22. RULING: Touchdown. A's ball, try, on B's 3. Team B commits an illegal substitution foul by entering the field of play after the snap. Team B also commits an illegal interference foul since the player may technically still be a substitute until he participates in the play. The 15-yard penalty could be enforced from the end of the run, the 50. However, since the question indicated that the touchdown would have been scored, award the touchdown.
23. RULING: A's ball, 1st and 10, on A's 45. Team B commits an illegal substitution foul by entering the field of play after the snap. The 5-yard penalty is enforced from the previous spot.
24. RULING: A's ball, 3rd and Goal, on B's 8. Team B must accept offsetting fouls since the enforcement spot for their foul is in B's end zone and would result in two points for Team A.
25. RULING: A's ball, 4th and 5, on B's 40. The succeeding spot is B's 40. All fouls occurred before they were reported to the referee and before any of the penalties had been completed. If one dead ball foul is reported to the referee, it is reasonable to assume that the penalty is completed immediately. The fouls offset, the penalties cancel and the ball is spotted at the succeeding spot. Any disqualified players must leave the game.
26. RULING: A's ball, 1st and 10, on B's 35. Assume that the tailback pitches a backward pass to the tight end. The wide receiver fouls during the tailback's run which ended on B's 40. The 10-yard penalty is enforced from the end of the run, B's 40, since the foul occurred in advance of the end of the run. The 15-yard penalty for Team B's dead ball personal foul is enforced from the succeeding spot, the 50.
27. RULING: A's ball, 3rd and 25, on A's 35. Assume that the block was toward the original position of the ball and not away from the original position of the ball. The spot of the foul, the 50, is behind the end of the run and in advance of the previous spot. The 15-yard penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul.
28. RULING: A's ball, 1st and 10, on A's 45. The clock starts on the on the ready. The back has some part of his body on or inside the offensive tackle and is not in motion so may block below the waist toward the ball. It is legal to trip the runner. The fumble went forward and out of bounds between the goal lines so is returned to the spot of the fumble.
29. RULING: A's ball, 3rd and 9, on B's 12. The block below the waist on the line of scrimmage is not a foul. The defensive back imparts new impetus but does not foul when he bats the grounded fumble backward. Team B will most likely accept the 5-yard penalty for Team A's foul. Team B may want to decline the penalty and give Team A two points for the safety based on the score and time remaining.
30. RULING: A's ball, 1st and 10, on B's 30. The 5-yard penalty for the false start is enforced from B's 40. The 15-yard penalty for the Team B dead ball personal foul is then enforced from the succeeding spot, B's 45. The dead ball fouls offset, penalties cancel caper does not apply since one of the fouls was not an unsportsmanlike or personal foul.
31. RULING: A's ball, 1st and 10, on A's 18. The Team B player commits an illegal batting foul when he bats the fumble when the ball is in Team A's end zone. The 15-yard penalty is enforced from the previous spot.
32. RULING: A's ball, 2nd and 30, on A's 20. Assume that the ball was batted forward by the passing team in an attempt to gain yardage. This assumption may conflcit with previous exam questions but is probably a good assumption. Besides, the exam was prepared by different scholars. The 15-yard penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul, A's 35, but does not carry a loss of down. Offensive team face mask, illegal use of hands, holding, illegal block and personal fouls in the field of play would be enforced from the previous spot.
33. RULING: A's ball, 3rd and Goal, on B's 2. The clock starts on the snap. The linebacker commits a holding foul. The foul occurs during a running play. The 10-yard penalty is enforced from the end of the run, B's 4.
34. RULING: A's ball, 1st and 10, on A's 16. The tailback advances for a first down on A's 31. The 15-yard penalty for the center's dead ball personal foul is enforced from the succeeding spot. The penalty for a dead ball foul incurred after a series ends and before the next ready for play shall be enforced before the line to gain is established.
35. RULING: A's ball, 1st and 10, on B's 14. The clock starts on the ready. The Team A fumble went forward and out of bounds between the goal lines. The ball is returned to the spot of the fumble, B's 14. By rule, the clock starts on the ready since there is no other reason to start the clock on the snap.
36. RULING: A's ball, 3rd and 6, on A's 34. Both teams committed live ball fouls before a change of team possession during the down. The fouls offset, the penalties cancel and the down is replayed.
37. RULING: B's ball, 1st and 10, on B's 31. The QB muffed a backward pass. This is not a fumble. The QB commits an illegal kicking foul on B's 16. The penalty is 15 yards from the spot of the foul and a loss of down. Offensive team face mask, illegal use of hands, holding, illegal block and personal fouls in the field of play would be enforced from the previous spot. The advance by the teammate of the backward passer is legal as is the advance by Team B. The Referee will enforce the penalty without consultation with Team B.
38. RULING: A's ball, 2nd and 10, on A's 37. The Team B foul occurred during a running play. The run ended behind the neutral zone. The 5-yard penalty is enforced from the previous spot.
39. RULING: A's ball, 1st and Goal, on B's 6. The bat by the Team B player is legal since the ball was batted backward. Since this was not a 4th down play or a try, the ball is next put in play where the center recovered the ball, B's 6.
40. RULING: A's ball, 2nd and 4, on A's 28. The clock starts on the ready. The Team B player may trip the runner. The ball goes out of bounds on A's 31 when the ball touches the Team B player who is touching the sideline. The Team B player does not recover the ball. The ball is returned back to the spot of the fumble, A's 28. By rule in this play, the clock starts on the ready.