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.

2016 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Jeff Triplette	15	13	192	0	7	6	0.87	12.80	0.00	0.47	0.40
John Parry	15	7	76	0	4	3	0.47	5.07	0.00	0.27	0.20
Ed Hochuli	16	6	80	1	4	2	0.38	5.00	0.06	0.25	0.13
Gene Steratore	16	6	77	6	4	2	0.38	4.81	0.38	0.25	0.13
John Hussey	16	6	88	0	3	3	0.38	5.50	0.00	0.19	0.19
Pete Morelli	17	6	78	0	3	3	0.35	4.59	0.00	0.18	0.18
Craig Wrolstad	16	5	69	0	2	3	0.31	4.31	0.00	0.13	0.19
Ron Torbert	16	5	70	0	2	3	0.31	4.38	0.00	0.13	0.19
Walt Coleman	15	5	75	0	2	3	0.33	5.00	0.00	0.13	0.20
Brad Allen	16	4	60	3	3	1	0.25	3.75	0.19	0.19	0.06
Tony Corrente	16	4	60	1	3	1	0.25	3.75	0.06	0.19	0.06
Bill Vinovich	16	2	30	0	2	0	0.13	1.88	0.00	0.13	0.00
Jerome Boger	15	2	23	1	0	2	0.13	1.53	0.07	0.00	0.13
Terry McAulay	13	2	30	5	1	1	0.15	2.31	0.38	0.08	0.08
Walt Anderson	15	2	30	2	0	2	0.13	2.00	0.13	0.00	0.13
Carl Cheffers	18	1	15	1	1	0	0.06	0.83	0.06	0.06	0.00
Clete Blakeman	16	1	15	0	1	0	0.06	0.94	0.00	0.06	0.00
Totals	267	77	1068	20	42	35	4.94	68.45	1.33	2.71	2.27