Automatic First Down 28. Forward pass is first touched by eligible receiver who 1. Awarded to offensive team on all defensive fouls with these has gone out of bounds and returned. exceptions: 29. Forward pass touches or is caught by an ineligible receiver on or behind line. 1. Offside. 30. Forward pass thrown from behind line of scrimmage after ball once crossed the line. 2. Encroachment. 31. Kicking team player voluntarily out of bounds during a 3. Delay of game. punt. 4. Illegal substitution. 32. Twelve (12) men in the huddle. 5. Excessive time out(s). 6. Incidental grasp of facemask. 10 Yards 7. Neutral zone infraction. 8. Running into the kicker. 1. Offensive pass interference. 9. More than 11 players on the field at the snap. 2. Holding, illegal use of hands, arms, or body by offense. 3. Tripping by a member of either team. Five Yards 4. Helping the runner. 5. Deliberately batting or punching a loose ball. 1. Defensive holding or illegal use of hands (automatic 6. Deliberately kicking a loose ball. first down). 7. Illegal block above the waist. 2. Delay of game on offense or defense. 3. Delay of kickoff. 15 Yards 4. Encroachment. 5. Excessive time out(s). 6. False start. 1. Chop block. 7. Illegal formation. 2. Clipping below the waist. 8. Illegal shift. 3. Fair catch interference. 9. Illegal motion. 4. Illegal crack-back block by offense. 10. Illegal substitution. 5. Piling on. 11. First onside kickoff out of bounds between goal lines 6. Roughing the kicker. and untouched or last touched by kicker. 7. Roughing the passer. 12. Invalid fair catch signal. 8. Twisting, turning, or pulling an opponent by the 13. More than 11 players on the field at snap for either facemask. team. 9. Unnecessary roughness. 14. Less than seven men on offensive line at snap. 10. Unsportsmanlike conduct. 15. Offside. 11. Delay of game at start of either half. 16. Failure to pause one second after shift or huddle. 12. Illegal low block. 17. Running into kicker. 13. A tackler using his helmet to butt, spear, or ram an 18. More than one man in motion at snap. opponent. 19. Grasping facemask of the ball carrier or quarterback. 14. Any player who uses the top of his helmet unnecessarily. 20. Player out of bounds at snap. 15. A punter, place-kicker, or holder who simulates being 21. Ineligible member(s) of kicking team going beyond line roughed by a defensive player. of scrimmage before ball is kicked. 16. Leaping. 22. Illegal return. 17. Leverage. 23. Failure to report change of eligibility. 18. Any player who removes his helmet after a play while 24. Neutral zone infraction. on the field. 25. Loss of team time out(s) or five-yard penalty on the 19. Taunting. defense for excessive crowd noise. 26. Ineligible player downfield during passing down. 27. Second forward pass behind the line. Five Yards and Loss of Down (Combination Penalty) 1. Forward pass thrown from beyond line of scrimmage. CLOCK MANAGEMENT 10 Yards and Loss of Down (Combination Penalty) 1. Stadium game clock is official. Line Judge alternate. 1. Intentional grounding of forward pass (safety if passer is in own end zone). If foul occurs more than 10 yards 2. Periods 15 minutes. 2 minutes between periods. Halftime is behind line, play results in loss of down at spot of foul. 12 minutes. 15 Yards and Loss of Coin Toss Option 3. On charged team time outs, the Field Judge starts watch and blows whistle after 1 minute 50 seconds. 1. Team’s late arrival on the field prior to scheduled 4. The Referee will allow necessary time to attend to an injured kickoff. player, or repair a legal player’s equipment. 2. Captains not appearing for coin toss. 5. Each team is allowed three time outs each half. 15 Yards (and disqualification if flagrant) 6. Time between plays - 40 seconds from the end of a given play until the snap of the ball for the next play, or a 25-second 1. Striking opponent with fist. interval after certain administrative stoppages and game delays. 2. Kicking or kneeing opponent. 3. Striking opponent on head or neck with forearm, elbow, 7. Clock starts on snap following all changes possession. or hands whether or not the initial contact is made below the neck area. 8. Clock starts on the ready: following a kickoff return, a player going out of bounds on a play from scrimmage, or after declined 4. Roughing kicker. penalties when appropriate on the referee’s signal. 5. Roughing passer. 6. Malicious unnecessary roughness. 9. Standard clock – last 2 minutes first half, last 5 minutes 7. Unsportsmanlike conduct. second half. 8. Palpably unfair act. (Distance penalty determined by 9. Consecutive team time outs can be taken by opposing teams the Referee after consultation with other officials.) but the length of the second time out will be reduced to 40 seconds. 10. When, in the judgment of the Referee, the level of crowd noise prevents the offense from hearing its signals, he can institute a series of procedures which can result in a loss of team time outs or a five-yard penalty against the defensive team. .