NCAA Flag Appendix A

Summary of Penalties

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Foul Infraction

Flag Guarding

Illegal Forward Pass

Illegally Batting the Ball

Illegally Kicking the ball

Intentionally Grounding Forward Pass

Intentionally Throwing Backward Pass Out-of-Bounds

Use of Hands/Arms, Illegal Contact - Defense

Delay of Game

Delay of Game Defense

Encroachment (Defense)

Encroachment (Offense)

Entering the neutral zone prior to the kick

Exceeding 30 second count

False Start or Simulating Start of Play

Helping the Runner/Passer

Holding/Obstructing the runner

Illegal Formation

Illegal Motion

Illegal Screen Blocking/Interlocked Interference

Illegal Scrimmage Kick

Illegal Shift

Illegal Snap

Illegal Substitution

Intentionally Advancing the Ball After a Fair Catch

More than 7 Players During Play (Defense)

More than 7 Players in Formation (Offense)

Offside (Defense)

Player Illegally Out-of-Bounds on Punt (Team A)

Putting the Ball in Play Before Play is Ready

Sideline Interference (2nd Infraction)

Use of Hands/Arms, Illegal Contact - Offense

Roughing the Passer

Defensive Pass Interference

Charging

Contacting an Official (Ejection)

Delay Start of a Half

Flagrant Personal Foul (Ejection)

Hurdling

Illegal Equipment

Illegal Flag Removal

Interference with Opportunity to Catch a Punt

Offensive Pass Interference

Sideline Interference (Third and Subsequent)

Stripping the Ball

Striking

Throwing/Pushing Runner to the Ground

Tripping

Unfair Act

Unsportsmanlike Conduct Acts

Using Substitutions to Deceive an Opponent

10-second run-off

Defensive Player Out of Bounds at the Snap

Ineligible Player Touching the Ball

Sideline Warning (1st Infraction)

Penalty

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

5 Yards

10 

10 or Spot

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

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-

-

-

Automatic 1st Down

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-

-

-

-

-

Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Yes

Yes

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Loss of Down

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

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-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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Official's Signal

37

29

26

26

30

29

33

21

21

21

18

18

21

19

34

32

19

20

33

26

20

19

22

21

22

22

18

19

21

15

33

28

27

31

24, 36

21

31, 36

31

24

24

27

27

25

31

31

31

31

24

24

24

-

19

16

15