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
2011 Stats
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Totals By Referee/Crew
Total | Per Game | ||||||||||
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Name | Games | Count | Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away |
Al Riveron | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.13 |
Bill Leavy | 16 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.25 | 1.94 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
Carl Cheffers | 16 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.31 | 2.19 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.13 |
Clete Blakeman | 17 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.35 | 2.12 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.18 |
Ed Hochuli | 18 | 7 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0.39 | 2.44 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.17 |
Gene Steratore | 17 | 9 | 51 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.53 | 3.00 | 0.06 | 0.41 | 0.12 |
Jeff Triplette | 16 | 9 | 65 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0.56 | 4.06 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.38 |
Jerome Boger | 15 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.33 | 1.67 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.13 |
John Parry | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.29 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
Mike Carey | 16 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Pete Morelli | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.82 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Ron Winter | 17 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.24 | 1.94 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
Scott Green | 12 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.42 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.33 |
Terry McAulay | 15 | 7 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0.47 | 3.67 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.33 |
Tony Corrente | 12 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 | 1.67 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
Walt Anderson | 15 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.27 | 1.47 | 0.07 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
Walt Coleman | 15 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.67 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.07 |
Totals | 267 | 75 | 511 | 23 | 38 | 37 | 4.8 | 32.85 | 1.48 | 2.36 | 2.42 |