Thread: Backward Pass
View Single Post
  #7 (permalink)  
Old Mon Aug 11, 2003, 10:38am
Smiley Smiley is offline
Official Forum Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Ten Mile, Tn
Posts: 236
Quote:
Originally posted by Schultj
If you throw a backwards pass out of bounds, the ball would be spotted at where the ball went out because it is considered a fumble, correct? This would explain why there is no penalty on the play; they have already lost the yardage.
It is considered a backwards pass out of bounds and is spotted at the inbounds spot at the yard line where it went out of bounds. There is no penalty for a backwards pass out of bounds.
Reply With Quote