2011 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #3


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: Third and 6 on B's 20. Both teams are out of timeouts. A33 is close to a first down near B's 14. Immediately after the ball is dead, A76 blocks late and is flagged. The foul occurs before a timeout signal for a measurement. The clock shows 0:09 in the first half. The ball is spotted one inch short of a first down.


2. PLAY: Third and 5 on B's 25. With seconds remaining in a half and the ball ready for play, Team A quickly lines up and the ball is legally snapped to A12 who throws the ball forward directly to the ground. Team A's formation was not legal at the snap. When the ball becomes dead, two seconds show on the game clock. Clock?


3. PLAY: First and 10 on A's 10. B44 intercepts A16's legal forward pass and advances to A's 2 where he throws a backward pass. A47 intercepts at A's 3 and his momentum carries him into A's end zone where he fumbles. The ball rolls into the field of play. B33 muffs the ball on A's 2 and the ball rolls into A's end zone and over the end line.


4. PLAY: Second and 10 on the 50. B44 grabs A88 downfield and throws him to the ground on B's 36. A16, observing that his primary receiver is down, tucks the ball, advances and is downed on B's 20.


5. PLAY: Second and 7 on A's 33. A88 replaces A84 but does not get inside the 9-yard mark. As A55 starts to snap the ball, and before the snap is complete, noseguard B94 bats the ball out of A55's hand.


6. PLAY: Third and 3 on B's 23. The score is A18-B20. A12 pitches the ball forward from B's 28 to A77 who muffs the ball on B's 27 and the pass falls incomplete. No eligible Team A receiver was within an area code of A77. The game clock shows 0:18.


7. PLAY: Third and 10 on B's 20. The score is A27-B28. B44 recovers A16's fumble and runs out of bounds on A's 12. B96 was offside. After the penalty is enforced, making it A 3/5 B15, Team A sends in the field goal team. A55 commits an illegal snap foul. There are 9 seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcollege.edu / September 12, 2011 / (q-1103q)