RULE 10
Penalty Enforcement
SECTION 1. Penalties Completed
How and When Completed
ARTICLE 1.
a. A penalty is completed when it is accepted, declined or cancelled
according to rule, or when the choice is obvious to
the referee.
b.
Any penalty may be declined, but a disqualified player must leave the
game whether the penalty is accepted or declined (Rule
2-27-12).
c. When a foul is committed, the penalty shall be completed before the ball
is declared ready for play for any ensuing down.
d. Penalties as stated are not enforced if in conflict with other rules
Simultaneous with Snap
ARTICLE 2.
A foul that occurs simultaneously with a snap or free kick is considered
as occurring during that down
(Exception:
Rule 3-5-2-e).
Live-Ball Fouls by the Same Team
ARTICLE 3.
When two or more live-ball fouls by the same team are reported to the
referee,
the offended team may elect only one of these penalties.
Offsetting Fouls
ARTICLE 4.
If live-ball fouls by both teams are reported to the referee, the fouls
offset and the down is repeated
(A.R. 10-1-4:I and VIII)
Exceptions:
1. When there is a change of team possession during a down, and the team
last gaining possession had not fouled before last gaining possession,
it may refuse offsetting fouls and thereby retain possession after
completion of the penalty for its foul
(A.R. 10-1-4:I-VIII)
2. When Team B's foul is governed by postscrimmage kick rules, Team B may
refuse offsetting fouls and accept postscrimmage kick enforcement.
3. Rules 8-3-4-c and 3-1-3-g-3 (during a try or extra
period after Team B possession).
Approved Ruling
10-1-4
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On a Team A kickoff, Team B fouls before the untouched ball goes out of
bounds between the goal lines.
RULING:
Offsetting fouls.
Team A re-kicks at the previous spot.
[Cited by 10-1-4, 10-1-4-Exception-1]
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On a Team A kickoff from its 30-yard line, Team B fouls after the
untouched ball goes out of bounds between the goal lines.
RULING:
Team B may elect a replay with Team A free-kicking at its 40-yard line.
If Team B retains the ball, it will be at its 25-yard line, after the
15-yard penalty from its 40-yard line, or 15 yards behind the spot where
the five-yard penalty against Team A left the ball
(Rules 6-1-8 and 10-1-6).
[Cited by 10-1-4-Exception-1]
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Team A is in an illegal formation at the snap.
A1's forward pass is intercepted by B1, who advances five yards and
is tackled.
Team B clips during B1's run.
RULING:
Team B has the option to accept offsetting fouls and repeat the down
or to decline offsetting fouls and retain the ball after its penalty
is completed.
In the latter case Team A may accept the penalty for Team B's clipping
foul.
[Cited by 10-1-4-Exception-1, 5-2-8]
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A1 throws an illegal forward pass and Team B is in the neutral zone at
the snap.
B23 intercepts the pass and B10 clips on the return.
B23 is tackled in the field of play.
RULING:
No option.
The fouls offset and the down is replayed.
Team B may not decline offsetting fouls because it had fouled before
getting possession of the ball.
[Cited by 10-1-4-Exception-1, 5-2-8]
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A1's forward pass is intercepted by B1, who advances and fumbles.
B2 recovers and returns the ball five more yards.
Team A fouls during or after the down, and Team B fouls during the
return by B2 or during the fumble.
RULING:
If Team A's foul was a live-ball foul, Team B may select offsetting
fouls and replay the down or select an option to retain the ball
following the completion of its penalty.
If Team A's foul was a dead-ball foul, Team B retains the ball
after enforcement of both penalties.
[Cited by 10-1-4-Exception-1, 5-2-8]
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Team A's legal forward pass is intercepted by B45, who advances several
yards.
On the return, B23 clips and A78 tackles B45 by pulling and twisting
his face mask.
RULING:
Since Team B had not fouled before the change of possession, it may
decline offsetting fouls and retain possession after completion of the
clipping penalty.
[Cited by 10-1-4-Exception-1, 5-2-8]
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Team A punts and commits a touching violation.
