PENALTIES

Altered/Knotted Belt

10-yard penalty from the line of scrimmage (LOS)

Batting at the Ball

5-yard penalty, spot foul; if penalty occurs behind the LOS, enforcement will be from the LOS


Bull-rushing by the Defense against an Offensive Blocker

10-yard penalty from the LOS, automatic first down


Defensive Obstruction of the Ball Carrier

5-yard penalty, spot foul; if penalty occurs behind the LOS, enforcement will be from the LOS


Delay of the Game

5-yard penalty from the LOS


Diving

10-yard penalty, spot foul


Encroachment

5-yard penalty from the LOS


False Start

5-yard penalty from the LOS


Flag Guarding

5-yard penalty, spot foul


Hurdling

10-yard penalty, spot foul


Illegal Contact in the Neutral Zone

5-yard penalty from the LOS or result of the play, if greater


Illegal Deflagging

10-yard penalty from the LOS or result of the play, if greater


Illegal Fair Catch Signal

5-yard penalty, spot foul


Illegal Forward Handling

5-yard penalty, spot foul, loss of down


Illegal Forward Pass

5-yard penalty from the LOS, loss of down


Illegal Jumping

5-yard penalty from the LOS or result of the play


Illegal LEVEL 1 blocking

10-yard penalty, spot foul


Illegal LEVEL 2 blocking

10-yard penalty from the LOS


Illegal Motion

5-yard penalty from the LOS


Illegal Participation

10-yard penalty from the LOS


Illegal Pushing

5-yard penalty, spot foul


Kick-off Catch Interference

10-yard penalty, spot foul


Offsides

5-yard penalty from the LOS or result of the play, if greater


Pass Interference

10-yard penalty from the LOS, spot foul if interference occurs within 10 yards of LOS, automatic first down


Punt Catch Interference

10-yard penalty, spot foul


Roughing the Quarterback

10-yard penalty from the end of the play and automatic first down.  If the play results in no or negative yardage, the penalty will be enforced from the LOS.


Snap Infraction

5-yard penalty from the LOS


Stiff-Arm

5-yard penalty, spot foul


Stripping of the Ball

5-yard penalty, spot foul; if penalty occurs behind the LOS, enforcement will be from the LOS


Tripping

10-yard penalty, spot foul


Personal Fouls - Type 1 & 2

15-yard penalty from succeeding spot or LOS if play results in a loss of yards, automatic first down


Application

Penalty Enforcement/Yards Assessed

In instances where the assessment of penalty yards exceed the yards available in the field of play, penalty yards will be assessed so the ball is placed at half the distance to the goal.  The only exception pertains to the assessment of penalty yards attributed to any misconduct or personal foul.  In the case of any misconduct / personal foul, penalty yards will be assessed so the ball will be placed at the one foot line.


  • Onside Play Attempt

Penalties may be called during an onside play attempt, either increasing or decreasing the distance needed by the team attempting to regain possession of the ball.  Consecutive penalties by the defending team, where the yards assessed advance the ball 15 yards to or beyond the yard line needed to regain possession, automatically affords the team attempting the onside play possession of the ball.


  • Personal Fouls

Any misconduct or personal foul against a team where no player is designated will be attributed to the team�??�?�¢??s captain.

The penalty for any misconduct or personal foul by a player after a scoring play (i.e., touchdown, extra point, safety) will be assessed on the ensuing play, including the onside play.

Any misconduct or personal foul by a player from the defending team, during or immediately after the onside play, automatically affords the team attempting the onside play to regain possession of the ball.  Penalty yards will be assessed from the yard line where the onside play ended.

Any misconduct or personal foul by a player on the team attempting to regain possession, during or immediately after the onside play, automatically negates the opportunity for that playerÃ???Ã??Ã?¢??s team to regain possession of the ball.  Penalty yards will be assessed from the yard line where the onside play ended and the defending team will take over possession of the ball.



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