2010 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #1


RULING FORMAT: Team (A or B) in possession, down, distance and succeeding spot (example: A 1/10 A40). If relevant, also include other information such as whether the 25 or 40-second play clock will be used, whether the game clock starts on the ready or snap or if there will be an extension of the period.

1. PLAY: Try on B's 3. The score is A27-B28. Team A has just scored a touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter. Holder A8 takes the snap with a knee on the ground. Potential kicker A5 sprints to one side. A8, with his knee on the ground, pitches the ball over his shoulder. A5 catches the ball on the run and crosses B's goal line with the ball.


2. PLAY: Fourth and 16 on A's 4. The score is A28-B28. Time expires in the fourth quarter as A6's punt rolls out of bounds on A's 39. A77 is flagged for holding in A's end zone during the kick.


3. PLAY: Third and 10 on A's 30. The score is A21-B28. A33 runs a sweep and advances across B's goal line. While following the play, the HL runs into the Team A coach who is straddling the sideline watching the action. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


4. PLAY: Third and 5 on B's 45. On the previous play, B44 intercepted A16's legal forward pass and ran out of bounds on A's 48. However, B96 was offside. The score is A21-B28. The game clock shows 0:29 in the fourth quarter. Before the ready for play, the referee notices that the QB A16 appears groggy. The referee stops play. Team A has one timeout remaining.


5. PLAY: Fourth and 8 on A's 42. A6 punts. A84 illegally touches the ball on B's 28 and recovers the ball on B's 22. During the down, A58 pulled B66 down by the face mask on B's 43. A84 commits a dead ball noncontact foul. Team B wants the ball.


6. PLAY: Third and 20 on B's 35. Team A is the team first in possession in an extra period. A18's legal forward pass is complete to A88 who advances for a touchdown. During the touchdown run, A88 taunts his opponent.


7. PLAY: Fourth and 6 on B's 46. A87 bats A4's untouched punt from B's end zone back into the field of play. The ball never touches the ground on B's end zone. The ball hits on B's 4 where B44 recovers, advances to B's 16 and fumbles. A67 recovers and advances to B's 14 where he fumbles. B74 recovers while grounded on B's 12. A56 commits a personal foul on B's 24 during the punt.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcollege.edu / August 25, 2010 / (q-1001q)