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National Collegiate Athletic Association: Official Football Signals

This document provides 46 official football signals used by referees during NCAA games. The signals are grouped into categories such as ball placement and timing, scoring plays, penalties, and disqualification. Key signals include timeouts, first down, touchdowns, penalties, and player ejection.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association: Official Football Signals

This document provides 46 official football signals used by referees during NCAA games. The signals are grouped into categories such as ball placement and timing, scoring plays, penalties, and disqualification. Key signals include timeouts, first down, touchdowns, penalties, and player ejection.

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National Collegiate Athletic Association

Official Football Signals


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Time-out Ball dead


Touchdown
Ball ready for play Discretionary or injury time-out Touchback (move
Start clock Field goal
*Untimed down (follow by tapping hands TV/Radio time-out Safety side to side) First down
Point(s) after touchdown
on chest)

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Incomplete forw ard pass


Penalty declined Illegal touching or
No play, no scor e Inadvertent whistle 30-second timeout
Legal touching of forward Disregard flag Sideline warning First touching (NF)
Loss of down Toss option delayed (Face Press Box) End of period
pass or scrimmage kick

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 27

Offside defense False start


Uncatchable or free kick team Illegal formation Illegal shift - 2 hands Unsportsmanlike conduct
Failure to wear Illegal helmet
forw ard pass Encroachment (NF) Encroachment offense Illegal motion - 1 hand Delay of game Substitution infraction contact Noncontact foul
required equipment

28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Illegal batting
Running into Illegal kicking Illegal fair catch signal (NF) Forward pass
or roughing kicker (followed by pointing Invalid fair catch interference Illegal pass
Roughing passer Intentional grounding
Illegal participation or holder toward toe for kicking) signal (NF) Kick-catching interference Illegal forward
Sideline interference
handling

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

Illegal block in the back


Ineligible downfield Blocking below waist Holding/obstructing Helping runner
on pass Personal foul Clipping Illegal block Chop block Illegal use of hands/arms Interlocked blocking Grasping face mask or
helmet opening

46 47
(NF) High School
Note: Signal numbers 25 and 26 are for future expansion.

Tripping Player disqualification

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