2007 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #7


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 A's 45. A4's punt lands on B's 10 where A82 bats the ball backward. B22 picks up the ball on B's 20 and runs to B's 30 where he fumbles. A4 recovers while grounded on B's 30. During B22's run, B76 blocked A54 below the waist on B's 35.


2. PLAY: Free kick on A's 30. B44 catches the ball on B's 10, advances and an inadvertent whistle sounds when the runner is on A's 35. During B44's advance, B56 grasps and twists A72's face mask on B's 32.


3. PLAY: Second and 10 on B's 18 at the left hash mark. A14 drops back to pass. B76 tackles A14 by grabbing and jerking A14's face mask on B's 27. A14 is downed at the right hash mark on B's 24 without throwing the ball.


4. PLAY: Fourth and 9 on B's 41. B23 muffs A8's scrimmage kick on B's 1 and the ball rolls into B's end zone. B23 picks up the ball and starts to run but fumbles the ball while still in B's end zone. The fumble rolls out of bounds on B's 5. During B23's fumble, B55 clips A74 at B's 6.


5. PLAY: Fourth and 16 on B's 49. A9's punt is blocked and rolls toward A's goal line. A9 accidentally kicks the ball on A's 26 as he reached down for the ball. The ball rolls to A's 6 where B82 bats the ball forward and out of bounds in A's end zone. Clock?


6. PLAY: Try on B's 3. The score is A26-B28. Time has expired in the fourth quarter. QB A18 is running the option when B96 incidentally grasps A18's face mask. A18 pitches the ball from B's 6 to A45. A45 catches the pitch on B's 8 and advances to B's 2 where he is downed. A45 gets up and spikes the ball.


7. PLAY: Free kick on A's 30. A4's short free kick is bouncing near the sideline when B77, who has a foot on the sideline on B's 48, reaches and picks up the ball on B's 49 while the ball is in the field of play.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcc.edu / October 8, 2007 / (q-0707q)