Ch. 4 The Running Game Forward Progress

Question 1

If a Team B player tackles an opponent who is not a runner, officials will make allowance if such player was pretending to be a runner.

Answer 1

T

Question 2

If the helmet of the tackler comes off in making contact with the runner, the ball becomes dead immediately.

Answer 2

F

Question 3

If A82 has his helmet ripped off at the line, the ball becomes dead if A82 touches or catches a forward pass.

Answer 3

F

Question 4

The runner may use his hands or arms to ward off or push an opponent.

Answer 4

T

Question 5

If a runner uses an open hand on an opponents face mask to ward off a tackle, it is a foul.

Answer 5

F

Question 6

When B72 throws his body across the back of the legs of the runner, it is a foul for clipping.

Answer 6

F

Question 7

It is legal for B98 to trip runner A41.

Answer 7

T

Question 8

The runner may be tripped, clipped or blocked below the waist at any time while the ball is live.

Answer 8

T

Question 9

The runner cannot commit a spearing foul.

Answer 9

F

Question 10

Tackling a runner by driving the face mask, frontal area or top of the helmet directly into him is a foul.

Answer 10

T

Question 11

The runner may be tackled by grabbing the inside front collar of the should pads or jersey.

Answer 11

T

Question 12

It is not a horse collar tackle if a player standing in the pocket is pulled down by the back collar of his jersey as he releases a forward pass because he was no longer a runner when he came to the ground.

Answer 12

F

Question 13

Spearing must involve an attempt to punish an opponent by intentionally contacting him with the helmet.

Answer 13

F

Question 14

If a teammate lifts or pushes the runner, it is a foul which carries a 10-yard penalty.

Answer 14

F

Question 15

It is a foul or illegal use of hands if the runner grasps a teammate.

Answer 15

T

Question 16

If the quarterback contacts the runner’s back without adding to his momentum, it is a foul.

Answer 16

F

Question 17

A runner beyond the line who intentionally fumbles the ball forward has thrown an illegal forward pass.

Answer 17

T

Question 18

Beyond the line, a handed ball is considered to be a pass.

Answer 18

F

Question 19

During a free kick down, the ball may be handed forward to a teammate.

Answer 19

F

Question 20

The ball may be handed either forward or backward to a teammate at any time.

Answer 20

F

Question 21

Interior lineman can receive a handoff behind the line without restriction.

Answer 21

F

Question 22

A planned loose ball play involving a lineman is legal if the referee is notified in advance.

Answer 22

F

Question 23

A catch of an opponents fumble or pass is called a recovery.

Answer 23

F

Question 24

If A32 hands the ball forward to A88 beyond the line of scrimmage and A88 allows the ball to fall to the ground, it is a foul for illegal forward handing regardless of who recovers the ball.

Answer 24

F

Question 25

If a third down fumble by A32 is recovered simultaneously by A36 and B55, the ball belongs to Team B.

Answer 25

F

Question 26

A fumble by A34 recovered by B52, who is contact with the sideline, becomes dead when touched and belongs to Team A.

Answer 26

T

Question 27

A player cannot fumble before gaining possession

Answer 27

T

Question 28

A muff and a fumble are considered one and the same by definition.

Answer 28

F

Question 29

There are special rules for fumbles on fourth down plays.

Answer 29

F

Question 30

If the ball is fumbled forward and out of bounds it is returned to the spot of the fumble.

Answer 30

F

Question 31

The momentum exception may apply to fumbles recovered inside Team B’s five yard line.

Answer 31

T

Question 32

If airborne A86 possesses the ball in Team B’s end zone, but prior to touching the ground inbounds he brushes the upright, it is a touchdown.

Answer 32

F

Question 33

If runner A11 touches B44 while B44 is out-of-bounds, A11 is also out-of-bounds.

Answer 33

F

Question 34

If a loose ball touches a game official who is straddling the sideline, the ball is not out-of-bounds.

Answer 34

F

Question 35

If a loose ball touches a player who is in contact with the sideline, the ball is considered inbounds and remains alive.

Answer 35

F

Question 36

The dead ball spot is always the spot under the foremost point of the ball when it becomes dead by rule.

Answer 36

F

Question 37

When an airborne player makes a catch, forward progress is the furthest point of advancement after he possesses the ball if contacted by a defender.

Answer 37

T

Question 38

When a runner is airborne as he crosses the sideline, the forward progress spot is where the foremost point of the ball crosses the plane of the sideline.

Answer 38

T

Question 39

When a quarterback is sacked and thrown backward, the forward progress spot is where the ball is located when the quarterback is down by rule.

Answer 39

F

Question 40

When the ball becomes dead in a side zone, the ball is always placed at the nearest hash mark.

Answer 40

F

Question 41

If requested by the team captain after a safety or touchback, the ball may be put in play anywhere on the 20 yard line between the hash mark lines.

Answer 41

T

Question 42

After a fair catch or kick catching interference resulting in an awarded fair catch, Team R may choose to have the ball placed on the proper yard line anywhere between the hash marks.

Answer 42

T

Question 43

On a try, the ball is snapped from a spot designated by Team A anywhere between the hash marks on Team B’s three yard line.

Answer 43

T