NCAA Rules - PAT after a score when time expires.

[JasonTX]

From the rule book:

2. A try is an opportunity for either team to score one or two
points while the game clock is stopped and is a special interval in a game
which, for purposes of penalty enforcement only, includes both a down and
the “ready’’ period that precedes it.

a. The ball shall be put in play by the team that scored a six-point
touchdown. If a touchdown is scored during a down in which time in the
fourth period expires, the try shall not be attempted unless the point(s)
would affect the outcome of the game.

I think the key part in bold above "oppurtunity for either team" seems to indicate that both teams are entitled to points so if the game could be decided by a 2 pt. return I think the try must be conducted.. By saying the game is over after the TD and not requiring the try you are taking away the "oppurtunity" that team B is provided in the rules and those points would affect the outcome of the game.

[grantsrc]

Originally Posted by JasonTX

From the rule book:

2. A try is an opportunity for either team to score one or two
points while the game clock is stopped and is a special interval in a game
which, for purposes of penalty enforcement only, includes both a down and
the “ready’’ period that precedes it.

a. The ball shall be put in play by the team that scored a six-point
touchdown. If a touchdown is scored during a down in which time in the
fourth period expires, the try shall not be attempted unless the point(s)
would affect the outcome of the game.

I think the key part in bold above "oppurtunity for either team" seems to indicate that both teams are entitled to points so if the game could be decided by a 2 pt. return I think the try must be conducted.. By saying the game is over after the TD and not requiring the try you are taking away the "oppurtunity" that team B is provided in the rules and those points would affect the outcome of the game.

Those were my thoughts but I am still in the process of learning NCAA rules. Since B can score on a PAT, I say you give them the opportunity. If A is smart, they would just down the ball and get off the field.

[With_Two_Flakes]

http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/pla...PreviewState=0

This has been bugging me for several days, so I thought I'd see if the NCAA had already made a ruling and found a Rules Bulletin (link above). Play #11 seems to cover it.

I was wrong, the PAT should be run.

With_Two_Flakes

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by With_Two_Flakes

http://www1.ncaa.org/eprise/main/pla...PreviewState=0

This has been bugging me for several days, so I thought I'd see if the NCAA had already made a ruling and found a Rules Bulletin (link above). Play #11 seems to cover it.

I was wrong, the PAT should be run.

With_Two_Flakes

Good find.

I don't have my NFHS books handy; anyone know how this would be covered in a high school game?

[ljudge]

Originally Posted by Mark Dexter

Good find.

I don't have my NFHS books handy; anyone know how this would be covered in a high school game?

Game over. Once B gains possession the ball becomes dead on a try.

[Bob M.]

REPLY: Mark...For NFHS, since B can't score under any circumstances (Oregon experiment notwithstanding), the game will end--unless the potential points that A would get on the try will affect playoff qualification/seeding.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by Bob M.

REPLY: Mark...For NFHS, since B can't score under any circumstances (Oregon experiment notwithstanding), the game will end--unless the potential points that A would get on the try will affect playoff qualification/seeding.

Good call - it's been too long since I've done real football.

[BoomerSooner]

This situation actually happened a couple of years ago when OU lost to Texas Tech on the instant replay bonanza. Tech scored (not really but for the sake of the argument) to make the score 24-23 (I think). Everybody thought the game was over as there was no time on the clock. The officials made Tech try the attempt, which they complied with by taking a knee, but the play could have resulted in OU scoring the winning points so the try had to be attempted.