2 yards, the formula would
make it 23 instead of 27, correct?
Matt

"Jim Thomlinson" wrote:

To keep things simple I would maintain the field as being from 0 to 60 yards.
So for example starting at your 25 yard line a gain of 10 would take you to
the 35 (I know the 35 does not exist but it will keep the math simple). Now
just use a formula to convert the 35 to the opponents 25. The formula could
be something like this...

=if(A1=30, A1, 60 - A1)
That will convert the 35 (in cell A1) into 25.
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HTH...

Jim Thomlinson


"MCook" wrote:

I am using Excel 2007. I keep stats for my son's football team. We would like
to chart the distance that each play in the series goes. The football field
starts on the "Zero" yard line and then goes to the 30 yard line(MID-FIELD),
and then start back down towards the "Zero" yard line on the other end. We
record the data in a spread sheet with columns for the yard line and then
another for the distance. Example below,

Yard Line Distance
25 yard line +5 yards
30 yard line -3 yards
27 yard line +4 yards
29 yard line +2 yards (This would be on opponents 29 yard line)

What type of chart could I use to accomplish this. How would I show the if
the play series started on our own or the oppents yard line?

Thanks