Penalties in College Football
Loss of Down occurs when:
22. The ball is illegally handled when it is advanced
23. The ball was intentionally thrown backwards out of bounds(also loss of five yards)
24. A forward pass was intentionally "grounded"(i.e. the ball was thrown to a place where no one
can catch it)--also a 5-yard loss
26. Forward pass touched by an originally eligible receiver who became ineligible by stepping out
of bounds
28. Offensive pass interference(plus a 15-yard loss)
25. Forward pass touched by ineligible player behind the neutral zone(plus loss of 5-yards)
27. Forward pass touched by ineligible player in front of the neutral zone(plus loss of 15-yards)
Loss of Five Yards occurs when:
29. Substitution rules are violated
30. Players are not numbered correctly
31. A player crawls
32. A dead ball is being advanced
33. The 25-second count is exceeded
34. The game is illegally delayed by any side
35. Unfair tactics such as using up time illegally
01. A team illegally requests/uses time outs
02. The free kick formation is violated
03. An illegal kick occurs
04. A free kick was never touched by an inbounds receiver and goes out of bounds
05. The ball is put into play before it is declared ready for play by officials
06. The snapper makes more than one adjustment to the ball
07. Every member of the offensive side is not within 15-yards from the ball after the ball is
declared ready for play
09. A false start occurs
08. There is an interference with opponents or the ball
10. A player is offsides
11. The line of scrimmage formation is violated
12. PLAYMASTER An offensive player is out of bounds at he time of the snap
13. There is a failure to pause for at least one second by a team after a shift occurs
14. The ball is handled illegally as it is advanced(plus loss of down if this infraction was
committed by the offense)
16. The ball is thrown backwards out of bounds(plus loss of down if committed by the offense)
15. The ball is illegally passed forward(plus loss of down if committed by the offense)
17. There is an interlocking interference
18. An ineligible receiver touches a passed ball behind the neutral zone(plus loss of down)
19. The ball is intentionally grounded(plus loss of down)
Loss of Fifteen Yards occurs when:
20. There is an ineligible receiver down the field
21. There is an interference with the opportunity to catch a kick
22. The ball is illegally batted in a forward pass
23. There is an offensive pass interference(plus loss of down)
24. There is illegal equipment used
25. Players communicating with the coach during an illegal time
26. There is an invalid signal for a fair catch
27. A team is not ready to play at the start of either half
28. A fair catcher is blocked or tackled
29. Helmets butt
30. The kicker or holder is roughed
31. Tripping occurs
32. Blocking occurs below the waist
33. Kneeing someone/striking with an open hand
34. Hurdling occurs
35. PELEG PILES Piling occurs
38. A player grabs the facemask of his opponent ***unknown from the deep detected
39.A substitution interference occurs
40.There is a use of abusive/insulting language
36. There are persons illegally on the field
37.A player not returning the ball to the official after the end of a play
41. The defensive makes insulting gestures
42. The ball is illegally kicked by any side
43. A foul occurs before a free kick or a scrimmage kick is touched
44. The ball is returned by a disqualified player
45. The ball is hidden
46. There are other people besides the players on the field
47.Illegal use of arms and hands by either sides
48. Unsportsmanlike conduct
Loss of Half the Distance to the Goal Line occurs when:
49. The distance to be assessed by a penalty is greater than the distance to either goal line
50. A foul is committed by the defense behind its own goal line when the enforcement spot is
inside the one-yard line
Offended Team's Ball at the Place Where the Foul Took Place occurs when:
52. Defensive pass interference
51. A free ball is illegally batted or kicked
53XY. The hand or arm illegally touches a free ball
Violation occurs when:
54. A scrimmage kick is illegally touched by the kicking team
55. The kicking team illegally touches a free kick
55 + 52 + 5 + 35 - 21 = 126