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
2018 Stats
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- Teams - Per Game
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- Position
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- Season
Totals By Referee/Crew
| Total | Per Game | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away |
| Alex Kemp | 15 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| Bill Vinovich | 17 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.24 | 1.18 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 |
| Brad Allen | 15 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.47 | 2.27 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.33 |
| Carl Cheffers | 16 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.25 | 1.88 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Clay Martin | 15 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 1.53 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
| Clete Blakeman | 17 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.88 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| Craig Wrolstad | 15 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.27 | 2.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.20 |
| Jerome Boger | 15 | 6 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.40 | 2.67 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.33 |
| John Hussey | 16 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.31 | 2.31 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.19 |
| John Parry | 17 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.35 | 1.76 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| Pete Morelli | 15 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 | 2.07 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.07 |
| Ron Torbert | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| Shawn Hochuli | 15 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 2.00 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
| Shawn Smith | 15 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
| Tony Corrente | 16 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Walt Anderson | 16 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.19 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
| Walt Coleman | 16 | 6 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.38 | 2.50 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.13 |
| Totals | 267 | 76 | 461 | 20 | 35 | 41 | 4.86 | 29.56 | 1.28 | 2.23 | 2.66 |
