2013 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #12

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: F/K A35. The score is A28-B28. A4's free kick lands on B's 25 and rolls to B's 15 where B33 recovers and advances to A's 40, where A32 tackles him by twisting and turning his face mask. During B33's run, B54 blocked A64 below the waist on A's 41. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


2. PLAY: Try B3. A4's field goal attempt is blocked. B44 catches the ball in B's end zone, advances out of B's end zone and retreats back into B's end zone. From B's end zone, B44 passes the ball forward to B97 who is downed on B's 2.


3. PLAY: Try B3. A7’s kick is blocked. B96 illegally kicks the rolling ball on B’s 20. B97 recovers on B’s 30 and advances across A’s goal line.


4. PLAY: 2nd/goal B1. A14 muffs the snap. B97 recovers and advances to A's 4 where he is downed. Team A was in an illegal formation. B66 commits a block in the back foul on A's 2 during B97's run.


5. PLAY: 3rd/goal B26. The ball is on the left hash mark. A88 muffs A14’s legal forward pass in the right side zone on B’s 7 and the pass is incomplete. Just prior to the pass arriving, B47 grabs and pulls A88's face mask on B's 8.


6. PLAY: 1st/10 B15. The score is A21-B24. B44 intercepts A16's legal forward pass in B's end zone and subsequently fumbles before returning to the field of play. B66 recovers while grounded on B's 4. Team A commits an illegal motion foul and B55 commits a block in the back foul in B's end zone during B44's advance. The game clock shows 0:24 in the fourth quarter.


7. PLAY: 4th/17 B43. A5's punt bounces untouched on B's 3 and breaks the plane of B's goal line where A85 bats the ball back into the field of play. B44 muffs the ball on B's 2 and A68 recovers on B's 5. The ball did not touch the ground in B's end zone. During the kick, B55 committed a holding foul on B's 26.

Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcollege.edu / November 12, 2013 / (q-1312q)