2007 NCAA FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

PRESEASON QUIZ #7: August 3, 2007


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: First and 10 on A's 20. Team A lines up with eight players on the line of scrimmage with six players numbered 50-79. All players are set for one second. A66, an interior lineman who had his hands on his knees, slowly backs up into A's backfield. A66 is stationary, but not stationary for one second, when the ball is snapped. A32 advances to A's 28 where he is downed.

2. PLAY: Fourth and 10 on A's 12. The score is A28-B28. A6's punt is blocked and does not cross the neutral zone. A44 recovers and throws a forward pass from A's end zone. A88 catches the pass on A's 4 and advances to B's 6 where he is downed. Three seconds remain in the fourth quarter. Clock?

3. PLAY: Third and 10 on B's 32. The score is A24-B24. B44 intercepts A17's legal forward pass on B's 4 and his momentum carries him into B's end zone where he fumbles. B77 recovers on B's 4 while grounded. During the fumble, B77 pulls A77's jersey on B's 2 as A77 attempts to recover the ball. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.

4. PLAY: Fourth and 10 on A's 30. The score is A24-B22. The snap is over potential kicker A4's head. A4 retrieves the ball and intentionally grounds the ball from A's 4 to save loss of yardage. Twelve seconds remain in the fourth quarter. The Team B captain declines the penalty.

5. PLAY: Second and 10 on A's 8. QB A18 is in A's end zone, outside the tight end and under duress when he throws the ball. A67 catches the ball on A's 6 and runs out of bounds on A's 22. No eligible Team A player had a reasonable opportunity to catch the ball.

6. PLAY: Fourth and 8 on A's 20. A4's punt is rolling beyond the neutral zone when B47 commits a personal foul on A's 38. A88 bats the punt backward on B's 42 and B23 recovers at B's 45 where he is downed.

7. PLAY: Fourth and 10 on A's 30. B44 catches A4's punt on B's 40, cuts toward the sideline and advances across Team B's goal line. Officials signal touchdown but have a flag down for B66's block in the back foul on A's 32. Replay shows that B44 stepped out of bounds on A's 35. Reviewable? If so, assume that the foul occurred after B44 stepped out of bounds.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcc.edu / August 3, 2007 / (q-ps077q)