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

2019 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Adrian Hill	15	5	30	2	1	4	0.33	2.00	0.13	0.07	0.27
Alex Kemp	15	6	35	4	4	2	0.40	2.33	0.27	0.27	0.13
Bill Vinovich	17	7	35	7	2	5	0.41	2.06	0.41	0.12	0.29
Brad Allen	15	9	55	2	8	1	0.60	3.67	0.13	0.53	0.07
Brad Rogers	15	2	10	1	1	1	0.13	0.67	0.07	0.07	0.07
Carl Cheffers	16	7	35	2	3	4	0.44	2.19	0.13	0.19	0.25
Clay Martin	15	10	65	4	5	5	0.67	4.33	0.27	0.33	0.33
Clete Blakeman	16	4	20	5	2	2	0.25	1.25	0.31	0.13	0.13
Craig Wrolstad	15	5	30	2	3	2	0.33	2.00	0.13	0.20	0.13
Jerome Boger	15	8	49	5	3	5	0.53	3.27	0.33	0.20	0.33
John Hussey	17	7	40	2	3	4	0.41	2.35	0.12	0.18	0.24
Ron Torbert	15	7	39	4	2	5	0.47	2.60	0.27	0.13	0.33
Scott Novak	15	3	25	3	0	3	0.20	1.67	0.20	0.00	0.20
Shawn Hochuli	15	2	18	3	2	0	0.13	1.20	0.20	0.13	0.00
Shawn Smith	17	1	5	1	0	1	0.06	0.29	0.06	0.00	0.06
Tony Corrente	17	7	45	0	2	5	0.41	2.65	0.00	0.12	0.29
Walt Anderson	17	9	64	3	4	5	0.53	3.76	0.18	0.24	0.29
Totals	267	99	600	50	45	54	6.3	38.29	3.21	2.91	3.41