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
2025 Stats
- View Illegal Use of Hands Penalties By:
- Teams
- Teams - Per Game
- Player
- Position
- Week
- Down and Distance
- 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Alan Eck | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Alex Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Vinovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Brad Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Brad Rogers | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| Carl Cheffers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Clay Martin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Clete Blakeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Craig Wrolstad | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
| John Hussey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Land Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ron Torbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Scott Novak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shawn Hochuli | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Shawn Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 17 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 2 |