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

2015 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Bill Vinovich	16	6	30	1	4	2	0.38	1.88	0.06	0.25	0.13
Brad Allen	15	9	55	2	5	4	0.60	3.67	0.13	0.33	0.27
Carl Cheffers	16	10	65	3	4	6	0.63	4.06	0.19	0.25	0.38
Clete Blakeman	17	13	66	4	8	5	0.76	3.88	0.24	0.47	0.29
Craig Wrolstad	16	6	47	1	4	2	0.38	2.94	0.06	0.25	0.13
Ed Hochuli	17	15	114	3	9	6	0.88	6.71	0.18	0.53	0.35
Gene Steratore	16	8	46	2	5	3	0.50	2.88	0.13	0.31	0.19
Jeff Triplette	15	4	20	1	3	1	0.27	1.33	0.07	0.20	0.07
Jerome Boger	15	4	25	3	3	1	0.27	1.67	0.20	0.20	0.07
John Hussey	14	3	20	2	2	1	0.21	1.43	0.14	0.14	0.07
John Parry	16	7	56	4	4	3	0.44	3.50	0.25	0.25	0.19
Pete Morelli	15	6	32	2	4	2	0.40	2.13	0.13	0.27	0.13
Ron Torbert	16	1	10	5	1	0	0.06	0.63	0.31	0.06	0.00
Terry McAulay	16	8	50	3	4	4	0.50	3.13	0.19	0.25	0.25
Tony Corrente	16	7	51	7	2	5	0.44	3.19	0.44	0.13	0.31
Walt Anderson	14	7	42	4	4	3	0.50	3.00	0.29	0.29	0.21
Walt Coleman	17	5	25	2	2	3	0.29	1.47	0.12	0.12	0.18
Totals	267	119	754	49	68	51	7.51	47.5	3.13	4.3	3.22