Illegal Use of Hands

Definition

Illegal use of the hands against a player while attempting to ward off a block, cover a receiver, or tackle a ball carrier. There are several restrictions on how a player may initiate contact, such as hands to the facemask of the other player involved in the blocking.

Outcome

10 yards if committed by offense; 5 yards and automatic first down if committed by defense

2009 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Gene Steratore	16	6	40	2	4	2	0.38	2.50	0.13	0.25	0.13
Jeff Triplette	15	6	35	0	2	4	0.40	2.33	0.00	0.13	0.27
Mike Carey	15	4	30	3	1	3	0.27	2.00	0.20	0.07	0.20
Ed Hochuli	16	3	24	1	2	1	0.19	1.50	0.06	0.13	0.06
Ron Winter	16	3	20	1	3	0	0.19	1.25	0.06	0.19	0.00
Walt Anderson	16	3	15	1	1	2	0.19	0.94	0.06	0.06	0.13
Carl Cheffers	16	2	15	0	1	1	0.13	0.94	0.00	0.06	0.06
Pete Morelli	16	2	10	0	1	1	0.13	0.63	0.00	0.06	0.06
Terry McAulay	15	2	10	1	0	2	0.13	0.67	0.07	0.00	0.13
Tony Corrente	16	2	10	1	1	1	0.13	0.63	0.06	0.06	0.06
Walt Coleman	15	2	10	1	1	1	0.13	0.67	0.07	0.07	0.07
Al Riveron	15	1	5	2	0	1	0.07	0.33	0.13	0.00	0.07
Bill Leavy	16	1	10	2	1	0	0.06	0.63	0.13	0.06	0.00
Jerome Boger	16	1	5	1	0	1	0.06	0.31	0.06	0.00	0.06
John Parry	15	1	5	0	0	1	0.07	0.33	0.00	0.00	0.07
Don Carey	15	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.07	0.00	0.00
Scott Green	18	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.11	0.00	0.00
Totals	267	39	244	19	18	21	2.53	15.66	1.21	1.14	1.37