stat question

[pacific05]

I recently filled in for a stat guy this weekend and was wondering if any one could answer a couple questions.

1. Do negetive rushing/passing yards get subtacted from gained yards. i.e. if a guy runs for 100 yards on the night, but was stuffed for a 5 yard loss on 1 play, does he still get credit for 100.

2. Do extra yards added at the end of a run/rec. due to penalty get credited to the player's yard. i.e. if a running back gains 5 yards on a run, but gets his face mask grabbed, does he get the extra penalty yards credited to him?

[Texoma_LJ]

simply put..

yes (subtract the yards) and no (he doesnt get credit for penalty yardage).

[pacific05]

thank you

[smith55js]

Another tricky one...
Running back runs for 10 yards, but holding penalty called 4 yards downfield. 10 yds from spot of foul. Does Running back get 4 yds rushing and the team get 10 yd penalty OR does Running back get 0 yds rushing and team get a 6 yard penalty?

[Dommer1]

If this was an NCAA game, you can find the manual here:

http://www.ncaa.org/library/statisti...ats_manual.pdf

Previously (and perhaps still), this manual contained som fantastic examples, such as how do you record the run on a play in which there is a false start? Or was it offside on the offense?