Isn't this a Safety?

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Originally Posted by mikeden

While watching a Division IAA college football game with 16 seconds to go in the first half, its 4th down for Team A and they line up to punt. Team A's punter muffs the snap on his own 10 yard line, he chases after the ball and kicks it through the back of his own end zone from his own 2 yard line.

The referee threw a flag and I couldn't understand what he was saying on TV but said it was a loss of down and gave Team B the ball on Team A's 1 yard line for this. Team B then scored a TD on the next play with 9 seconds left in the half?

I thought this was a good play by the punter but apparently this is not a safety?

Can the forum please provide some clarification on this?

thank you in advance.

Mike

Based on the recap I read about the game, this sounds like another NDSU fan out there. Go Bison! They are one of the great stories of college football this year. They are in the 5th year of their D-I transition so are not eligible for the playoffs even though they are ranked #1 in one of the DI-AA polls.

They are 3-1 in the past 2 years against DI-A team losing only to Minnesota lear year on a blocked punt. They beat Ball State in a close one last year, Central Michigan (undefeated in MAC play this year) big 44-10, and Minnesota (a very bad Big 10 team but a good win nonetheless). Their HC was previously the DC at Nebraska so some think he may be in line to replace Callahan.

The basketball team also has big wins over ranked Wisconsin and Marquette the past 2 seasons. They open at Florida next Friday and with a young Gator team you never know!! It's great to be a Bison fan right now!