Abstract
In the 1990s, I combined two of my passions— mathematics and Fantasy Football— into a meaningful, powerful assignment that engaged students in grades 5–8 who lacked motivation in mathematics. Fantasy Football is a game played nationwide by an estimated 15 million adolescents and adults (Fantasy Sports Trade Association 2003). Between 16 percent to 20 percent of all participants are female (Beason 2005). Students create fantasy teams by purchasing National Football League (NFL) players and compete by earning points based on the real-life statistics of the players. Each week, students locate the names of their players in box scores (statistical summaries of games) to compute the points scored by their players. Weekly points are accumulated throughout the entire season, and the student with the highest cumulative points is the winner.
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