2012 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, if ZAP 10 is a factor or if there will be an extension of the period.

1. PLAY: 2nd/12 B22. The score is A21-B24. Team A has no timeouts remaining. A88 catches A15's legal forward pass and is downed on B's 15. During the down, A65's helmet comes off after legal contact. A65 looks at the clock, grabs his leg and falls to the ground before the down ends. The game clock show 0:09 in the fourth quarter.


2. PLAY: 4th/1 B14. The score is A24-B28. Fourth quarter. Team A is out of timeouts. QB A16 is in a shotgun formation with A33 to his right. The snap goes directly to A33 who takes a few steps forward and pitches the ball back to A16. A16 is under pressure from Team B rushers and runs outside the tackle box where he throws the ball away downfield from B's 22. The game clock shows 0:09.


3. PLAY: 3rd/goal B8. The score is A24-B28. A88 is hit and fumbles on B's 3. A84 is airborne when he possesses the ball over B's 1 and his elbow first contacts the ground on the sideline in B's end zone. The ball, in A84's possession, crosses the goal line inside the pylon. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


4. PLAY: 4th/14 A6. The score is A28-B24 late in the fourth quarter. A6's punt is caught by B44 and advanced to A's 28 where he is downed. A79 is flagged for holding in A's end zone before A6 punts the ball.


5. PLAY: 3rd/5 B15. Airborne A84 receives a pass and lands on his back on B's 4 where he starts sliding on the wet field into B's end zone. The ball comes loose upon A84's impact with the ground. The ball never hits the ground. A84 does not control the ball while grounded until the ball breaks the plane of B's goal line.


6. PLAY: 3nd/18 B48. A12 rolls out to pass. B44 blocks eligible A88 below the waist on B's 44. A12, seeing no open receivers, tucks the ball on A's 48 and is tackled on B's 46.


7. PLAY: 2nd/14 B24. B44 intercepts a forward pass in B's end zone and advances to B's 12 where he fumbles. The ball is rolling on B's 7 when A88 kicks the ball through B's end zone.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcollege.edu / September 6, 2012 / (q-1203q)