2008 NCAA FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

PRESEASON QUIZ #1: April 28, 2008


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: Third and 4 on B's 24. The score is A27-B28. A88 catches A14's legal forward pass and advances to B's 4 where he fumbles. The ball rolls out of bounds through Team B's end zone. B96 roughed the passer. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


2. PLAY: On Team A's two-point try, B96 is offside. A16's legal forward pass is intercepted by B57. A88 tackles B96 on the 50 by pulling on B96's face mask.


3. PLAY: Fourth and 10 on A's 20. B44 recovers the punt on B's 44 and advances to A's 2 where he fumbles. The ball rolls out of bounds through Team A's end zone. A88 illegally touched the ball on A's 42. B66 held gunner A84 on A's 28 just prior to the ball being kicked.


4. PLAY: Fourth and 10 on A's 20. B44 recovers the punt on B's 44 and advances to A's 2 where he fumbles. A66 recovers while grounded in A's end zone . A88 illegally touched the ball on A's 42. B66 held gunner A84 on A's 28 just prior to the ball being kicked.


5. PLAY: Third and goal on B's 7. B44 intercepts A17's legal forward pass and advances to A's 2 where he is downed. Team A had an illegal formation. B56 blocked A77 in the back in A's end zone during B44's run. Time expired in the first half during the down.


6. PLAY: Third and 8 on A's 42. B44 intercepts A14's legal forward pass and advances to A's 24 where he fumbles. A68 recovers on A's 22 and advances to A's 33 where he fumbles. The fumble rolls out of bounds on A's 36. Game clock? Play clock (40 or 25)?


7. PLAY: Fourth and 28 on A's 32. B83 catches A4's punt on B's 18 and advances to A's 48 where he fumbles. Officials rule that A67 recovered the fumble while grounded on A's 39. During the kick, B56 commits a personal foul on A's 44. Since postscrimmage kick enforcement does not apply, the official's enforce the penalty from the previous spot, A's 32, resulting in A's ball, 1st and 10, on A's 47. Replay shows that during the fumble, the inbounds ball bounced off B96 whose foot was touching the sideline on A's 43. Reviewable?


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcc.edu / April 28, 2008 / (q-ps081q)