30 Yard Penalty

[Robert Goodman]

Originally Posted by bigjohn

Second 15 is USC!

PENALTY: Illegal forward pass (Arts. 2a,b,c) – (S35); intentional grounding
(Arts. 2d,e) –(S36) – 5 yards plus loss of down – (S9). Pass interference (Art.
10) – (S33) – 15 yards and automatic first down if by B, 15 yards plus loss of
down if by A – (S9). If the pass interference by either player is intentional, his
team shall be penalized an additional 15 yards (S27). Ineligible downfield
(Art. 12) – (S37) – 5 yards. Illegal touching (Art. 13) – (S16) – 5 yards plus loss
of down.

So then they didn't get rid of all the contact USCs -- or they did, and later brought one in.

Another interesting aspect is that this is an exception to 9-9-1. In other codes an intentional pass interference that saves an obvious touchdown could be penalized equitably by the award of the score, but in Fed this special 15+15 penalty (however it's administered) is clearly "specific rule coverage" which supersedes the equitable penalty.

[APG]

Originally Posted by Robert Goodman

So then they didn't get rid of all the contact USCs -- or they did, and later brought one in.

Another interesting aspect is that this is an exception to 9-9-1. In other codes an intentional pass interference that saves an obvious touchdown could be penalized equitably by the award of the score, but in Fed this special 15+15 penalty (however it's administered) is clearly "specific rule coverage" which supersedes the equitable penalty.

In theory, I suppose you can award a score under NFL rules for an palpably unfair act, but realistically, that rule is mainly used for interference by non-players.

[JMUplayer]

In a high school game in VA... After a TD play there were two sepereate dead ball unsportsmanlike penalties and the referees kick the ball off from the opponets 30 yard line. Never seen a kickoff from the opponets 30 before that night.

[bigjohn]

if they didn't try an onside kick they are stupid.

[Scuba_ref]

High school game with 4 penalties assessed on the kickoff. They kicked from the R 10 yard line. They kicked it OOB at the 4 hoping that R would accept the 5 yard penalty and force them to rekick so they could try an onside kick. The only other option they have at that point (no 25 yards from where the ball was kicked) was to accept the play - which they did.