2007 NCAA FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

PRESEASON QUIZ #8: August 6, 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: Third and 10 on B's 32. The score is A28-B28. B44 intercepts A17's legal forward pass on B's 4 and his momentum carries him into B's end zone where he fumbles. The fumble rolls out of bounds on B's 2. During the fumble, B77 pulls A77's jersey on B's 6 as A77 attempts to recover the ball. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.

2. PLAY: Third and 10 on the 50. QB A15 is closely pursued by B96 when he throws a forward pass when he is near the sideline on A's 42. The pass crosses the sideline on A's 46 and lands on B's 44 extended. A77 is downfield when the pass is thrown.

3. PLAY: Third and 20 on B's 35. Team A is the team first in possession in an extra period. A18's legal forward pass is complete to A88 who advances for a touchdown. During the touchdown run, A88 taunts his opponent.

4. PLAY: Second and 10 on A's 40. The snapper adjusts the ball. Team A is in a scrimmage kick formation. A88 is an exception to the mandatory numbering. A89, on the end of the line, moves into the backfield leaving A88 on the end of the line. A89 then legally moves back to the line and covers A88 prior to the snap. A4's punt rolls out of bounds on B's 6.

5. PLAY: Try on B's 3. Team A is lined up in a scrimmage kick formation for the try. A55's snap is muffed by holder A6 who then picks up the ball and advances across B's goal line. B96 commits a personal foul against A55 during the down.

6. PLAY: Third and 6 on B's 36. A84 fumbles and there is a scramble for the ball. Officials signal a Team B recovery by B59 on B's 27. An end zone view shows that a Team A player had the ball while grounded on B's 27 between the hash marks and the ball was wrestled away from him by B59. Reviewable?

7. PLAY: Third and 10 on B's 30. The score is A26-B28. A16's legal forward pass is muffed by A86 on B's 17 and falls incomplete. B44 is called for defensive pass interference on B's 18. The officials enforce the penalty making it A's ball, 1st and 10, on B's 18. Two seconds remain in the fourth quarter. Replay shows that the pass was touched prior to B44's contact by A82 on B's 25.


Rom Gilbert / Rom.gilbert@sfcc.edu / August 6, 2007 / (q-ps078q)