NFHS FOOTBALL CASE PLAYS - RULE 10
(ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES) 2025/2026
1. What type of foul did B1 commit during the down prior to A1's touchdown?
Unsportsmanlike conduct
Offside
Personal foul
Holding
2. If B1 had fumbled the ball instead of intercepting it, and B2 committed a
clipping penalty in A's end zone, what would be the ruling regarding
possession and yardage?
It would be B's ball at the B20 yard line.
It would still be B's ball, first and 10, at A's 15-yard line.
It would be a safety for team A.
It would be A's ball at the A10 yard line.
3. Describe the implications of A1's unsportsmanlike conduct foul in relation to
B1's personal foul.
Both fouls are enforced together, resulting in a loss of down for A.
B1's personal foul results in the touchdown being nullified.
A1's unsportsmanlike conduct foul negates the touchdown scored by
A1.
A1's unsportsmanlike conduct foul is enforced separately after B1's
,personal foul, allowing A to keep the touchdown.
,4. What action leads to A1's disqualification in the described situation?
A1 kicks B2.
B1 intercepts the pass.
A1 throws an incomplete pass.
B1 scores a touchdown.
5. If R6 had not committed a holding penalty, what would have been the
outcome of the play after the kick went into the end zone?
K's ball at the 36-yard line
R's ball at the 20-yard line
R's ball at the 10-yard line
K's ball at the 32-yard line
6. Describe the sequence of events that leads to B starting their possession at
the 20-yard line.
B starts at the 30-yard line due to a penalty on A.
B starts at the 20-yard line due to the enforcement of the
unsportsmanlike foul after the live-ball foul by B2.
B starts at the 40-yard line because the touchdown was not valid.
B starts at the 50-yard line because of the clip penalty.
7. Describe the implications of a face mask penalty in the scenario where B1
fumbles the ball in the end zone.
The face mask penalty has no effect on the outcome of the play.
, The face mask penalty results in a first down for Team B at the 15-
yard line, regardless of the fumble.
The face mask penalty results in a safety for Team A.
The face mask penalty allows Team A to retain possession of the ball.
8. Describe the implications for Team B if they accept the penalty for holding
during the play described in Situation B.
Team B will have a second and 10 from the 10-yard line.
Team B will lose possession of the ball.
Team B will have a first and 10 from the 20-yard line.
Team B will have a first and 10 from its own 5-yard line.
9. What is the basic spot for post-scrimmage kick enforcement in the given
situation?
45-yard line
10-yard line
50-yard line
20-yard line
10. What is the ruling when a foul occurs during a loose-ball play involving a
fumble?
The penalty will result in a loss of down.
The penalty will be enforced from the spot of the foul.
The penalty will be administered from the basic spot, which is the
previous spot.
(ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTIES) 2025/2026
1. What type of foul did B1 commit during the down prior to A1's touchdown?
Unsportsmanlike conduct
Offside
Personal foul
Holding
2. If B1 had fumbled the ball instead of intercepting it, and B2 committed a
clipping penalty in A's end zone, what would be the ruling regarding
possession and yardage?
It would be B's ball at the B20 yard line.
It would still be B's ball, first and 10, at A's 15-yard line.
It would be a safety for team A.
It would be A's ball at the A10 yard line.
3. Describe the implications of A1's unsportsmanlike conduct foul in relation to
B1's personal foul.
Both fouls are enforced together, resulting in a loss of down for A.
B1's personal foul results in the touchdown being nullified.
A1's unsportsmanlike conduct foul negates the touchdown scored by
A1.
A1's unsportsmanlike conduct foul is enforced separately after B1's
,personal foul, allowing A to keep the touchdown.
,4. What action leads to A1's disqualification in the described situation?
A1 kicks B2.
B1 intercepts the pass.
A1 throws an incomplete pass.
B1 scores a touchdown.
5. If R6 had not committed a holding penalty, what would have been the
outcome of the play after the kick went into the end zone?
K's ball at the 36-yard line
R's ball at the 20-yard line
R's ball at the 10-yard line
K's ball at the 32-yard line
6. Describe the sequence of events that leads to B starting their possession at
the 20-yard line.
B starts at the 30-yard line due to a penalty on A.
B starts at the 20-yard line due to the enforcement of the
unsportsmanlike foul after the live-ball foul by B2.
B starts at the 40-yard line because the touchdown was not valid.
B starts at the 50-yard line because of the clip penalty.
7. Describe the implications of a face mask penalty in the scenario where B1
fumbles the ball in the end zone.
The face mask penalty has no effect on the outcome of the play.
, The face mask penalty results in a first down for Team B at the 15-
yard line, regardless of the fumble.
The face mask penalty results in a safety for Team A.
The face mask penalty allows Team A to retain possession of the ball.
8. Describe the implications for Team B if they accept the penalty for holding
during the play described in Situation B.
Team B will have a second and 10 from the 10-yard line.
Team B will lose possession of the ball.
Team B will have a first and 10 from the 20-yard line.
Team B will have a first and 10 from its own 5-yard line.
9. What is the basic spot for post-scrimmage kick enforcement in the given
situation?
45-yard line
10-yard line
50-yard line
20-yard line
10. What is the ruling when a foul occurs during a loose-ball play involving a
fumble?
The penalty will result in a loss of down.
The penalty will be enforced from the spot of the foul.
The penalty will be administered from the basic spot, which is the
previous spot.
