2007 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #3


RULING FORMAT: Team (A or B) in possession, down and distance, yardline and status of clock if relevant (example: A 1/10 A40, clock on snap). Include other relevant information such as extension of period.

1. PLAY: Fourth and 4 on B's 45. A6's punt is bouncing near Team B's goal line. A88 is airborne when he controls the ball while the ball is over B's one and lands with the ball straddling Team B's goal line. Part of the ball is in the field of play and part of the ball is in Team B's end zone.


2. PLAY: Fourth and 5 on A's 30. A4 punts. B42 is in position to catch the punt on B's 34. A83 contacts B42 on B's 34 just prior to B42 muffing the punt. The ball is rolling on B's 32 when an inadvertent whistle sounds.


3. PLAY: Fourth and 4 on A's 30. Team A is in a scrimmage kick formation. A32, an exception to the mandatory numbering rule, lines up inside end A82. Before the snap A82 shifts to a backfield position. Team A has seven linemen at the snap. A8's punt goes out of bounds on B's 39.


4. PLAY: Fourth and 10 on B's 30. The score is A25-B28. A88 catches a legal forward pass, advances and fumbles on B's 4. A55 recovers the ball in Team B's end zone. B96 roughs the passer. Two seconds remain in the fourth quarter.


5. PLAY: Fourth and 7 on A's 34. A6's punt is muffed by B36. A82, who voluntarily stepped on the sideline while running downfield, recovers the ball on B's 36.


6. PLAY: Third and 10 on A's 6. A88 catches A14's legal forward pass and advances to A's 22 where he is downed. Tackle A77 holds B96 on A's 2 and continues to hold him until he drags B96 to the ground in A's end zone.


7. PLAY: Free kick on A's 30. A4's free kick is caught on B's 8 by B47 who advances to B's 15 and fumbles. A66 accidentally kicks the rolling ball on B's 17 and the ball bounces through Team B's end zone and over Team B's end line.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcc.edu / September 10, 2007 / (q-0703q)