Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Definition

Any person (usually a player but occasionally a coach and very rarely one or more spectators) acts or speaks in a manner deemed to be intentionally harmful or especially objectionable by the game officials, or by rule. Unsportsmanlike conduct is a non-contact foul; if contact is involved it becomes a personal foul. Examples include verbal abuse of officials, and taunting, which, since 2004 in the NFL, has included any "prolonged and premeditated celebrations" by players.

Some Unsportsmanlike Conduct penalties, such as Taunting, get "upgraded" to their own category. Unsportsmanlike Conduct is also often confused with Unnecessary Roughness

Outcome

15 yards. If committed by the defense, automatic first down.

2009 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Al Riveron	15	1	15	0	1	0	0.07	1.00	0.00	0.07	0.00
Bill Leavy	16	3	40	0	1	2	0.19	2.50	0.00	0.06	0.13
Carl Cheffers	16	1	15	0	0	1	0.06	0.94	0.00	0.00	0.06
Don Carey	15	2	21	0	0	2	0.13	1.40	0.00	0.00	0.13
Ed Hochuli	16	4	60	4	2	2	0.25	3.75	0.25	0.13	0.13
Gene Steratore	16	2	30	0	2	0	0.13	1.88	0.00	0.13	0.00
Jeff Triplette	15	7	87	0	2	5	0.47	5.80	0.00	0.13	0.33
Jerome Boger	16	3	45	1	3	0	0.19	2.81	0.06	0.19	0.00
John Parry	15	1	15	2	1	0	0.07	1.00	0.13	0.07	0.00
Mike Carey	15	3	45	0	0	3	0.20	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.20
Pete Morelli	16	2	30	1	1	1	0.13	1.88	0.06	0.06	0.06
Ron Winter	16	6	90	3	3	3	0.38	5.63	0.19	0.19	0.19
Scott Green	18	1	12	3	0	1	0.06	0.67	0.17	0.00	0.06
Terry McAulay	15	1	13	0	0	1	0.07	0.87	0.00	0.00	0.07
Tony Corrente	16	4	52	0	2	2	0.25	3.25	0.00	0.13	0.13
Walt Anderson	16	6	68	0	2	4	0.38	4.25	0.00	0.13	0.25
Walt Coleman	15	6	90	0	5	1	0.40	6.00	0.00	0.33	0.07
Totals	267	53	728	14	25	28	3.43	46.63	0.86	1.62	1.81