NCAA 2004 rulebook (pdf format)

LSUfan · Sep 20, 2004

There have been a ton of rule/interpretations type questions lately, and I didn't see this posted before, so I decided to link it here.

This is the same rule book the coaches and players are given before the season to review. Sure enough, Saban appears on page 5 as a member of the rules committee.

NCAA football 2004 rules and interpretations

Here you can see an explanation of the rules, requirements for the field and goal posts, as well as interpretations of the rules as they could happen in game situations.

swoop · Sep 20, 2004

did anyone know that crowd noise can result in a 5 yard penalty if the offensive team cant communicate?

Berge · Sep 20, 2004

I just read that....

4. When the offensive team believes it is unable to communicate its signals

to teammates other than players positioned more than seven

yards from the middle lineman of the offensive formation because of

crowd noise. Following are administrative procedures for unfair

noise (Rule 3-4-2-b-3):

(a) When the signal caller believes he is unable to communicate signals

to teammates because of crowd noise, he may raise his

hands and look to the referee to request a legal delay.

(b) The referee may deny the request by pointing toward the defensive

team’s goal line or may charge himself with a timeout and

the offensive team may huddle.

(c) When the offensive team returns to the line of scrimmage, the

game clock will start on the snap. The referee shall declare the

ball ready for play by sounding his whistle with no hand signal.

The 25-second clock is not in operation (Rule 3-4-2-b-3).

(d) Should the signal caller then, or later in the game, request a second

legal delay by raising his hands and looking to the referee,

the referee will charge himself with a timeout again if, in his opinion,

the crowd noise makes it impossible to hear offensive signals.

(e) The referee then will request the defensive captain to ask the

crowd for quiet. This signals the public-address announcer to

request cooperation and courtesy to the offensive team. The

announcer will state that the defensive team will be charged a

timeout, or be penalized five yards if timeouts are exhausted, for

the next crowd-noise infraction.

(f) When the offensive team returns to the line of scrimmage, the

game clock will start on the snap. The referee shall declare the

ball ready for play by sounding his whistle with no hand signal.

The 25-second clock is not in operation (Rule 3-4-2-b-3).

(g) If the signal caller again during the game indicates by raising his

hands and looking to the referee to request a legal crowd-noise

delay and the referee agrees, a team timeout will be charged to

the defensive team. If the defensive team has exhausted its allotment

of timeouts, a five-yard penalty is assessed.

(h) After this timeout or the penalty, the defensive team will be

penalized five yards for each unsuccessful attempt to start a

play. VIOLATION—Rules 3-3-6 and 3-4-2-b [S3 or S21].

Summary of crowd-noise procedures:

Step No. 1—Referee’s timeout.

Step No. 2—Referee’s timeout plus captain’s notification and publicaddress

announcement.

Step No. 3—Timeout or five-yard penalty if timeouts are exhausted.

Step No. 4—Five-yard penalty for each additional infraction.
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BostonBengal · Sep 20, 2004

Take that down!!! Hide that!!!!! Some SEC official will probably see that rule--which he otherwise overlooked, and start calling that one whenever he feels like it too!!!

HatcherTiger · Sep 20, 2004

swoop said:

did anyone know that crowd noise can result in a 5 yard penalty if the offensive team cant communicate?
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