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

2024 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	16	5	24	2	1	4	0.31	1.50	0.13	0.06	0.25
Alan Eck	16	2	15	1	1	1	0.13	0.94	0.06	0.06	0.06
Alex Kemp	17	6	40	0	5	1	0.35	2.35	0.00	0.29	0.06
Bill Vinovich	17	7	40	0	2	5	0.41	2.35	0.00	0.12	0.29
Brad Allen	17	3	13	1	1	2	0.18	0.76	0.06	0.06	0.12
Brad Rogers	16	7	40	0	3	4	0.44	2.50	0.00	0.19	0.25
Carl Cheffers	17	3	15	1	1	2	0.18	0.88	0.06	0.06	0.12
Clay Martin	17	3	20	2	0	3	0.18	1.18	0.12	0.00	0.18
Clete Blakeman	17	3	15	5	1	2	0.18	0.88	0.29	0.06	0.12
Craig Wrolstad	17	5	24	1	2	3	0.29	1.41	0.06	0.12	0.18
John Hussey	16	5	40	1	4	1	0.31	2.50	0.06	0.25	0.06
Land Clark	17	3	25	2	3	0	0.18	1.47	0.12	0.18	0.00
Ron Torbert	18	4	25	5	2	2	0.22	1.39	0.28	0.11	0.11
Scott Novak	17	4	14	0	4	0	0.24	0.82	0.00	0.24	0.00
Shawn Hochuli	17	5	28	6	2	3	0.29	1.65	0.35	0.12	0.18
Shawn Smith	17	3	15	1	0	3	0.18	0.88	0.06	0.00	0.18
Tra Blake	16	4	19	2	1	3	0.25	1.19	0.13	0.06	0.19
Totals	285	72	412	30	33	39	4.32	24.65	1.78	1.98	2.35