B1 clips during the runback of the punt, which is fumbled by B2.
A1 recovers the fumble and A2 fouls after the ball is dead.
RULING:
Team A has the option since it was the team last in possession and had
not fouled before the change of possession.
If Team A declines the penalty for Team B's foul, Team B will have the
ball at the point of the violation, along with the option of accepting
enforcement of the penalty for Team A's dead-ball foul.
If Team A accepts the penalty for Team B's foul, the ball will belong
to Team B after enforcement of the penalty for the live-ball foul followed
by the penalty for the dead-ball foul.
[Cited by 10-1-4-Exception-1, 6-3-2-b]
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A1 receives the snap in his end zone.
Team B was offside, and A1 stepped on the end line before the snap and
received the ball when out of bounds.
RULING:
Team A's foul, out of bounds at the snap, offsets Team B's offside,
and the down is repeated.
[Note: If Team B had not been offside, Team B could accept the penalty
for Team A's foul or a safety (Rule 8-5-1-a)].
[Cited by 10-1-4, 10-1-4-Exception-1, 5-2-8]
Dead-Ball Fouls
ARTICLE 5.
Penalties for dead-ball fouls are administered separately and in order
of occurrence
(A.R. 10-1-5:I-III)
[Exception:
When dead-ball unsportsmanlike or dead-ball personal fouls by both
teams are reported to the referee and before any of the penalties have
been completed,
the fouls offset, the number or type of down established before the
fouls occurred is unaffected, and the penalties are cancelled, except
that any disqualified player must leave the game
(Rules 5-2-6 and 10-2-2-a)].
Approved Ruling
10-1-5
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With fourth and eight, Team A gains four yards and the
ball is declared dead, after which B1 is called for piling on.
RULING:
Team B personal foul.
Penalty - 15 yards from the succeeding spot.
First and 10 for Team B
(Rule 5-1-1-c).
The clock starts on the snap.
[Cited by 10-1-5, 5-1-1-c, 5-2-6]
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A personal or disqualifying personal foul occurs during action after a snap
that was made before the ball was ready for play.
RULING:
Every effort should be made to prevent any such premature snap and
resulting action, but if such a foul does occur, it is between downs.
If both fouls are by Team A, both penalties are enforced.
If the second foul was by Team B, both penalties are enforced with a
probable net of 10 yards for Team A.
The penalty for Team B's foul carries an automatic first down.
[Cited by 10-1-5, 5-2-6]
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Second and goal at the three-yard line.
Ball carrier A14 is downed at the one-yard line and then B67 piles
on. A14 retaliates by slugging B67.
RULING:
The penalties cancel since neither has been completed. A14
is disqualified for fighting. Third and goal
(Rule 10-1-1).
[Cited by 10-1-5, 5-2-6]
Live-Ball - Dead-Ball Fouls
ARTICLE 6.
a. Live-ball fouls do not offset dead-ball fouls.
b. When a live-ball foul by one team is followed by one or more dead-ball
fouls (including live-ball fouls treated as dead-ball fouls) by an
opponent or by the same team, the penalties are administered separately
and in the order of occurrence
(A.R. 10-1-6:I-V)
Approved Ruling
10-1-6
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Team A punts and is illegally in motion at the snap.
The untouched ball goes out of bounds between the goal lines, after
which Team B commits a personal foul.
RULING:
Possible options:
(1)
If Team B elects to replay the down, Team A will be penalized five
yards at the previous spot followed by a 15-yard penalty against Team B,
which includes an automatic first down.
(2)
Team B could decline the illegal-motion penalty and have the ball
first and 10 after a 15-yard penalty from the out-of-bounds spot.
(3)
Team B could accept the five-yard penalty enforced at the
out of bounds spot (Rule 6-3-13) followed by the
15-yard penalty against Team B (Rule 7-1-4).
In all options, the clock starts on the snap (Rule 3-3-2-d-8).
[Cited by 10-1-6-b]
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Ball carrier B17 at Team B's 11-yard line taunts pursuing A55 before
scoring a touchdown on an intercepted pass.
