2017 MINI MISSIVE #7


RULE 10-2-5-a-2: PUNT / ILLEGAL TOUCHING / FOUL / TOUCHDOWN

10-2-5-a-2: Five- and 10-yard penalties ... Such penalties (for fouls by the nonscoring team) are declined by rule unless enforcement is made possible by illegal touching of a kick during the down.

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PLAY

RULING

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4th/10 A40. A4's punt is illegally touched by A88 on B's 22. B44 recovers on B's 18 and advances to B's 27 when he fumbles. A66 recovers and scores. During A66's run, B77 is flagged for holding.
B 1/10 B22 . The penalty cannot be enforced from B's goal line so the 10-yard penalty for B77's foul is declined by rule. The ball belongs to Team B at the spot of illegal touching. (A.R. 6-3-2-III)
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4th/10 A40. A4's punt is illegally touched by A88 on B's 22. B44 recovers on B's 18 and advances to B's 27 when he fumbles. A66 recovers and scores. During B44's run, B77 is flagged for holding on B's 16.
B 1/10 B8. The 10-yard penalty for B77's foul is enforced half the distance from B's 16. If Team A declines the penalty, Team B takes the ball at the spot of illegal touching, B's 22.
(A.R. 6-3-2-IV) (5-2-4)
3
4th/10 A40. A4's punt is illegally touched by A88 on B's 22. B44 recovers on B's 18 and advances to B's 37 when he fumbles. A66 recovers and scores. During B44's run, B77 is flagged for holding on B's 34.
B 1/10 B22. Team A will decline the 10-yard penalty for B77's foul since it would be B 1/10 B24. Team B will then take the ball at the spot of illegal touching, B's 22. (A.R. 6-3-2-IV) (5-2-4)
4
4th/10 A40. A4's punt is illegally touched by A88 on B's 32. B44 recovers on B's 28 and advances to B's 37 when he fumbles. A66 recovers and scores. During the kick, B77 is flagged for holding on B's 36.
A 1/10 50. The 10-yard penalty for B77's foul is enforced from the previous spot. If Team A declines the penalty, Team B would take the ball at the spot of illegal touching, B's 32.
No approved ruling exists. (5-2-3-a)
5
4th/10 A40. A4's punt is illegally touched by A88 on B's 32. B44 recovers on B's 28 and advances to B's 37 when he fumbles. A66 recovers and scores. B96 is offside.
A 4/5 A45. The 5-yard penalty for B77's foul is enforced from the previous spot. If Team A declines the penalty, Team B would take the ball at the spot of illegal touching, B's 32.
No approved ruling exists. (5-2-3-a)
6
4th/10 A40. A4's punt is illegally touched by A88 on B's 15. The ball is on B's 4 when B22 muffs the ball into B's end zone where A86 recovers. During the down, B44 holds A66 on B's 35.
[NOTE: Pigskin Page crew has a split decision]
A 1/10 50 . The 10-yard penalty for B44's foul is enforced from the previous spot. If Team A declines the penalty, Team B takes the ball at the spot of illegal touching, B's 15.
[2015 CFO Quiz #1, Play #9]
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4th/10 A40. A4's punt is illegally touched by A88 on B's 22. B44 recovers on B's 18 and advances to B's 27 when he fumbles. A66 recovers and scores. During A66's run, A55 is flagged for holding on B's 12.
{Foul by scoring team}
B 1/10 B22 . Team B will decline the penalty for A55's foul. The ball belongs to Team B at the spot of illegal touching, B's 22. [10-2-2-d-1-(c)]
pigskin@romgilbert.us / September 5, 2017 / (p-1707)