2008 FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

QUIZ: WEEK #5


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 9 on B's 49. A7's punt is blocked behind the line of scrimmage. The ball rolls, untouched, to B's 46 where B23 is about to pick up the ball. A66, in an attempt to get to the ball, pushes B23 in the back on B's 46. The ball touches B23's leg and A66 falls on the ball on B's 45.


2. PLAY: Third and 16 on B's 36. Flanker A88 is neither on the line of scrimmage or in the backfield. Tight end A92 is two yards inside of A88. Including A92, there are seven Team A players legally on the line of scrimmage. QB A17 completes a legal forward pass to A92 who advances to B's 8 where he is downed.


3. PLAY: Third and 14 on A's 6. A12, between the tackles in A's end zone, is under defensive pressure (duress). A12's forward pass is caught by A55 who runs out of bounds on A's 24. No eligible Team A receiver had a reasonable opportunity, or even a remote chance, to catch the ball.


4. PLAY: Second and 4 on B's 44. A33, a 255 pound back, drives off tackle. As A33 attempts to gain yardage, he extends his left hand against the face mask (no grasp) of B66 who is "head on" with him on B's 42. Maintaining continuous contact to the head, A33 advances to B's 37 as he pushes B66's head back for the full advance.


5. PLAY: Third and 10 on A's 30. QB A10 is trapped on A's 22 so he tosses the ball to A72 who catches it on A's 21. A72 runs to A's 24 where he fumbles the ball out of bounds on A's 28. Back A42 was illegally in motion at the snap. After the loose ball was out of bounds, A67 clipped B78.


6. PLAY: Second and 16 on B's 26. QB A10 throws a pass to End A82 who controls the ball while airborne, near the end line. Before A82 could get his foot down in the end zone, B1 overtly shoves him, and A82 lands out of bounds. Prior to the pass, B44 grabbed A85's facemask and threw him to the ground on B's 2.


7. PLAY: Fourth and goal on B's 8. The score is A27-B28. A33 advances to B's 4 and fumbles. Before the fumble hits the ground, B55 bats the ball backward on B's 3. The ball goes into and out of Team B's end zone. Two seconds remain in the fourth quarter.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcc.edu / September 22, 2008 / (q-0805q)