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

2016 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Brad Allen	16	11	54	4	4	7	0.69	3.38	0.25	0.25	0.44
Walt Coleman	15	10	75	3	3	7	0.67	5.00	0.20	0.20	0.47
Carl Cheffers	18	7	40	2	1	6	0.39	2.22	0.11	0.06	0.33
Ed Hochuli	16	7	46	1	5	2	0.44	2.88	0.06	0.31	0.13
Gene Steratore	16	7	45	0	4	3	0.44	2.81	0.00	0.25	0.19
John Hussey	16	6	50	4	4	2	0.38	3.13	0.25	0.25	0.13
Bill Vinovich	16	5	40	3	4	1	0.31	2.50	0.19	0.25	0.06
Jeff Triplette	15	5	37	3	4	1	0.33	2.47	0.20	0.27	0.07
John Parry	15	5	24	1	1	4	0.33	1.60	0.07	0.07	0.27
Craig Wrolstad	16	4	35	2	1	3	0.25	2.19	0.13	0.06	0.19
Ron Torbert	16	4	30	2	2	2	0.25	1.88	0.13	0.13	0.13
Terry McAulay	13	4	20	3	2	2	0.31	1.54	0.23	0.15	0.15
Tony Corrente	16	4	30	0	3	1	0.25	1.88	0.00	0.19	0.06
Walt Anderson	15	4	25	4	3	1	0.27	1.67	0.27	0.20	0.07
Clete Blakeman	16	3	20	1	3	0	0.19	1.25	0.06	0.19	0.00
Pete Morelli	17	3	25	2	3	0	0.18	1.47	0.12	0.18	0.00
Jerome Boger	15	2	15	2	1	1	0.13	1.00	0.13	0.07	0.07
Totals	267	91	611	37	48	43	5.81	38.87	2.4	3.08	2.76