Study Group Quiz 2

  1. On a punt the ball is rolling near the 10-yard line and is surrounded by fourKicking Team players. For some reason there is also one receiving teamplayer near the ball. Seeing the opportunity the kickers block the receiver intothe ball and subsequently recover it at the 5-yard line. The officials rule thatthe ball was touched by the receivers and award the ball to the kicking team.
  1. A1/10 @ A-20. The QB throws a backward pass that is ruled forward andincomplete. The ball bounces around and nobody recovers the ball in theimmediate continuing action.
  1. A 4/7 @ B-30. A’s QB rolls out towards his sideline. While near the sideline he throws a pass that falls incomplete. After the play is whistled dead a B defender shoves A’s QB knocking him to the ground.
  1. A 1/10 @ B-15. A’s legal forward pass is intercepted in the EZ by B. The B player in an attempt to bring the ball out of the EZ runs sideline to sideline. The ball never breaks the plane of the GL and the intercepting player is tackled in the EZ.
  1. On an onside kick attempt a kicking team player leaps near the sideline at the

A-47 possesses the ball and when he lands O/B the ball becomes loose andhits the ground. Officials rule recovery – Team A’s ball at the A-47.

  1. A3/10 @ B-20. Runner gets to the B-9 where he is stopped and pushed backto the B-14. The officials rule forward progress and place the ball at the B-11.4th and 1 yard to go.
  1. A3/10 @ A-30. The Receiver controls the ball at the sideline at the 50-yard linewith his back to the sideline. His right toe comes down inbounds then in thenormal motion of taking a step, his heel comes down O/B. The coveringofficial rules the pass complete
  1. A4/11 at A49. A’s punt lands on the B8 where it is muffed by A24. The ball is picked up at the B5 by B44 and advanced to the B22 where he fumbles. A66 recovers the fumble on the B23 and runs to the B8 where he is tackled by the face mask by A18.
  1. A4/11 at A49. A’s punt lands on the B3 and then bounces over the GL. A24 reaches over the GL and bats the ball backwards into the field of play. The ball is picked up at the B5 by B44 and advanced to the B22 where he fumbles. A66 recovers the fumble on the B23 and runs to the B8 where he is tackled by the face mask by A18.
  1. 4th/11 A49. A18's bounding punt lands on B's 3 and takes a bounce over B's end zone. A88 reaches into B's end zone and bats the ball back into the field of play. B44 recovers on B's 5 and fumbles on B's 22. A66 recovers on B's 23 and is tackled by the face mask on B's 8. RULING: A, 1/G, B-4
  1. Free kick at A-35. A kicks the ball directly into the ground, which makes the ball bounce high into the air. A B player signals for a fair catch at the A-46. An A player hits the B player shoulder to chest as B attempts to field the ball.
  1. A 1/10 @ A-30. The B defender steps out of bounds at the 50, returns immediately, intercepts A’s pass and returns it for an apparent TD.
  1. A 4/G @ B-10. A’s FG is blocked at the B-10 and the ball rolls on the ground behind the LOS where B21 bats the ball back towards his own end line. The ball bounces along the ground end over end and goes up in the air at the B-1 and breaks the plane of the GL. A23 then possesses the ball in B’s EZ.
  1. Try @ B-3. Time has expired in the 4th quarter with the score A-20, B-21. A’s PAT attempt is successful and B is called for roughing the kicker.
  1. A1/10 @ A-20. A87 is an end split more than seven yards from the snapper. A87 blocks Team B’s DE below the waist from the side (9 o’clock) at the A-23 before the ball left the low blocking zone. The A runner gains 7 yards.
  1. A4/6 @B-46. A’s punt is blocked and the kick does not cross the NZ. The punter recovers on the A37 where he is down. Team A is flagged for an illegal formation.
  1. Free kick @ A-35. The holder is on the right side of the ball with his knee beyond the A-35. The kicker kicks the ball with six players on his left and three players plus the holder on his right. B returns the kick to the B-40.
  1. A 4/10 @ B-25. First extra period, first possession series. A’s FG attempt is blocked and is rolling at theB-5 when an A player muffs the ball into B’s EZ. While the ball is rolling loose in the EZ and before any player gains possession, the BJ blows his whistle.
  1. A 3/6 @ A-24. With 0:46 in the 2nd quarter and neither team having time outs, the A runner is tackled inbounds at the A-32. After the play, B42 remains on the ground injured. Game clock? Play clock?
  1. A 3/7 @ A-47 with 0:50 seconds remaining in the first half. The B defender intercepts A’s forward pass and advances it to the A-18 where he fumbles. An A player recovers on the A-17 and advances to the A-29 where he fumbles. The fumble rolls out of bounds on the A-39. Game clock?
  1. A 1/10 @ B-37. The B defender intercepts A’s pass on the B-2 and his momentum carries him into the Team B EZ. As the intercepting player attempts to run forward out of the EZ. As the intercepting player attempts to run forward out of the EZ he fumbles and the ball rolls into the field of play where a B teammate falls on the ball at the B-4. While the ball was loose, the BJ flagged B for holding on the B-2 to prevent A from recovering the fumble.
  1. A 3/3 @ A-26. Team B trails 12-8 in the 4th quarter. The A ball carrier runs to the B-4 where he is tackled. B29 is injured on the play. When the clock stops, 00:59 shows on the game clock and Team B has no time outs remaining. Game clock? Play clock?
  1. A 2/3 @ B-34. The A runner is tackled inbounds at the B-30. The game clock shows 2.8 seconds remaining in the 2nd quarter when the clock is stopped. After the R signals the ball is ready for play and winds the game clock, the A QB receives the snap and legally grounds the ball. The game clock shows 0.4 seconds.
  1. A 2/10 @ A-30. An eligible A receiver catches a forward pass at the A-31. He runs to the A-41 where he fumbles when hit. The fumble is recovered by an A teammate at the A-45. During the pass the QB is roughed.
  1. A 2/10 @ A-20. From the A-15, the QB completes a forward pass to the flanker at the A-16. The flanker then throws a forward pass to a teammate near midfield. The pass falls incomplete. During the second pass a B defender makes early contact with the eligible A receiver and is flagged for pass interference.
  1. A 4/10 @ B-15 in overtime, 1st possession series. A’s FG is blocked behind the NZ. B recovers and runs to midfield where the runner is hit and fumbles. An A player recovers and runs to the B-5 where he is tackled. The B tackler then stands over the A player and taunts him.
  1. A 2/10 @ A-45. The QB’s legal forward pass hits A65 in the back of the helmet and rebounds back. The QB catches the ball and throws another forward pass which is complete at the 50 before the receiver is tackled.
  1. A 3/8 @ 50. Team A is ahead 17 – 14 in the 4th period and Team B is out of timeouts. Immediately after 3rd down ends at the B-45 with 0:45 seconds on the clock and the GC running, a Team B player is down on the ground injured. GC? PC?
  1. A 3/10 @ a-40. The QB’s pass intended for the wide receiver at the B-43 is intercepted by B2 at the B-47. Just prior to the interception by B2 the receiver is hit by another defensive back. B2 returns the interception for a TD.
  1. A 1/10 @ A-25 on the left hash. The QB rolls out near the right sideline then scrambles back toward the middle of the field. When he reaches the left hash he throws the ball into an area with no eligible receiver. The ball hits the back of lineman A66 who is blocking two yards beyond the LOS and falls incomplete.