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
2020 Stats
- View Illegal Use of Hands Penalties By:
- Teams
- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
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- Referee/Crew
- Complete Penalty Log
- Season
Totals By Referee/Crew
| Total | Per Game | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Games | Count | Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away | Count | Yards | Dismissed | Home | Away |
| Adrian Hill | 16 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Alex Kemp | 17 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0.76 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.12 |
| Bill Vinovich | 16 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.19 |
| Brad Allen | 16 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.19 | 1.25 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.19 |
| Brad Rogers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Carl Cheffers | 17 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.18 | 1.18 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| Clay Martin | 14 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.43 | 3.21 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.29 |
| Clete Blakeman | 16 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.19 | 1.56 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.06 |
| Craig Wrolstad | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
| Jerome Boger | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.06 |
| John Hussey | 16 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.38 | 1.94 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| Land Clark | 15 | 5 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 2.67 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
| Ron Torbert | 16 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.31 | 2.19 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.19 |
| Scott Novak | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.31 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Shawn Hochuli | 16 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 2.50 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| Shawn Smith | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tony Corrente | 15 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.20 | 1.67 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 269 | 50 | 344 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 3.21 | 22.06 | 1.42 | 1.35 | 1.86 |