After B17 crosses the goal line, he is tackled by A55 five yards into
the end zone.
RULING:
Unsportsmanlike conduct by B17 and A55.
Both penalties are enforced.
The penalty for B17's live-ball foul is enforced at the A-11, and that
for the dead-ball foul by A55 is enforced at the succeeding spot.
First and 10 for Team B at the A-13.
[Cited by 10-1-6-b]
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B1 fouls during a down before B2 intercepts a legal forward pass.
After the ball is declared dead, A1 piles on.
RULING:
Team A retains the ball after the penalty against Team B is enforced.
Team A then will be penalized for the dead-ball foul
(Rule 5-2-3).
[Cited by 10-1-6-b]
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Team B is offside on the snap at its three-yard line (not a try) and Team A
throws a legal forward pass into Team B's end zone.
Team B intercepts and runs 101 yards to Team A's end zone, after which
Team A clips.
RULING:
Repeat the down with Team A putting the ball in play at the Team B
16½-yard line.
[Cited by 10-1-6-b]
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No fouls have occurred when Team B intercepts Team A's legal forward
pass.
On the runback, a Team B player clips.
When the ball becomes dead, a Team A player piles on.
RULING:
Team B retains possession.
Penalize Team B for its clipping foul, followed by a penalty for Team
A's dead-ball foul.
The yardages will cancel unless one enforcement spot was inside the
30-yard line and enforcement was toward that goal.
[Cited by 10-1-6-b]
Interval Fouls
ARTICLE 7.
Penalties for fouls that occur between the end of the fourth period and
the start of the extra period for overtime are enforced from the 25-yard
line, the spot of the first possession series
(Exception:
Rule 10-2-5)
(A.R. 10-2-5:I-XII)
SECTION 2. Enforcement Procedures
Enforcement Spots
ARTICLE 1.
a. For many fouls, the enforcement spot is specified in the statement of
the penalty.
When the enforcement spot is not specified in the statement of the
penalty, the enforcement spot is determined by the Three-and-One
Principle (Rules 2-33 and 10-2-2-c).
b. Possible enforcement spots are: the previous spot, the spot of the foul,
the succeeding spot, the spot where the run ends, and -- for
scrimmage kicks only -- the postscrimmage kick spot.
Determining the Enforcement Spot
ARTICLE 2.
a.
The enforcement spot for a foul committed when the ball is dead is the
succeeding spot
b. Fouls by
Team A
behind the neutral zone.
For the following fouls committed by
Team A
behind the neutral zone, the penalty is enforced at the previous spot:
illegal use of hands, holding, illegal block and personal fouls
(Exception:
If the foul occurs in Team A's end zone the penalty is a safety).
c.
The Three-and-One Principle (Rule 2-33) is as follows:
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1. When the team in possession commits a foul
behind
the basic spot, the penalty is enforced at the spot of the foul.
2. When the team in possession commits a foul
beyond
the basic spot, the penalty is enforced at the basic spot.
3. When the team not in possession commits a foul
either behind or beyond
the basic spot, the penalty is enforced at the basic spot.
d.
The following are basic spots for the various categories of plays:
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1. Running plays.
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(a) Previous spot,
when the related run ends behind the neutral zone.
(b) End of the related run,
when the related run ends beyond the neutral zone.
(c) End of the related run,
on running plays that have no neutral zone.
2.
Running plays when the run ends in the end zone after change of team
possession (not on a try).
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(a)
20-yard line,
when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the end zone
and the result of the play is a touchback.
(b) Goal line,
when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the field of
play and the related run ends in the end zone
(Exception:
Rule 8-5-1-Exceptions).
(c)
Goal line,
when a foul occurs after a change of team possession in the end zone,
the related run ends in the end zone, and the result of the play is not
a touchback.
3. Pass plays.
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Previous spot,
on legal forward pass plays.
4.
Kick plays.
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(a)
Previous spot,
on legal kick plays unless the foul is governed by postscrimmage kick
rules.
(b) Postscrimmage kick spot,
if the foul is governed by postscrimmage kick rules.
