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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: ElvisLives on May 01, 2026, 03:36:27 PM
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Try this quiz. You might find the questions a bit unusual, but, actually quite easy. Everyone should get 10/10 on this one.
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1. 1/10, A-30, 3:30 (1), running (10/40), A=7, B=7.
At the snap, Team A has 7 linemen, with four numbered 50-79. Ball carrier A33 advances to the A-40, where he is tackled and brought to the ground inbounds, at 3:23 (1).
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2. 1/10, A-30, 11:00 (2), running (15/40), A=14, B=7.
Ball carrier A33 advances to the A-40, where he is tackled and brought to the ground inbounds, at 10:52 (2). During the tackle, B99 grasped and pulled the facemask of A33.
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3. Kickoff, A-35, 8:00 (4), free kick timing (5/25), A=35, B=0.
B88 catches the legal place kick at the B-5 and advances to the B-30, where he runs out of bounds at 7:50 (4). During B88’s run, A99 shoved B66 in the back at the B-25, in his effort to reach B88.
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4. 4/10, A-30, 1:30 (4), snap (5/40), A=0, B=35.
Ball carrier A33 advances to the A-35, where he is tackled and brought to the ground inbounds by several Team B players at 1:25 (4).
RULING:
5. 1/10, A-30, 7:30 (2), running (10/40), A=10, B=7.
Ball carrier A-33 advances to the A-45, where he runs out of bounds at 7:22 (2). B99 was stationary with a hand clearly well into the neutral zone at the snap.
RULING:
6. 2/33, A-33, 3:33 (3), running (33/40), A=10, B=7.
Without making any substitutions, Team A snaps the ball as quickly as it can be made ready for play. A3 possesses the snap and throws a quick pass from the A-33 to end A33, who catches the pass at the A-33 and is immediately tackled and brought to the ground at the A-33, at 3:29 (3).
RULING:
7. 4/10, A-30, 12:50 (1), running (3/40), A=0, B=0.
A11 legally punts the ball. During the flight of the ball, all 11 Team B players make valid fair catch signals, and then stand in place while the Team A players run past them toward B99, who is in position to catch the ball at the B-40. All Team A players remain at least 1-yard in front of B99, or remain to either side of B99. B99 completes the catch at the B-40, at 12:42 (1).
RULING:
8. 1/10, A-30, 2:00 (1), running (12/40), A=0, B=7.
A12 possesses the snap and throws a legal forward pass to end A88 at the A-45. A88 catches the pass and advances out of bounds at the 50 at 1:42 (1). Before the pass was released, A66 moved to the A-34 and blocked B99, then retreated to the A-29 after the pass was released. After being blocked, B99 followed A66 to the A-29 where he threw himself on the back of A66’s legs just before A88 advanced out of bounds.
RULING:
9. Free Kick after a safety, A-20, 9:00 (3), free kick timing (25), A=3, B=12.
During the flight of the legal punt, A88 runs out bounds, un-contacted, at the A-35, then returns inbounds immediately at the A-38. The ball lands at the B-40, and bounces toward the 50. A88 bats the previously untouched ball at the 50, to prevent B99 from recovering it, causing the ball to travel to the A-47. A88 then blocks B99 from the front, above the waist, to further prevent B99’s recovery attempt. A88 then falls on the ball at the A-47, fully recovering it, at 8:50 (3).
RULING:
10. 4/10, A-35, 6:00 (4), running (5/40), A=7, B=7.
A11 possesses the snapped ball at the A-28, and throws a pass which is caught by A88 at the A-31. After advancing to the A-33, A88 is contacted by B99, causing A88 to fumble the ball, which deflects off of player’s bodies and lands on the ground at the A-30, where A11 recovers the it “on the run,” and moves laterally. Unable to get away from opponents to advance the ball, A11 suddenly punts it at the A-31. The ball flies to the B-40, where it lands on the ground near the sideline and bounces out of bounds, at 5:48 (4). Immediately after he punted the ball, A11 was contacted by B99 on his kicking leg, causing A11 to fall to the ground.
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Oops. Initially, I inadvertently posted the full version with answers. If you saw that version please don't 'spoil' the answers - at least for a few days. Let others work through these. They really are quite simple.