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Qwikref Foul Codes - 2019 QwikRef Foul Codes - 2019 CODE FOUL CODE FOUL BAT Illegal Bat (10 & LOD) RFH Roughing Holder (15 & 1st) BBW Block Below the Waist (15 & 1st) RFK Roughing Free Kicker (15) BOB Blocking Out of Bounds (15) RNH Running into the Holder (5) BSB Blind Side Block (15) RNK Running into the Kicker (5) CHB Chop Block (15 & 1st) ROB Return from OOB (5) CLP Clipping (15 & 1st) RPS Roughing the Passer (15 & 1st) DH Defensive Holding (10 & possible 1st) RRK Roughing the Kicker (15 & 1st) DOD Delay of Game (defense) (5) SKE Striking, Kicking, Kneeing, Elbowing(15 & 1st/poss DQ) DOF Defensive Offside (5) TGT Targeting ( 15 & 1st & DQ) DOG Delay of Game (offense) (5) TRP Tripping (15 & 1st) DPI Defensive Pass Interference (15 & 1st) UNR/BTH Blow to the Head (15 & 1st /poss DQ) DSC Disconcerting Signals Defense (5) UNR/BUT Butting/Ramming with Helmet (15 &1st/poss DQ) ENC Encroachment Offense (5) UNR/HCT Horse collar Tackle EQV Equipment Violation (5/possTO) UNR/HDP Hit on Defenseless Player (15 & 1st /poss DQ) FBG Fighting before Game (15 & DQ) UNR/HTF Hands to the Face (15 & 1st) FFH Fighting First Half (15 & DQ) UNR/LTO Late Hit Out of Bounds (15 & 1st /poss DQ) FHT Fighting Half Time (15 & DQ) UNR/LTP Late Hit/ Piling On (15 & 1st) FMM Facemask (15) UNR/OTH Other (15 & 1st) FSH Fighting Second Half (15 & DQ) UNS/ABL Abusive Language (15 & possible 1st) FST False Start (5) UNS/BCH Unsportsmanlike Act Bench (15 & possible 1st) GAI Game Admin Interference / Delay of Game (5) UNS/DEA Delayed /Excessive Act (15 & possible 1st) GAIM Game Admin Interference- Major (15) UNS/HCH Unsportsmanlike Head Coach (15 & possible 1st) HUR Hurdling (15 & 1st) UNS/NFA Non Football Act[push, shove, strike](15 & possible 1st) IBB Illegal Block in the Back (10) UNS/OTH Other (15 & possible 1st /poss DQ) IBK Illegal Block before eligible on a Free Kick (5) UNS/RHT Removal of Helmet (15 & possible 1st) IBS Illegal Block after Signal (15) UNS/SLI Sideline Interference ICS Illegal Contact w/Snapper (15 & 1st) UNS/STB Spiking / Throwing Ball (15 & possible 1st) IDP Ineligible Downfield on Pass (5) UNS/TAU Taunting or Baiting (15 & possible 1st) IFD Illegal Formation Defense (5) UNS/UFA Unfair Acts (15 & possible 1st) IFK Illegal Freekick Formation (5) IFP Illegal Forward Pass (5 Spot Foul & LOD) IHR Illegally Helping the Runner (5) IKB Illegally Kicking of the Ball (10 & LOD) ILF Illegal Formation (5) ILM Illegal Motion (5) ILS Illegal Substitution (5) ING Intentional Grounding (Spot Foul & LOD) CODE QwikRef Non-Foul Codes ISH Illegal Shift (5) EJCT/DSQ Ejection/Disqualification ISP Illegal Snap (5) EQV/OUT Equipment Violation/Send Out ITK Illegal Touch - Kick (Poss B Spot) EQV/WNG Equipment Violation Warning ITP Illegal Touch - Pass (LOD) GAI/SLW Game Administration Interference Warning IWG Illegal Wedge Formation (15) WNG Warning KCI Kick Catch Interference (15) KIK Illegal Kick (5 & LOD) KOB Kickoff Out of Bounds (5 possible/+ 30/+5 KOB) LEA Leaping (15 & 1st) LEV Leverage (15 & 1st) LPS Leaping Over Punt Shield (15 & 1st) Potential Automatic 1st Down OFK Offside on Free Kick (5) Loss of Down OH Offensive Holding (10 ) Category Codes Apply OPI Offensive Pass Interference (15) PFH Personal Foul Helmet Off (15 & 1st) 2019 Revision by Steve Heiman and Dwight Neibling “QwikRef ® is protected by U.S. Patents No. 8,079,910, 8,715,086 and 9,323,797. Copyright Rusty Acree, LLC 2001-2019. All Rights Reserved.” QwikRef Foul Codes - 2019 5yd fouls 15yd fouls- cont. CODE FOUL CODE FOUL DOD Delay of Game Defense (5) IBS Illegal Block After Signal (15) DOF Defensive Offside (5) ICS Illegal Contact w/Snapper (15 & 1st) DOG Delay of Game Offense (5) IWG Illegal Wedge Formation (15) DSC Disconcerting Signals Defense (5) KCI Kick Catch Interference (15) ENC