Illegal Touch Kick

Definition

The ball, after the free kick, first touches a member of the kicking team prior to traveling 10 yards. This is most often seen on an onside kick where a member of the kicking team prematurely comes in contact with the ball in an attempt to recover it.

Outcome

Receiving team gets the ball as the spot of the foul.

Penalties By Season

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Season	Games	Penalty Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Offsetting	Total Flags
2023	285	7	25	3	4	0	0	7
2020	269	4	20	1	3	0	0	4
2021	285	5	25	2	3	0	0	5
2022	284	3	15	1	2	1	0	4
2009	267	13	50	8	5	1	1	15
2010	267	13	35	5	8	1	0	14
2011	267	4	10	0	4	3	0	7
2012	267	9	30	4	5	3	0	12
2013	267	13	25	6	7	0	0	13
2014	267	3	15	2	1	0	0	3
2015	267	2	5	0	2	0	0	2
2016	267	8	30	3	5	0	0	8
2017	267	4	10	2	2	0	1	5
2018	267	8	35	4	4	3	0	11
2019	267	11	20	6	5	0	0	11
2024	285	3	15	2	1	0	0	3
2025	109	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Totals	4454	111	365	49	62	12	2	125

Penalties By Season - Per Game

Note: Offsetting and Declined penalties are ignored, except where specified.

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Season	Games	Penalty Count	Penalty Yards	Home	Away	Declined	Total Flags
2023	285	0.02	0.09	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.02
2020	269	0.01	0.07	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01
2021	285	0.02	0.09	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.02
2022	284	0.01	0.05	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01
2009	267	0.05	0.19	0.03	0.02	0.00	0.06
2010	267	0.05	0.13	0.02	0.03	0.00	0.05
2011	267	0.01	0.04	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.03
2012	267	0.03	0.11	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.04
2013	267	0.05	0.09	0.02	0.03	0.00	0.05
2014	267	0.01	0.06	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01
2015	267	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01
2016	267	0.03	0.11	0.01	0.02	0.00	0.03
2017	267	0.01	0.04	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.02
2018	267	0.03	0.13	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.04
2019	267	0.04	0.07	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.04
2024	285	0.01	0.05	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01
2025	109	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.01
Totals	4454	0.02	0.08	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.03