Intro to Football Officiating Quiz

Team K's free kick is in flight 15 yards from team K's free-kick line. K1 catches the ball.

• Legal play; it's team K's ball at the spot of recovery

• Legal play if no team R player is in position to catch the ball

• Kick-catching interference on K1

The snap ends when:

• The ball is moved from its place on the ground

• The ball leaves the snapper's hand(s)

• The ball touches the ground or any player

Team A scores a touchdown on the first possession of overtime. On the try, team B is flagged for roughing the kicker. The kick is successful. Which of the following is not true?

• The penalty is declined by rule

• Team A may accept the point and have the penalty enforced at the start of team B's overtime series

• Team A may choose to have the penalty enforced from the previous spot with the down repeated

Fourth an 10 from team K's five yardline. At the snap, team K is flagged for an illegal formation. K1's punt is blocked and the ball rolls out of the back of team K's endzone.

• If team R wants the two points for a safety, it must decline the penalty.

• Team R can keep the two points and have the penalty enforced on the succeeding kickoff.

Fourth and 10 with the nose of the ball touching team B's 20 yardline. A1's pass is incomplete. The officials should:

• Move the ball, not the chains, so that the nose of the ball is on team B's 20 yardline.

• Move the chains, not the ball, so that the tail of the ball is touching team B's 20 yardline.

R1 catches a free kick and is advancing. He reaches team R's 30 yardline when he throws a forward pass in the direction of R2, who is at team R's 40 yardline. The ball hits off R2's hands and falls to the ground.

• The ball should be blown dead and is treated as an incomplete forward pass.

• The ball remains live and is treated as a fumble.

A1's legal forward pass is thrown in the direction of A2, who is running down the sideline in front of his team's bench. While the pass is in flight, B3 interferes with A4. The contact occurs on the opposite sideline.

• No problem

• B3 is guilty of pass interference

Third and one on team A's 40 yardline. A1 takes the snap, steps back one stride and places the ball on the ground about a yard behind a guard. Right tackle A2 then loops behind the line, grabs the ball and runs for a touchdown.

• Legal play under all circumstances

• Legal only if the referee was informed before the play

• Foul; the penalty is 15 yards

• Foul; the penalty is 5 yards

R1 catches a free kick at his own seven yardline and makes a spectacular run. As he nears the goalline, R1 turns and taunts the nearest pursuer. R1 scores, but before he crosses the goalline, he is flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.

• If the penalty is accepted, it must be enforced on the free kick after the try.

• If the penalty is accepted, it must be enforced on the try.

• If the penalty is accepted, it may be enforced on the try or on the free kick after the try.

• If the penalty is accepted, the touchdown is cancelled. The penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul and team R begins a new series after enforcement.

First and goal from team B's six yardline. The pylon is properly placed at team B's goalline. A1's fumble deflects off the pylon and bounces back to team B's two yardline.

• The ball remains live.

• The ball is dead; it will be second and goal for team A from team B's two yardline

• The ball is dead; it will be first and 10 for team B from its two yardline

• The ball is dead; it will be first and 10 for team B from its 20 yardline