Penalties are assessed live ball then dead ball. Live ball penalties must be assessed before play is
considered complete.
g. Penalties will be assessed half the distance to the goal yardage when the penalty yardage is more
than half the distance to the goal.
h. Spot fouls in end zone: Defensive (Ball on one-yard line, first down)/Offensive (Safety)

Defensive Spot Fouls
Defensive pass interference Automatic first down
Holding +5 yards and automatic first down
Stripping +5 yards and automatic first down

Offensive Spot Fouls
Screening or blocking -5 yards and loss of down
Charging -5 yards and loss of down
Flag guarding -5 yards and loss of down

Defensive penalties
Defensive unnecessary roughness +10 yards and automatic first down
Defensive unsportsmanlike conduct +10 yards and automatic first down
Offside/ Illegal substitution +5 yards from line of scrimmage and automatic first down
Illegal rush (starting rush from inside 7-yards) +5 yards from line of scrimmage and automatic first down
Illegal flag pull (before receiver has the ball) +5 yards from line of scrimmage and automatic first down
Roughing the passer +5 yards from line of scrimmage and automatic first down
Taunting +5 yards from line of scrimmage and automatic first down

Offensive penalties
Offensive unnecessary roughness -10 yards and loss of down
Offensive unsportsmanlike conduct -10 yards and loss of down
Offside/ False start / Illegal substitution -5 yards from line of scrimmage and loss of down
Illegal forward pass (Thrower over line) -5 yards from line of scrimmage and loss of down
Offensive pass interference -5 yards from line of scrimmage and loss of down
Illegal motion -5 yards from line of scrimmage and loss of down
Delay of game -5 yards from line of scrimmage and loss of down
Impeding the rusher -5 yards from line of scrimmage and loss of down
Illegal procedure -5 yards from line of scrimmage and loss of down