(Slightly OT) Possibilities with one point safety

[Forksref]

Can't speak for NCAA but offense fumbling out of the back of the endzone is a touchback in FED.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Forksref

Can't speak for NCAA but offense fumbling out of the back of the endzone is a touchback in FED.

Reference, please.

[Forksref]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Reference, please.

8-5-3c

This is assuming that at the beginning of the play the offense was on the opponent's 5-yd line, which wasn't clear. WHICH endzone he is talking about makes all the difference.

[Fan10]

First off in FED, my scenario would not have happened since once the defense gained possession, the try would end.

My scenario comes from NCAA where the ball is still live once the defense possesses. My play involves the offense fumbling and the defense picking it up and taking it 90 yards the other way to the 5 yard line. They are then hit and fumbled, and the ball is recovered by the original offense. A player for the original offense is then hit and fumbles the ball backwards out his own end zone for a safety.

Highly unlikely I know, but it's the only scenario that I can think of where the team who just gave up the TD scores one point.

[Theisey]

NFHS: a forfeited game ... the score becomes 1 to 0 unless of course there had been a score prior to the forfeit. Maybe that's what the game show folks were thinking or they really didn't read the rule book closely.

I'm glad you rethought your one point safety. Considering someone had just scored a TD is the prerequiste for this to happen.

[Raymond]

I thought a successful kick after a TD counts for 1 point?

[Theisey]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

I thought a successful kick after a TD counts for 1 point?

Did you read the original post?? here's the relevant part:
"Other than zero, what is the fewest number of points that a team can score in a football game?". If you are attempting a TRY, then you already scored 6 points.

[Raymond]

Is there a rules citation for a 1-point safety?

[Theisey]

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

Is there a rules citation for a 1-point safety?

8-1 (table), 8-3-3 and casebook play 8.3.3