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Old Mon Jul 12, 2004, 08:57pm
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Thumbs up The video game is correct!!!

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Originally posted by bigwes68
Just to stir the pot a bit more:

Tried this on NCAA Football 2004 (the video game) -- took the snap on a try and ran 97 yards straight backwards out of A's end zone. B got one point. It was the last play of the game. Final score: Tennessee 55, Mississippi State 1.

Granted, I know video games are not going to have the rules completely right. But would a safety on a try by A give B a point under NCAA rules?
The video game is correct.
Under NCAA rules, A may score 2-points for a touchdown, 1-point for a safety by B, or 1-point for a field goal.
Additionally, B may score 2-points for a touchdown or 1-point for a saftey by A. See NCAA FR 8-3-2
Since the result of you play (on your video game) was a safety by A, B was correctly awarded 1-point.

Now, if the same play were to happen under NFHS rules, the result would be an unsuccessful try by A. See NFHS 8-3-3
(Exception: OREGON during 2004 and 2005 where an experimental rule would have resulted in the same ruling as NCAA.)
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