Illegal Use of Hands
Definition
Illegal use of the hands against a player while attempting to ward off a block, cover a receiver, or tackle a ball carrier. There are several restrictions on how a player may initiate contact, such as hands to the facemask of the other player involved in the blocking.
Outcome
10 yards if committed by offense; 5 yards and automatic first down if committed by defense
2012 Stats
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Totals By Referee/Crew
| Total | Per Game | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away |
| Al Riveron | 13 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.77 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.00 |
| Bill Leavy | 12 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 | 2.08 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| Bill Vinovich | 12 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 | 1.67 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.17 |
| Bruce Hermansen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Carl Cheffers | 12 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Clete Blakeman | 12 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.67 | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| David Scott | 3 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.67 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 |
| David White | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Don King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Donovan Briggans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ed Hochuli | 12 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 1.42 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.17 |
| Gene Steratore | 10 | 8 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0.80 | 6.50 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Gerald Wright | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jeff Triplette | 12 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0.58 | 3.17 | 0.08 | 0.33 | 0.25 |
| Jerome Boger | 13 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.31 | 2.31 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.08 |
| Jerry Frump | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jerry Hughes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Jim Core | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.25 |
| John Parry | 12 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.25 | 2.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Kent Roan | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 | 3.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Mike Carey | 12 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.33 | 1.33 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Mike Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pete Morelli | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.00 |
| Richard "Matt" Nicks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Robert Dalton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Robert Frazer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ron Winter | 11 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.82 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.27 |
| Scott Green | 11 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.27 | 1.82 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.18 |
| Terry McAulay | 13 | 6 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0.46 | 2.46 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.38 |
| Tony Corrente | 13 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.54 | 3.08 | 0.00 | 0.23 | 0.31 |
| Walt Anderson | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.36 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00 |
| Walt Coleman | 12 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.33 | 2.50 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Wayne Elliott | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.67 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| Totals | 267 | 81 | 518 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 8.49 | 56.92 | 1.56 | 3.95 | 4.54 |