Summer Rules Study Guide (81-100)

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Fourth and 10 for team A from its own 20-yard line. R1 is in position to catch k2’s high punt. R3 is in front of R1 and attempts to legally block K4, but K4 shoves R3 above the waist from the front. The contact causes the ball to bounce off of R3 and fall to the ground. The ball is recovered by prone K5 at team R’s 45-yard line.

a. R3 is considered to have touched the ball.

b. R3’s touching of the ball is ignored because K4 caused the contact.

c. It will be team R’s ball.

d. It will be team K’s ball

e. a and d

f. b and c

F

First and 10 at team A’s 20-yard line. Quarterback A1 takes a direct snap and drops straight back to his own 15-yard line. He is under a heavy rush when he throws a pass that is muffed by ineligible A2 at team A’s 18-yard line. There is no eligible receiver in the area.

a. Intentional grounding only.

b. Illegal touching only.

c. Intentional grounding and illegal touching.

A

Third and 18 for team A from its 28-yard line. As A1’s pass is in flight, B2 is flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. B3 intercepts the pass and returns it to team A’s 40-yard line. After the ball is dead, A4 is flagged for piling on. The next play will be:

a. First and 10 for team B from team A’s 40-yard line.

b. First and 10 for team A from its own 28-yard line.

c. Third and 18 for team A from its 28-yard line.

A

Fourth and 20 at team K’s 20-yard line. K1’s punt is blocked and never crosses the neutral zone. While the ball is loose, R2 holds at team K’s 30-yard line. R3 recovers at team K’s 15-yard line. The next play will be:

a. Team K’s ball, fourth and 10 at its own 30-yard line.

b. Team K’s ball, first and 10 at its own 30-yard line.

c. Team K’s ball, first and 10 at its own 40-yard line.

d. Team R’s ball, first and 10 at team K’s 40-yard line.

A

Fourth and 10 at team R’s 15-yard line. Team K’s field goal attempt is blocked. The ball crosses the neutral zone and hits the ground at team R’s 12-yard line. The kick is untouched when the ball rebounds behind the neutral zone and goes out of bounds at the R’s 25-yard line. The next play will be:

a. Team R’s ball, first and 10 at its own 15-yard line.

b. Team R’s ball, first and 10 at its own 20-yard line.

c. Team R’s ball, first and 10 at its own25-yard line.

C

On the kickoff, the ball bounces high near the sideline. R1 leaps from inbounds and grabs the ball while he is airborne over the field of play. R1 alights so that he lands on the sideline at team R’s 15-yard line.

a. Team K foul for a free kick out of bounds.

b. Team R will put the ball in play at its own 15-yard line.

B

Third and 10 at team A’s 35-yard line. Receiver A1 is running near the sideline as the forward pass reaches him. He tips the ball, steps out of bounds at team A’s 48-yard line, returns to the ground inbounds, catches the ball and carries it across team B’ s goaline.

a. No problem, the touchdown stands.

b. Foul for illegal touching. The penalty is five yards but no loss of down.

c. Foul for illegal touching. The penalty is five yards and loss of down.

d. Foul for illegal touching. The penalty is loss of down but no yardage.

e. Foul for illegal participation. The penalty is 15 yards.

E

First and 10 at team A’s 30-yard line. B1 is flagged for roughing the passer. B2 intercepts the pass, and on the return he fumbles. A3 recovers and is tackled at team A’s 35-yard line.

a. First and 10 for team A at team A’s 45-yard line.

b. Clock starts on the ready.

c. First and 10 for team A at team A’s 45-yard line. Clock starts on the snap.

d. First and 10 for team A at the 50-yard line. Clock starts on the ready.

e. First and 10 for team A at the 50-yard line. Clock starts on the snap.

A

R1 muffs a free kick. As the ball is rolling at team R’s 20-yard line, K2 pushes R1 in the back above the waist in an attempt to recover the loose ball. K2 then recovers the ball while grounded at team R’s 15-yard line.

a. Foul for Illegal block in the back.

b. Legal play. First and 10 for team K at team R’s 15-yard line.

B

First and goal at team B’s 8-yard line. A1, wearing number 79, is on the end of the line. At the snap he retreats into the backfield. A2 takes the snap and throws a pass to A1, who catches it and advances beyond team B’s goalline.

a. A player wearing number 79 can never catch a pass.

b. Legal if number 79 reported to the referee before the play.

c. Legal if team A was using the numbering exception.

d. Legal if the pass was backward.

