Flag Football Stat Abbreviations: A Complete Guide
A reference guide to every common stat abbreviation used in flag football scorekeeping, box scores, and stat platforms.
Common Flag Football Stat Abbreviations
Whether you are reading a box score, entering data into a stat app, or reviewing a season report, you will encounter dozens of abbreviations. This guide covers every stat abbreviation you are likely to see in flag football, organized by category.
Passing Abbreviations
- C or COMP – Completions. The number of passes caught by a receiver.
- ATT – Attempts. Total passes thrown, including completions and incompletions.
- PCT or CMP% – Completion percentage. Completions divided by attempts.
- YDS – Yards. Total passing yards gained.
- TD – Touchdowns. Passing touchdowns thrown.
- INT – Interceptions. Passes caught by the defense.
- Y/A – Yards per attempt. Average yards gained per throw.
- RTG or QBR – Passer rating or quarterback rating.
Rushing Abbreviations
- CAR or ATT – Carries or rushing attempts.
- YDS – Rushing yards gained.
- TD – Rushing touchdowns.
- Y/C – Yards per carry. Average yards gained per rush attempt.
- LNG – Longest rush of the game or season.
Receiving Abbreviations
- REC – Receptions. Total catches.
- TGT – Targets. Number of times a pass was thrown to the player.
- YDS – Receiving yards.
- TD – Receiving touchdowns.
- AVG or Y/R – Average yards per reception.
- LNG – Longest reception.
- YAC – Yards after catch. Yards gained after the ball is caught.
Defensive Abbreviations
- FP – Flag pulls. The primary defensive stat, equivalent to tackles.
- INT – Interceptions caught by the defender.
- PD or PBU – Passes defended or pass breakups.
- SK – Sacks. Pulling the QB's flag behind the line of scrimmage.
- FR – Fumble recoveries (in rulesets where fumbles are live).
- TD – Defensive touchdowns, such as a pick-six.
Team and Game Abbreviations
- W-L – Win-loss record.
- PF – Points for. Total points scored by the team.
- PA – Points against. Total points allowed by the team.
- TO – Turnovers.
- TOP – Time of possession.
- 1D – First downs earned.
Quick Reference in FlagStat
Inside the FlagStat platform and the FlagStat Go app, these abbreviations are used consistently across box scores, season dashboards, and PDF reports. If you ever see an abbreviation you do not recognize, tap it in the app for a tooltip definition—FlagStat is designed so that coaches, parents, and players can all understand the numbers without needing a separate glossary.