Lowering the Head to Initiate Contact

Definition

It is a foul if a player lowers his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent. The rule applies to all players on the field at all times, and contact does not have to be to an opponent's head or neck area; lowering the head and initiating contact to an opponent's torso, hips or lower body is also a penalty.

Outcome

15 yards. If committed on defense; automatic first down. The player may be disqualified.

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	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Alex Kemp	15	3	45	0	1	2	0.20	3.00	0.00	0.07	0.13
Bill Vinovich	17	5	68	0	0	5	0.29	4.00	0.00	0.00	0.29
Brad Allen	15	1	1	0	0	1	0.07	0.07	0.00	0.00	0.07
Brad Rogers	15	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Carl Cheffers	16	4	55	0	1	3	0.25	3.44	0.00	0.06	0.19
Clay Martin	15	1	15	0	0	1	0.07	1.00	0.00	0.00	0.07
Clete Blakeman	16	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Craig Wrolstad	15	3	44	0	1	2	0.20	2.93	0.00	0.07	0.13
Jerome Boger	15	2	30	0	2	0	0.13	2.00	0.00	0.13	0.00
John Hussey	17	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ron Torbert	15	2	30	0	0	2	0.13	2.00	0.00	0.00	0.13
Scott Novak	15	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Shawn Hochuli	15	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.07	0.00	0.00
Shawn Smith	17	1	15	1	1	0	0.06	0.88	0.06	0.06	0.00
Tony Corrente	17	2	30	0	2	0	0.12	1.76	0.00	0.12	0.00
Walt Anderson	17	3	38	2	1	2	0.18	2.24	0.12	0.06	0.12
Totals	267	27	371	4	9	18	1.7	23.32	0.25	0.57	1.13