Top 83 Funny & Clever Football Pool Names (Curated & Ranked) + Generator

For as long as sports have existed, people have enjoyed placing bets on them.

Historians estimate that the first sports pools date back more than 2,000 years to the Greek and Roman societies. People would bet on Olympic outcomes, gladiator games, and just about any athletic competition.^[1]

Today’s football pools can be friendly guessing games or serious competitions for large prizes.

Be careful where you bet, though! Not all sports betting is legal, with some estimates place illegal betting totals at up to $380 billion per year in the U.S.^[2]

Football pool names should be funny and clever to reflect the friendly but competitive spirit of your league.

We list our suggestions for football pool names below — plus, scroll past the list for our name generator and tips on how to create your own football pool name!

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Serial Winners
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Hit Call Cadre
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In Disguise
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Low Expectations^[3]
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Field Tour de Force
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Interception Heroes
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Touchdown Triumph
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Advance Alliance
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The Nickel Backs
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The Eternal Tossers
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In the B Gap
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Always in a Jam
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Touchdown Takers
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Pigskin Prophets
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Sunday Showdown
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Pigskin Posse
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The Blitz Brigade
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In the Grid
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The Grid Group
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Predetermined Permutations
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League of Ordinary Gentlemen^[3]
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Last Men Standing
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Field Generals
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A Competitive Edge
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Possession Desperation
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Invariably Onside
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Above the Crossbar
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Rogue Pass Catchers
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Any Given Sunday^[4]
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Linebacker Eluders
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Victors of Defense
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Scrimmage Sensations
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Show Me the Money^[4]
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Defensive Charge Champs
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Gridiron Gold
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The Crackback Crew
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Coin Toss Conquerors
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The Football Icons
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Sunday Funday^[3]
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Survivor Pool Posse
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Gridiron Gurus Only^[4]
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Always Exceptional
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Suicide Squad
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Confidence Collective
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Fancy Moves Force
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Everlasting Audibles
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The Pylon Pinnacle
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Ace Block Alliance
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Smoke Route Corps
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C Gap Network
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The Winning Edge
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In Travel Motion
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Trap Block Formation
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Spin Move Set
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The Scrambled Drills
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Passing the Scissors
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Quick Snap Specialists
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Scheming Power Blockers
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Taking the Go Route
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Opportunity Triggers
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Double Move Fools
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Backpedal Brutes
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Radar Defense Rascals
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Red Zone Rush
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Gridiron Gang
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First and Ten Club
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Endzone Elite
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The Tackling Titans
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Sunday Squad
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How to Create a Great Football Pool Name

As noted above, clever and funny football pool names are usually your best options.

Keep the following tips in mind if creating your own name, several of which we also used when creating our list:

Use football/sports terminology. Words like “gridiron” and “scrimmage” will be universally known among your football pool, and jokes surrounding them are sure to get a chuckle (or a cringe if you go for a corny-funny name).
Use puns and playful banter. Funny doesn’t have to mean crude or mean-spirited. Wordplay and banter are great ways to create a witty name that’s still appropriate (especially if you’re in a work pool or don’t know other people in your league well yet).
Play up the competition. Use words related to losing, winning, and the competitive spirit — whether cocky (Serial Winners) or self-deprecating (Always in a Jam).
Know your league. Be sure to check if your league has any rules regarding vulgar or offensive language, or has any general naming conventions. Avoid coming up with the perfect name, only to find out that you can’t use it!