D

Fourth and 10 from team K’s 20-yard line. K1’s punt is tipped by R2 at team K’s 22-yard line. The ball rolls to team K’s 25-yard line, where K3 recovers it.

a. It’s team K’s ball at its own 25-yard line.

b. It’s team K’s ball at its own 21-yard line.

c. It’s team R’s ball at team K’s 25-yard line.

d. It’s team R;s ball at team K’s 21-yard line.

C

Second and 10 on team A’s 30-yard line. A1 runs to his 33-yard line, then retreats to his 27-yard line, from where he throws a forward pass. A2 catches the pass at team A’s 40-yard line and advances to his 45-yard line.

a. Legal play.

b. Foul; penalize five yards from the previous spot and loss of down.

c. Foul; penalize five yards from the spot of A1’s pass and loss of down.

d. Foul; the penalty is loss of down with no yardage assessed.

A

Team A is in shotgun formation with A1 six yards behind the snapper and in position to take a snap. As he is calling signals, A1 places one foot in front of the other and slowly rocks back and forth on his lead foot.

a. No problem as long as A1’s movement doesn’t simulate the start of a snap.

b. If A1 is still rocking when the ball is snapped, it is illegal motion.

c. False start. The officials should prevent the snap and penalize team A.

A

In overtime, the score is tied 10-10. The home team kicks a field goal to go ahead, 13-10. On the first play of the opponent’s possession, a fumble is returned for a score. What is the final score?

a. 13-10

b. 15-10

c. 19-10

d. It depends whether the home team is successful on the try.

C

K1’s untouched free kick goes out of bounds. Team R chooses to take the ball at the out-of-bounds spot after enforcement of a five-yard penalty. Team R requests to have the ball spotted in the middle of the field.

a. The request is granted

b. The request is denied.

B

Second and 10 at team A’s 20-yard. A1 throws a legal forward pass toward A2 at team A ‘s 28-yard line. As A2 reaches for the pass, B3 interferes. The pass falls incomplete. After the play, A2 taunts B3.

a. The penalties cancel; the down is replayed.

b. It will be team A’s ball, second and 20 from its 10-yard line.

c. It will be team A’s ball, first and 10 from its 20-yard line.

d. It will be team A’s ball, first and 10 from its 14-yard line.

C

Fourth and 10 from team K’s 20-yard line. K1’s punt is a low line drive that strikes lineman K2 in the back at team K’s 23-yard line. R3 picks up the ball at team K’s 25-yard line, advances to team K’s 5-yard line, then fumbles. Prone K4 recovers there.

a. That’s first touching. It will be team R’s ball at team K’s 23-yard line.

b. Legal advance and fumble recovery. It will be team K’s ball at its own 5-yard line.

A

Team K attempts an onside kick. The ball is kicked directly into the ground, bounces in the air and toward R1. The ball has traveled 14-yards when R1 signals for a fair catch. R1 is contacted by K2, muffs the ball and has no chance to catch or recover the ball. Prone K3 recovers.

a. Team R fouled. Team K may decline the penalty and keep the ball.

b. Team K fouled. The ball should be declared dead after it is kicked.

c. No problem; it is team K’s ball at the spot of recovery.

d. Team K fouled. The penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul.

B

First and 10 at team A’s 20-yard line. Runner A1 loses his balance while attempting to break through the line, and falls onto the back of a fallen player at team A’s 23-yard line. A1 is only on the player’s back for a split second before he regains his feet and advances.

a. If A1 fell on a teammate, the ball is dead at team A’s 23-yard line.

b. If A1 fell on an opponent, the ball is dead at team A’s 23-yard line.

c. The ball remains live regardless of whether A1 fell on a teammate or opponent.

C

Fourth and 12 at team K’s 35-yard line. Before the ball is kicked, lineman R1 grabs guard K2 at team K’s 38-yard line and pulls him to one side, allowing R3 to shoot the gap. R4 catches the kick at theam R’s 25-yard line and advances to team R’s 40-yard line, where he is tackled.

a. The penalty is enforced from the previous spot.

b. The penalty is enforced using the post-scrimmage kick enforcement.

c. The penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul.

d. The penalty includes an automatic first down.

e. The down will be repeated.

B