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Football Rules and Terms Questions and Answers 2024
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Football Rules and TermsOffense - answerWhen your team has possession of the football
Defense - answerWhen your team doesn't have possession of the football
Penalty - answerAny infraction that results in a loss of a down or yards for either team
Line of Scrimmage - answerThe line that divides the offensive team from the defensive
team. Where the ball is hiked from.
End Zone - answerThe area of the field where each team tries to score a touchdown
Quarterback - answerThe player who signals to the center to hike the ball
Interception - answerWhen a defensive player catches a pass from the opposing team's
quarterback
Incomplete Pass - answerA pass that is not caught and hits the ground
Fumble - answerWhen the ball is dropped by a player
Touchdown - answerOccurs when a player has possession of the ball while in the end
zone
Offsides - answerAn infraction where a defensive player steps across the line of
scrimmage before the ball is hiked
How many players are on the field for each team during a play? - answer11
How many yards are on the entire football field? - answer120
How many points for a touchdown? - answer6
How many points for kick through goal posts AFTER a touchdown? - answer1
How many yards must ball move forward from the line of scrimmage to get a new 1st
down? - answer10
How many downs (tries) are allowed to get the 10 yards or new 1st down? - answer4
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