Approved Ruling
10-2-2
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A kickoff untouched by Team B goes out of bounds after illegal touching
by Team A.
Team A commits a personal or holding foul during the kick.
RULING:
Team B has these options:
It may snap the ball at the spot of the illegal touching;
accept a five-, 10- or 15-yard penalty from the previous spot with Team
A re-kicking;
snap the ball five, 10 or 15 yards beyond the spot where the ball went out
of bounds;
or snap the ball 30 yards beyond Team A's restraining line.
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A Team A fumble or backward pass is loose in Team A's end zone, where
A33 kicks or bats the ball.
RULING:
Penalty - Safety (Rule 8-5-1-b).
[Cited by 9-4-1-c]
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A Team A player clips in Team B's end zone when a scrimmage
kick has touched a Team B player in the field of play and the loose
ball is still a kick.
RULING:
Penalty - 15 yards.
Enforcement is either at the previous spot (Team A retaining
possession) or at the spot where the subsequent dead ball belongs to
Team B.
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Team A punts from its end zone and the ball is returned to the A-30.
A23 clips B35 in Team A's end zone during the return.
RULING:
Penalty - 15 yards from the basic spot, which is the end of the run
(Team A's 30-yard line).
Team B's ball, first and 10.
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Team A punts from its end zone and the ball is returned to the A-30.
A23 clips B35 in Team A's end zone during the loose ball after Team B
has fumbled.
RULING:
Penalty - 15 yards from the basic spot, which is the spot of the
fumble.
Team B's ball, first and 10.
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Team A's untouched punt from its end zone goes out of bounds at Team
A's 40-yard line.
A2, in his end zone, clips Team B before the ball is kicked.
RULING:
Penalty - Safety (Rule 9-1 penalty) or Team B may snap
the ball at the Team A 25-yard line after enforcement of the penalty
from where the ball went out of bounds.
[Cited by 8-5-1-b]
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Team A snaps at its one-yard line, and ball carrier A1 is downed on his
five-yard line.
Team B commits a personal foul in the end zone while the ball is in play.
RULING:
Penalty - 15 yards from the basic spot (five-yard line).
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A1, on his 40-yard line, punts from behind his neutral zone.
B1 holds A2 behind or within three yards beyond the neutral zone after
the kick crosses the neutral zone and before it has touched Team B.
RULING:
Penalty - 10 yards from the previous spot.
Team A retains possession.
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During A1's run, B25 fouls 10 yards beyond the neutral zone.
After advancing 30 yards, A1 fumbles and the ball is recovered by B48,
who carries the ball across Team A's goal line.
RULING:
Penalize Team B from the basic spot, which is the spot of the fumble.
Team A retains possession of the ball (Rule 5-2-3).
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First and 10 at the A-30.
A1 advances the ball to the B-40, where he is downed.
During the run, B1 clips on Team A's 45-yard line.
RULING:
Penalty - 15 yards.
First and 10 at the B-25.
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First and 10 at the A-40.
A1 advances to the B-40, where he fumbles.
During A1's run or during the fumble, B2 commits a personal foul at the
50-yard line.
B1 recovers the fumble and returns the ball across Team A's goal line.
RULING:
Penalty - 15 yards from the basic spot, which is the end of the
related run (Team B's 40-yard line) and first down for Team A.
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During the return of a scrimmage kick, B40 blocks A80 in the back above
the waist at the B-25.
Team B's ball carrier is downed with the ball in his possession at Team
B's 40-yard line.
RULING:
Team B foul, illegal block in the back.
Penalty - 10 yards from the spot of the foul.
Team B's ball, first and 10, from its 15-yard line.
[Cited by 2-3-4-a, 9-3-3-c]
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Team B intercepts a legal forward pass, and the player who threw the
pass is fouled during the return.
RULING:
Team B's ball, first down and 10, after enforcement of the penalty
(Rules 2-27-5, 5-2-4 and
9-1).
[Cited by 9-1-9]
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B1 intercepts a legal forward pass (not a try) deep in his end zone and
is unable to get out of the end zone, where he is downed.
During the run, B2 clips A1 (a) at the A-25; (b) at the A-14; (c) in the
end zone.
