(Slightly OT) Possibilities with one point safety

[Fan10]

I was watching reruns on GSN of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" with my parents the other day when the question came up, "Other than zero, what is the fewest number of points that a team can score in a football game?"

The contestant answered two and was correct. I started yelling "ONE!" at the TV, and my parents looked at me like I had lost my mind. I then started trying to explain a one point safey, and then they REALLY looked at me like I was losing my mind!

I started thinking about this, and I guess that on most one point safeties, the team that just scored would be the team scoring the one point safety--meaning that a team scoring one point in a game would be impossible. The only conceivalbe way that I can think of a team's final score being one would be in NCAA if the defense got the ball and ran it back to the five yard line where they were hit and fumbled. Then, the original offense recovered and fumbled it out the back of the end zone.

Highly unlikely but possible! I would guess that if this ever happens, it will be the first time ever.

[JugglingReferee]

Canadians can have a game ending in 1-0. C'est le rouge!

[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.