2012 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #14


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: 4th/18 B48. A4's punt breaks the plane of B's goal line when A87 bats the ball backwards into the field of play. B44 muffs the ball on B's 2 and A67 recovers on B's 6. During the kick, B82 blocked an opponent below the waist on B's 14.


2. PLAY: 4th/10 B30. The score is A27-B28. B44 intercepts A18's fourth down pass and runs out of bounds on B's 24. Team B is offside. Five seconds remain in the fourth quarter. The referee announces to the free world that the penalty is accepted, the down will be replayed and that the clock will start on the ready for play. As the referee is winding the clock, Team A sends in the field goal team. Team B makes no attempt to substitute. Time expires before the ball is snapped.


3. PLAY: Try B18. A88 just scored a touchdown as time expired in the fourth quarter to make the score A27-B28. After scoring, A88 was flagged for an unsportsmanlike conduct foul. A3's kick is blocked. The bouncing ball hits A82 in the leg on B's 9. B44 then picks up the ball on B's 3 and voluntarily retreats into B's end zone where he is downed.


4. PLAY: 4th/10 A40. The snap is over potential punter A4's head. The ball is rolling on A's 18 when A4 kicks the ball out of bounds on A's 12.


5. PLAY: Try B3. Ball is at left hash mark. A16's legal forward pass is complete to A88 in B's end zone. Team A is flagged for an illegal shift. On the retry from B's 8, A16's pass to A84 is incomplete. Team B is offside. Team A requests that the ball be placed at the right hash mark.


6. PLAY: 4th/goal B4. The score is A25-B28. Team A has no timeouts remaining. Team A is in a scrimmage kick formation. Team A makes substitutions. Team B is given time to match up. In addition to the snapper, Team A has four interior linemen with none numbered 50-79 and four backs. The snap is high. Holder A4 catches the snap and quickly tosses the ball into B's end zone where the ball is caught by end A82.


7. PLAY: 4th/10 A30 A4's punt is blocked and does not cross the neutral zone. A88 recovers on A's 22 and advances to A's 44 where he fumbles. B44 recovers on A's 39 while grounded. During A88's run, A66 blocks below the waist on A's 34.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcollege.edu / November 21, 2012 / (q-1214q)