RULING:
The basic spot is the B-20.
(a) First and 10 at the B-10.
(b) First and 10 at the B-7.
(c) Safety.
(Rules 8-5-1-b, 8-6-1-a and 10-2-2-d-2-a).
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B17 intercepts a legal forward pass (not a try) deep in the end zone and,
as he attempts to run the ball out, A19 clips in the end zone.
After the foul and before B17 leaves the end zone, B17 fumbles with A26
recovering on the two-yard line.
RULING:
Penalty - 15 yards from the goal line.
Team B's ball, first and 10 at its 15-yard line (Rule
10-2-2-d-2-c).
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After a safety, Team A punts the ball at Team A's 20-yard line.
The ball goes out of bounds untouched by Team B.
RULING:
Team B captain has the choice of the down being repeated Team A at the
A-15, or of putting the ball in play at the 50-yard line, or five yards
beyond the inbounds spot.
[Cited by 8-6-1-a]
Postscrimmage Kick Enforcement
ARTICLE 3.
a. Under postscrimmage kick enforcement rules, fouls by Team B that satisfy
the conditions in paragraph b (below) are treated as if Team B had been
in possession at the time the foul was committed, even though by Rule
2-4-1-b-3 team possession had not changed.
b. Postscrimmage kick enforcement applies
only
to fouls by Team B during a scrimmage kick play and
only
under the following conditions:
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1.
The kick is not during a try, a successful field goal, or in an extra
period.
(A.R. 10-2-3:IV)
2. The ball crosses the neutral zone.
3. The foul occurs three or more yards beyond the neutral zone.
4. The foul occurs before the end of the kick
(A.R. 10-2-3:I, II and V)
5. Team B will next put the ball in play.
If these conditions are all met, the penalty is enforced according to
the Three-and-One Principle.
Team B is taken as the team in possession with the postscrimmage kick
spot as the basic spot (Rule 10-2-2-c).
Approved Ruling
10-2-3
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Either team fouls during a scrimmage kick after the ball has been touched
beyond the neutral zone.
The foul is more than three yards beyond the neutral zone, and Team B
will next put the ball in play.
RULING:
For fouls by Team B, penalty enforcement will be by the Three-and-One
Principle with the postscrimmage kick spot as the basic spot (Rule
2-25-11).
Team B's ball first and 10.
For fouls by Team A, penalty enforcement is either from the previous
spot or from the spot where the subsequent dead ball belongs to Team B
(Rule 6-3-13).
[Cited by 10-2-3-b-4, 5-2-3-b]
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Team A's punt is blocked, crosses the neutral zone and is untouched by
Team B beyond the neutral zone.
It rebounds behind the neutral zone before clipping or holding by Team
B occurs.
The ball is loose at the time of the foul.
RULING:
If the holding or clipping occurs more than three yards beyond the
neutral zone and Team B has possession when the down ends, enforcement
is according to postscrimmage kick rules.
Team B will have the ball, first down and 10.
If the foul occurs behind or fewer than three yards beyond the neutral
zone, Team A retains the ball after the penalty is enforced from the
previous spot.
[Cited by 10-2-3-b-4]
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Team A's punt is blocked behind the neutral zone before Team B clips or
holds more than three yards beyond the neutral zone.
The ball never crosses the neutral zone during the play.
RULING:
Rule 10-2-3 applies only when a scrimmage kick crosses the neutral
zone.
Team A retains possession after the penalty is enforced at the previous
spot.
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Team A's successful field goal attempt is snapped from Team B's 30-yard
line, and a Team B player fouls at the 20-yard line during the kick.
RULING:
Team A may decline the penalty and accept the score or void the score
and have Team B penalised at the previous spot (Rule 10-2-3).
[Cited by 10-2-3-b-1]
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Team A's untouched, unsuccessful field goal attempt is snapped from Team
B's 30-yard line.
Team B fouls at the 15-yard line during the kick.
RULING:
Team B's ball.
