Personal Foul
Definition
A conduct- or safety-related infraction. Includes unnecessary roughness, such as hitting a ball carrier after he is already out of bounds, "piling on" a ball carrier who is already down, or violent contact with an opponent who is away from and out of the play. If the officials decide that the action was particularly flagrant, the player in question can be ejected from the game.
Caution: Many things people often think of as personal fouls are actually more specific penalties. This page only list things that officially went "in the books" as a Personal Foul. For example, though a ref may say "Personal Foul, Roughing the Passer" that penalty will not be on this page. It will be on the Roughing the Passer page.
Outcome
15 yards; automatic first down if committed by defense
2009 Stats
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- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
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- Complete Penalty Log
- Season
By Penalty
Personal Foul penalties commited by position during the 2009 season.
| Name | Count | Yards | Home | Away | Declined | Offsetting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Line | 12 | 183 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Runningback | 2 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defensive Back | 16 | 197 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Defensive Line | 14 | 153 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Linebacker | 10 | 123 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wide Receiver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Quarterback | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tight End | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fullback | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 746 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 7 |