Printable cornhole score sheet 🌽

How to use and fill in the cornhole score sheet

This sheet gives you one row per inning and two columns per team: points scored that inning and the running total. Type the team names, choose how many innings to print, and the preview updates before you print.

Setting up the sheet

1. Enter the two team or player names in Team 1 and Team 2. They appear in the column headings.
2. Set Innings anywhere from 5 to 25. The default of 13 covers many casual games, but close games under cancellation scoring can run longer, so print 20 or more for evenly matched teams or if you play an "exactly 21" rule.
3. Click Print score sheet to open your browser's print dialog. The scorecard ends with a FINAL row for the closing score.

Filling it in with cancellation scoring

Count each team's points at the end of the inning, cancel them against each other, and write only the difference for the team that came out ahead. Write 0 for the other team, then update both running totals.

Example: Team 1 has one bag in the hole and two on the board (3 + 1 + 1 = 5). Team 2 has one in the hole and one on the board (3 + 1 = 4). Team 1 scores 1 point for that inning and Team 2 scores 0. If both teams score the same, the inning is a wash and both get 0.

Common rules in organised play

• Each player throws four bags per inning, alternating with the opponent at the same board.
• A bag counts on the board only if it stays on the playing surface when the inning ends. Under most organised rules, a bag that hits the ground before landing on the board is removed and does not score.
• Bags knocked into the hole by other bags count as 3, including ones knocked in by the opponent.
• In organised play the first team to reach or pass 21 at the end of an inning usually wins. The team that scored in the previous inning normally throws first in the next one.

Popular house variants

These are backyard rules, not official ones, so agree on them before the first bag is thrown:

• Exactly 21 / bust: going over 21 drops the team back to a set score, often 15.
• Skunk: the game ends early if one team leads by a large margin, such as 11–0 or 13–0.
• Win by two: play continues until one team is at least two points ahead.

Board and court basics

Regulation boards are 2 feet by 4 feet with a 6-inch hole near the top. In organised play the front edges of the two boards are 27 feet apart; for kids or small yards, many people shorten this. In doubles, one player from each team stands at each board, and the two players at one end throw all their bags before the pair at the other end throws back. In singles, both players throw from the same end and then walk to the other board.

Tips and common mistakes

• Writing both teams' raw points. Record only the cancelled difference, or the totals will not match what you agreed on the court.
• Scoring mid-inning. Bags can be knocked on or off until the last throw, so count only when all eight bags are thrown.
• One sheet, one game. Print several copies for a session and track overall wins separately, for example with the game score keeper. For a bigger event, a bracket keeps the match order clear.