The postscrimmage kick spot is at the 30-yard line and the enforcement is
from the 15-yard line, the spot of the foul, with no possible replay
(Rules 2-25-11 and 8-4-2-b).
[Cited by 10-2-3-b-4, 2-25-11-b-1-b, 8-4-2-b-2]
Fouls by Team A During Kicks
ARTICLE 4.
Penalties for all fouls by the kicking team other than kick-catch
interference (Rule 6-4) during a free kick play or
a scrimmage kick play (except field goal attempts) are enforced either at
the previous spot or at the spot where the subsequent dead ball belongs
to Team B, at the option of Team B.
(Rules 6-1-8 and 6-3-13)
Fouls During or After a Touchdown, Field Goal or Try
ARTICLE 5.
a.
Fouls by the nonscoring team during a down that ends in a touchdown (not
on the try).
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1.
Penalties for personal fouls and for unsportsmanlike conduct fouls are
enforced on the try or the succeeding kickoff, at the option of the
scoring team.
If there is no kickoff, the accepted penalty is enforced on the try.
2.
Penalties for all other fouls are not enforced on the try or the
succeeding kickoff.
Such penalties are declined by rule unless enforcement is made possible
by illegal touching of a kick during the down
(A.R. 6-3-2:III-IV)
b.
Penalties for defensive pass interference fouls on a try from the
three-yard line are enforced one-half the distance to the goal line.
If the try is successful, the penalty is declined by rule.
c.
When a foul(s) occurs after a touchdown and before the ball is ready for
play on the try or there was a live-ball foul treated as a dead-ball
foul on the touchdown play, enforcement is on the try or the succeeding
kickoff, at the option of the offended team.
If there is no kickoff, the accepted penalty is enforced on the try.
(A.R. 3-2-3:VI)
d. Penalties for live-ball fouls during field goal plays are administered
by rule.
To accept points on a successful field goal, Team A must decline
penalties for Team B live-ball fouls.
By accepting the penalty for a Team B live-ball foul, Team A elects to
cancel the score and have the penalty enforced at the previous spot.
Penalties for live-ball fouls treated as dead-ball fouls and those for
dead-ball fouls after a field goal down are enforced at the succeeding
spot.
e. Penalties for fouls during and after a try down are administered under
Rules 8-3-3, 8-3-4, 8-3-5 and
10-2-5-b
(A.R. 3-2-3:VI-VII)
f. Distance penalties for fouls by either team may not extend a team's free
kick restraining line behind its five-yard line.
Penalties that would otherwise place the free kick restraining line
behind a team's five-yard line are enforced from the next succeeding spot.
Approved Ruling
10-2-5
Fouls during a touchdown or field goal by Team A:
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During a touchdown run Team B clips in the field of play or the end zone.
RULING:
Team A has the option of the penalty being enforced on the try or the
succeeding kickoff (Rule 10-2-5-a-1).
[Cited by 10-1-7]
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Team B commits a personal foul during a down when Team A scores a
touchdown, and then Team A fouls after the score and before the
ready-for-play signal on the try.
RULING:
Allow the score.
Team A has the option of enforcement on the try or the succeeding kickoff.
Team B then also has the option of Team A being penalised on the try or
the succeeding kickoff.
The yardage assessed on the live-ball/dead-ball penalties may cancel
(Rule 10-2-5).
[Cited by 10-1-7]
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Team B holds during Team A's touchdown run.
Team A fouls after the score.
RULING:
Allow the score.
The penalty for Team B's holding foul is declined by rule.
Team B has the option of Team A being penalised on the try or the
succeeding kickoff (Rule 10-2-5-a-2 and
10-2-5-c).
[Cited by 10-1-7]
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A Team B player slugs an opponent during or after Team A's touchdown run.
Team B is offside on the successful try.
RULING:
Allow the touchdown.
Disqualify the Team B player for fighting.
Team A has the option of a penalty against Team B on the try or the
succeeding kickoff.
After the successful try, Team A has the option of repeating the try
with the offside penalty enforced on the try (Rules 10-2-5
and 8-3-5).
[Cited by 10-1-7]
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Team B roughs the passer during a touchdown pass play.
