2008 NCAA FOOTBALL RULES & INTERPRETATIONS

PRESEASON QUIZ #13: August 19, 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: Fourth and 2 on A's 48. B44 muffs A3's punt on B's 15. The ball is on the ground when B44 bats the ball backward from B's 12. B44 runs toward B's goal line, recovers the ball on B's 4 and his momentum carries him into B's end zone where he takes a knee.


2. PLAY: Fourth and 10 on A's 40. A16's punt rolls out of bounds on B's 32. Team A had 12 players participating during the down. Team A did not commit an infraction of the substitution rule.


3. PLAY: Third and 10 on B's 20. The score is A27-B28. A16's legal forward pass is intercepted by B44 on B's 3 and his momentum carries him into B's end zone. B44 advances to B's 4 where he is hit and fumbles. The loose ball rolls into and out of B's end zone. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


4. PLAY: Fourth and goal on B's 3. The score is A22-B24. A5's field goal attempt is blocked, hits the ground on B's 1 and rebounds behind the neutral zone. B94 bats the grounded ball backwards from B's 5. The ball rolls into Team B's end zone where A66 recovers. Time expires in the fourth quarter during the down.


5. PLAY: Third and 4 on B's 44. A33 takes a handoff and runs out of bounds on B's 42 with 38 seconds remaining in the first quarter. Play clock? Game clock?


6. PLAY: Fourth and 8 on B's 28. A84 catches A14's legal forward pass and advances to B's 6 where he fumbles. The ball rolls forward and hits the goal line pylon. B97 roughs the passer.


7. PLAY: Fourth and 7 on B's 22. Extra period, first possession. Team A's field goal attempt is successful. During the down, B57 tackles A88 on B's 16. The Team A coach signals to his team to accept the penalty.


Rom Gilbert / rom.gilbert@sfcc.edu / August 19, 2008 / (q-ps08Dq)