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

2023 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	17	4	20	2	4	0	0.24	1.18	0.12	0.24	0.00
Alan Eck	15	2	10	1	1	1	0.13	0.67	0.07	0.07	0.07
Alex Kemp	18	2	10	0	0	2	0.11	0.56	0.00	0.00	0.11
Bill Vinovich	18	8	50	0	4	4	0.44	2.78	0.00	0.22	0.22
Brad Allen	16	1	5	1	0	1	0.06	0.31	0.06	0.00	0.06
Brad Rogers	17	6	45	2	2	4	0.35	2.65	0.12	0.12	0.24
Carl Cheffers	16	1	5	1	0	1	0.06	0.31	0.06	0.00	0.06
Clay Martin	17	4	23	1	3	1	0.24	1.35	0.06	0.18	0.06
Clete Blakeman	17	1	5	0	1	0	0.06	0.29	0.00	0.06	0.00
Craig Wrolstad	17	2	10	3	1	1	0.12	0.59	0.18	0.06	0.06
John Hussey	17	5	30	3	3	2	0.29	1.76	0.18	0.18	0.12
Land Clark	17	2	10	0	0	2	0.12	0.59	0.00	0.00	0.12
Ron Torbert	17	2	15	0	1	1	0.12	0.88	0.00	0.06	0.06
Scott Novak	16	2	15	3	2	0	0.13	0.94	0.19	0.13	0.00
Shawn Hochuli	17	8	40	2	5	3	0.47	2.35	0.12	0.29	0.18
Shawn Smith	17	5	25	0	4	1	0.29	1.47	0.00	0.24	0.06
Tra Blake	16	5	43	2	3	2	0.31	2.69	0.13	0.19	0.13
Totals	285	60	361	21	34	26	3.54	21.37	1.29	2.04	1.55