National Collegiate Athletic Association Official Football Signals

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Ball ready for play *Untimed down

Start clock

Time-out Discretionary or injury time-out (follow by tapping hands on chest)

TV/Radio time-out

Touchdown Field goal Point(s) after touchdown

Safety

Ball dead Touchback (move side to side)

First down

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16

Loss of down

Incomplete forw ard pass Penalty declined No play, no scor e Toss option delayed

Legal touching of forward pass or scrimmage kick

Inadvertent whistle (Face Press Box)

Disregard flag

End of period

Sideline warning

Illegal touching or 30-second timeout First touching (NF)

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27

Uncatchable forw ard pass

Offside defense or free kick team Encroachment (NF)

False start Illegal formation Encroachment offense

Illegal shift - 2 hands Illegal motion - 1 hand

Delay of game

Substitution infraction

Failure to wear required equipment

Illegal helmet contact

Unsportsmanlike conduct Noncontact foul

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30

31

32

33

34

35

36

Illegal participation

Sideline interference

Running into or roughing kicker or holder

Illegal batting Illegal kicking (followed by pointing toward toe for kicking)

Illegal fair catch signal (NF) Invalid fair catch signal (NF)

Forward pass interference Kick-catching interference

Roughing passer

Illegal pass Illegal forward handling

Intentional grounding

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Ineligible downfield on pass

Personal foul

Clipping

Blocking below waist Illegal block

Chop block

Holding/obstructing Illegal use of hands/arms

Illegal block in the back Helping runner Interlocked blocking Grasping face mask or helmet opening

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(NF) High School Note: Signal numbers 25 and 26 are for future expansion.

Tripping

Player disqualification

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