Down after penalty enforcement

[jTheUmp]

Originally Posted by 9thIsleZebra

That's exactly what I have but some officials have contended that it should be first and goal from B's 5. The reason being that if A was able to have the full penalty yardage assessed they would have been beyond the line to gain. So if anyone out there believes that this would be the case then I would like to hear back from you. Please cite a rule reference because I can't find it anywhere.

You can't find it anywhere because it isn't anywhere, because that isn't the rule.

"some officials" are wrong. And, in your situation, assessing the "full penalty yardage" would put the ball 5 yards into the end zone, so would "some officials" call a touchdown in that case?




On another note, keep in mind that in FED, any foul that occurs during a touchdown-scoring play can be assessed on the try or subsequent kickoff. So if Team A scored a touchdown, they could get half-the-distance on the try, or 15 yards on the kickoff. If during an extra period, the penalty would have to be assessed on the try, as there is no subsequent kickoff.