2008 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #4


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 and whether a 40 or 25 second play clock will be employed.

1. PLAY: Fourth and goal on B's 8. A33 runs to B's 6 where he is hit and fumbles the ball. The ball rolls into Team B's end zone where A24 falls on the ball. After the ball is dead, B56 piles on A24.


2. PLAY: Second and 10 on A's 40. The score is A24-B22. There is one minute 50 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. The game clock is running. Team A breaks the huddle with 12 players. A flag is thrown. Clock?


3. PLAY: Second and 4 on A's 36. The clock will start on the snap. Team A has seven linemen with six numbered 50-79, all in a 3-point stance. All Team A players are set for a second. A79, on the end of the line on the right side of the formation moves to the backfield and sets. Then, A88 moves from the backfield up to the line on the left side of the formation. The ball is snapped and A16 advances to A's 44 where he is downed. Clock?


4. PLAY: Fourth and 6 on A's 34. A86 is standing on B's 26 when B44 bumps into A86 while attempting to catch A4's legal punt. B44 then muffs the ball and A77 recovers while grounded on B's 37. B56 held on B's 48 during the kick.


5. PLAY: Third and 25 on A's 5. A44 advances to A's 7 and fumbles. Before the fumble hits the ground, B77 bats the ball on A's 6. The ball hits Team A's goal line pylon.


6. PLAY: Fourth and 6 on B's 26. B44 intercepts A16's legal forward pass on B's 4 and his momentum carries him into Team B's end zone where he is downed. B96 was offside. Clock?


7. PLAY: Fourth and 16 on B's 49. A47’s punt bounces on B's 5 and crosses Team B's goal line when A82 bats the ball back into the field of play (ball never touched the ground in the end zone). B33 attempts to recover the kick on B's 3 but muffs the ball and the loose ball rolls to B's 4 where A89 recovers the ball. During the punt, B56 blocks A87 in the back above the waist on B's 15. Team A declines the penalty.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcc.edu / September 15, 2008 / (q-0804q)