RULING:
Allow the touchdown.
Team A has the option of enforcement on the try or the succeeding kickoff.
[Cited by 10-1-7]
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Team B is offside during a successful field goal down.
RULING:
Team A has the option of accepting the penalty at the previous spot and
replaying the down or keeping the points by declining the penalty.
[Cited by 10-1-7]
Fouls after a touchdown by Team A:
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Team A fouls after it scores a touchdown, and Team B fouls on the
successful try.
RULING:
Allow the touchdown.
Team B has the option of Team A being penalised on the try or the
succeeding kickoff.
Team A then has the option of Team B being penalised on a replay of
the try.
Team B personal-foul penalties may be enforced on the subsequent kickoff
or at the succeeding spot in extra periods.
Yardages assessed on the succeeding kickoff may cancel.
[Cited by 10-1-7]
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Team A fouls after it scores a touchdown, and Team B fouls after a
successful try.
RULING:
Allow the score.
Team B has the option of Team A being penalised on the try or the
succeeding kickoff.
For the foul after the try, Team B is penalized on the kickoff or at
the succeeding spot in extra periods.
[Cited by 10-1-7]
Fouls during a try with no change of team possession (this does not
include live-ball fouls treated as dead-ball fouls or loss-of-down
fouls):
-
Team B fouls during an unsuccessful try.
RULING:
Team B is penalized, and the try is repeated.
The try is exempt from postscrimmage kick enforcement (Rule 10-2-3).
[Cited by 10-1-7, 8-3-3-b-1]
-
Team B fouls during a successful try.
RULING:
Replay the down after enforcement or the penalty is declined by rule.
Penalties for personal fouls
may be enforced on the succeeding kickoff
or at the succeeding spot in extra periods (Rule 8-3-3-b-1).
[Cited by 10-1-7, 8-3-1, 8-3-3-b-1]
-
During a successful kick try from the three-yard line, Team B is
offside.
After the ball is dead, Team B commits a personal foul.
RULING:
If Team A elects to replay the try, both penalties against Team B are
enforced before the snap (Rule 10-1-6).
If Team A declines the offside penalty and accepts the point, the penalty
for Team B's dead-ball foul is then enforced on the kickoff or at the
succeeding spot in extra periods.
[Cited by 10-1-7, 8-3-1, 8-3-3-b-1]
-
During an unsuccessful kick try from the three-yard line, Team A
commits an illegal motion foul.
After the ball becomes dead, Team B fouls.
RULING:
Team B obviously will refuse the penalty for the Team A foul.
Team B is penalized on the kickoff or at the succeeding spot in extra
periods.
[Cited by 10-1-7, 8-3-1]
Fouls after a try and before the succeeding kickoff:
-
Either team fouls.
RULING:
Enforce the penalty on the kickoff unless the try is the last down of
the game.
[Cited by 8-3-1, 8-3-5]
-
Both teams foul before either penalty is completed.
RULING:
The fouls cancel.
[Cited by 8-3-1, 8-3-5]
-
The penalty for Team B's foul after a successful try is accepted and
will be enforced on the free kick; then:
-
- 1.
-
Team A fouls after the try.
RULING:
Enforce the penalties in occurrence order on the kickoff or at the
succeeding spot in extra periods.
- 2.
-
Team B fouls after the try.
RULING:
Enforce both Team B penalties in occurrence order on the kickoff or at
the succeeding spot in extra periods.
- 3.
-
Both teams foul before either penalty is completed.
RULING:
These fouls cancel.
The penalty for Team B's original foul is enforced on the kickoff or at
the succeeding spot in extra periods.
[Cited by 8-3-1, 8-3-5]
Half-Distance Enforcement Procedures
ARTICLE 6.
No distance penalty, including tries from on or inside the three-yard
line, shall exceed half the distance from the enforcement spot to the
offending team's goal line
[Exceptions:
(1)
Defensive pass interference on scrimmage downs, other than the try
(Rules 7-3-8 and 10-2-5-b); and
(2)
On the try, defensive pass interference when the ball is snapped from
outside the three-yard line].
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