Illegal Formation
Definition
Fewer than 7 players line up on the line of scrimmage; or Eligible receivers fail to line up as the leftmost and rightmost players on the line; or when five properly numbered ineligible players fail to line up on the line.
Outcome
5 yards
2017 Stats
- View Illegal Formation Penalties By:
- Teams
- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
- Down and Distance
- Referee/Crew
- Complete Penalty Log
- Season
By Down
Down 0 (Zero) are penalties on plays that didn't have a "Down", such as kickoffs and extra point attempts.
Down | Count | Dist 1-2 | Dist 3-4 | Dist 5-6 | Dist 7-8 | Dist 9-10 | Dist 11-15 | Dist 16+ | Yards Lost | Declined | Offsetting |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 7 | 0 |
2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 0 |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 |
4 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 0 |
Totals | 45 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 215 | 32 | 0 |