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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

2014 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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 TotalPer Game
NameGamesCountYardsDismissedHomeAwayCountYardsDismissedHomeAway
Bill Leavy164601400.253.750.060.250.00
Bill Vinovich174600130.243.530.000.060.18
Brad Allen155650230.334.330.000.130.20
Carl Cheffers165562320.313.500.130.190.13
Clete Blakeman161120010.060.750.000.000.06
Craig Wrolstad154600220.274.000.000.130.13
Ed Hochuli162290200.131.810.000.130.00
Gene Steratore163347300.192.130.440.190.00
Jeff Triplette154600130.274.000.000.070.20
Jerome Boger151150010.071.000.000.000.07
John Parry156650330.404.330.000.200.20
Pete Morelli165500140.313.130.000.060.25
Ron Torbert153451300.203.000.070.200.00
Terry McAulay16141010.060.250.060.000.06
Tony Corrente167832250.445.190.130.130.31
Walt Anderson172290110.121.710.000.060.06
Walt Coleman1581043530.536.930.200.330.20
Totals267658311733324.1853.341.092.132.05