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  College Football Officiating 101    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
College football has a few sutble and not-so-subtle differences in its rules than pro football. Put on your stripes and see if you can master the minefield of college football officiating!
Average, 10 Qns, cag1970, Sep 18 08
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  NCAA Football Rules    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Football is one of the most popular sports in America, and it is also one of the most complicated. This quiz will pick your brain about the finer details of the rules for college football. Good luck; you'll need it!
Difficult, 10 Qns, mm2006lu, Jun 04 07
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NCAA Football Rules Trivia Questions
1. How long is the halftime intermission?

From Quiz NCAA Football Rules

Answer: 20 minutes

Rule 3-2-1-b. According to Rule 3-2-1-c, the timing of the halftime intermission starts when all players and coaches have left the field, though the time may start immediately after the second period ends if agreed to by both teams or if dictated by conference policy.

2. What is the penalty for a team that is not ready to play at the beginning of a half?

From Quiz NCAA Football Rules

Answer: 15 yards

Rule 3-4-1-a (penalty). If a team is not ready to play at the beginning of a half, the team receives a 15 yard delay of game penalty. If the game is delayed because halftime activities (band performances, etc.) have exceeded the allotted time for halftime and not because one of the teams is not ready to play, the home team receives a 10 yard delay of game penalty [Rule 3-4-1-b (penalty)].

3. NC State decides to go for a two-point conversion against Wake Forest. The NC State quarterback throws a pass that is intercepted and run back all the way to their end zone. How does the official rule?

From Quiz College Football Officiating 101

Answer: Two points for Wake Forest

In college football, the defensive team is awarded two points if it returns a fumble or interception on a two-point conversion attempt. It is, in effect, like scoring a safety. In pro football, the defensive team cannot score on a failed conversion attempt.

4. What is the penalty for a team that has a player on the field who is wearing illegal equipment or is not wearing required equipment?

From Quiz NCAA Football Rules

Answer: charged a timeout, or 5 yards if no timeouts remain

Rule 3-3-6 (penalty). In addition, a player that plays with cleats more than 1/2-inch in length is disqualified for the remainder of the game and for the team's next game [Rule 9-2-2-d (penalty)].

5. "On fourth down and goal, player A1 fumbles the ball at Team B's 1 yard line. The ball rolls into the end zone, where it is downed by player A6. What should the ruling on the field be?

From Quiz NCAA Football Rules

Answer: Team B's ball at its 1 yard line

Rule 7-2-2-b (exception 2). On any other down, this would be a touchdown for Team A, and even in this situation it would have been a touchdown if player A1 would have recovered his own fumble in the end zone. However, according to the above cited rule, a fumble recovered on fourth down by a player of the fumbling team other than the fumbler himself is dead when recovered and is returned to the spot of the fumble.

6. How much time does a college football team have to put the ball in play?

From Quiz College Football Officiating 101

Answer: 40 seconds

In 2008, the NCAA changed it from 25 to 40 seconds.

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