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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

2010 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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 TotalPer Game
NameGamesCountYardsDismissedHomeAwayCountYardsDismissedHomeAway
Al Riveron166901240.385.630.060.130.25
Bill Leavy153400120.202.670.000.070.13
Carl Cheffers153350030.202.330.000.000.20
Clete Blakeman15190100.070.600.000.070.00
Ed Hochuli161182100.061.130.130.060.00
Gene Steratore165621320.313.880.060.190.13
Jeff Triplette167930430.445.810.000.250.19
Jerome Boger154491310.273.270.070.200.07
John Parry174572310.243.350.120.180.06
Mike Carey16001000.000.000.060.000.00
Pete Morelli163450210.192.810.000.130.06
Ron Winter152301110.132.000.070.070.07
Scott Green15000000.000.000.000.000.00
Terry McAulay161150100.060.940.000.060.00
Tony Corrente1691354540.568.440.250.310.25
Walt Anderson163450120.192.810.000.060.13
Walt Coleman166740330.384.630.000.190.19
Totals267587971331273.6850.30.821.971.73