Encroachment Offense (5) LEA Leaping (15 & 1st) EQV Equipment Violation (5/poss TO) LEV Leverage (15 & 1st) FST False Start (5) LPS Leaping Over Punt Shield (15 & 1st) GAI Game Admin Interference/ Delay of Game (5) OPI/ Offensive Pass Interference (15) IBK Illegal Block on Free Kick (5) BD Blocking Down Field, Push Off or Pick IDP Ineligible Downfield on Pass (5) CS Creating Separation IFD Illegal Formation Defense (5) DT Driving Thru IFK Illegal Freekick Formation (5) PFH Personal Foul Helmet Off (15 & 1st) IFP Illegal Forward Pass (5 Spot Foul & LOD) RFH Roughing the Holder (15 & 1st) IHR Illegally Helping the Runner (5) RRK Roughing the Kicker (15 & 1st) ILF Illegal Formation (5) RFK Roughing Free Kicker (15) ILM Illegal Motion (5) RPS/ Roughing the Passer (15 &1st) ILS Illegal Substitution (5) LHP Low Hit on Passer ISH Illegal Shift (5) SKE Striking, Kicking, Kneeing, Elbowing (15 & 1st/poss DQ) ISP Illegal Snap (5) TGT/ Targeting (15 & 1st & DQ) KIK Illegal Kick (5 & LOD) 9.1.3 Targeting w/Crown of the Helmet KOB Kick Out of Bounds (-5 prev/+30/+5 tack ) 9.1.4 Targeting a Defenseless Player OFK Offside on Free Kick (5) BSB Targeting / Blind Side Block RNH Running into the Holder (5) DPI Targeting / Defensive Pass Interference RNK Running into the Kicker (5) HDP Targeting / Other Defenseless Player ROB Return from OOB (5) KCI Targeting / Kick Catch Interference 10yd fouls LT Targeting / Late Hit BAT Illegal Bat (10 & LOD) RPS Targeting / Roughing the Passer DH/ Defensive Holding (10 & possible 1st) SBC Targeting / Sliding Ball Carrier GR Grab and Restrict EJCT/DSQ Ejection / Disqualification HR Hook and Restrict TRP Tripping (15 & 1st) TD Take Down UNR/BTH Blow to Head (15 & 1st/poss DQ) TK Tackle UNR/BUT Butting/Ramming with Helmet (15 & 1st) IBB Illegal Block in the Back (10) UNR/HCT Horse collar Tackle (15 & 1st) IKB Illegally Kicking of the Ball (10 & LOD) UNR/HDP Hit on Defenseless Player (15 & 1st/poss DQ) OH/ Offensive Holding (10) UNR/HDR Hit on Defenseless Receiver (15 & 1st/poss DQ) GR Grab and Restrict UNR/HTF Hands to Face (15 & 1st) HR Hook and Restrict UNR/LTO Late Hit Out of Bounds (15 & 1st/poss DQ) TD Take Down UNR/LTP Late Hit/ Piling On (15 & 1st) TK Tackle UNR/OTH Other 15yd fouls UNS/ABL Abusive Language (15 & possible 1st) BBW/ Block Below the Waist (15 & 1st) UNS/BCH Unsportsmanlike Act/Bench (15 & possible 1st) PBB Peel Back Block UNS/DEA Delayed/Excessive Act (15 & possible 1st) ICB Illegal Crack back PPP Push Pull off Pile BOB Blocking Out of Bounds (15) CEL Celebration BSB Blind Side Block (15) UNS/HCH Unsportsmanlike Conduct/Head Coach(15 & possible 1st) CHB Chop Block (15 & 1st) UNS/NFA Non Football Act[push, shove, strike](15 & possible 1st) CLP Clipping (15 & 1st) UNS/OTH Other (15 & possible 1st/poss DQ) DPI/ Defensive Pass Interference (15 & 1st) UNS/RHT Removal of Helmet (15 & possible 1st) AB Arm Bar UNS/STB Spiking/Throwing Ball (15 & possible 1st) CO Cut Off UNS/TAU Taunting/Baiting (15 & possible 1st) GR Grab and Restrict UNS/UFT Unfair Tactics (15 & possible 1st) HT Hook and Turn NPB Not Playing the Ball PTB Playing through the Back CODE Special FBG Fighting Before Game (15 & DQ) EJCT/DSQ Ejection / Disqualification FFH Fighting First Half (15 & DQ) 10SECRO 10 Second Run Off FHT Fighting Half Time (15 & DQ) EQV/WNG Equipment Warning FSH Fighting Second Half (15 & DQ) GAI/SLW Game Admin Interference Warning FMM Facemask (15) ING Intentional Grounding (Spot Foul & LOD) GAIM Game Admin Interference-Major (15) ITK Illegal Touch - Kick (Poss B Spot) HUR Hurdling (15 & 1st) ITP Illegal Touch - Pass (LOD) 2019 Revision by Steve Heiman and Dwight Neibling “QwikRef ® is protected by U.S. Patents No. 8,079,910, 8,715,086 and 9,323,797. Copyright Rusty Acree, LLC 2001-2019. All Rights Reserved.”.
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