2025 – Quiz 5

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Illegal Substitution (or not).

1st and 10 on Team A's 12. A-7 thinks he is to be substituted for by A-8. A-7 goes into his team box. He then realizes he is supposed to remain in the game and goes back to the huddle. When A-7 left the field, no one entered the field to substitute for him and a substitute had not notified him to leave the field.

Illegal Substitution

Illegal Participation

No problem

Which of the following are true regarding starting and stopping the clock?

Select all that apply.

The clock will start for a period on the “ready”, when the period is to start with a snap.

On a free kick, the clock will start when the ball is kicked.

The clock will stop on an inadvertent whistle.

After an inadvertent whistle, the clock will start on the ready.

After a down ends with the ball out of bounds, the clock will start on the ready for play whistle.

The clock will be immediately stopped when an illegal forward pass is completed. No advance is to be allowed.

After any penalty is administered, the clock will start on the snap.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Which of the following are true regarding extending a period or not?

Select all that apply.

If there is an accepted penalty on the last timed down of a period, the period must be extended in all situations.

A double foul extends the period by an untimed down.

If a touchdown is scored on the last timed down of the 1st period, the period must be extended for the try.

If a penalty on the last timed down is declined, the period is ended.

If a safety is scored on the last timed down of the 3rd period, the period is extended for the kickoff.

If the penalty is accepted for a foul by either team that occurred during the untimed down, the period is ended.

If time for any period expires during a down (clock indicates 0:00) the down is ended immediately if a mechanical signal is allowed to sound.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Which of the following are true regarding substitutes and substitutions?

Select all that apply.

Between 1st, 2nd, and 3rd downs only three eligible substitutes may replace players.

A replaced player must leave the field on the side his team box is located.

A replaced player who unsuccessfully attempts to leave the field before the snap and does not participate in the play is guilty of delay of game.

A replaced player may leave the field by crossing the end line, if he returns to his team box immediately.

On fourth down only, any number of eligible substitutes may replace players.

The yardage penalty for illegal substitution is five yards.

A replaced player that leaves the field of play on the opposite side of the field from his team box is guilty of illegal substitution.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Which of the following are true regarding stopping or starting a period?

Select all that apply.

If there is an inadvertent whistle on the last timed down of a period, the period is not extended.

If a penalty is accepted that carries a “loss of down” provision, the period is not extended.

If a penalty for an illegal forward pass is accepted on the last timed down of a period, the period is extended.

Approximately four minutes before the end of each half, the referee shall notify the field captains and their coaches of the time remaining, whether an electric field clock is in use or not.

Between the 1st and 2nd periods and the 3rd and 4th periods, the teams will change goals.

At the end of each period, the referee shall hold the ball in one hand overhead to indicate the period has officially ended.

A period can start with either a free kick or a snap.

All of the above.

None of the above.

Which of the following are true regarding time-outs?

Select all that apply.

An official’s time out is a time-out not charged to either team.

After a team has used its permissible charged timeouts for the half, any subsequent request will result in a delay of game penalty.

Each team is allowed four time-outs per half.

A team may request and be granted use of all permitted time-outs successively.

An official’s time-out occurs when a first down is declared.

A single time-out may not exceed two minutes.

Unused time-outs from the first half can be carried over to the second half.

An official’s time-out occurs when the first quarter is completed.

All of the above.

None of the above.

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