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

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Adrian Hill	15	1	10	3	0	1	0.07	0.67	0.20	0.00	0.07
Alan Eck	17	4	21	0	4	0	0.24	1.24	0.00	0.24	0.00
Alex Kemp	17	1	5	0	1	0	0.06	0.29	0.00	0.06	0.00
Alex Moore	16	8	44	0	2	6	0.50	2.75	0.00	0.13	0.38
Bill Vinovich	17	3	24	2	1	2	0.18	1.41	0.12	0.06	0.12
Brad Allen	16	3	15	2	1	2	0.19	0.94	0.13	0.06	0.13
Brad Rogers	16	5	30	2	2	3	0.31	1.88	0.13	0.13	0.19
Carl Cheffers	17	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Clay Martin	17	7	36	0	2	5	0.41	2.12	0.00	0.12	0.29
Clete Blakeman	17	2	10	1	1	1	0.12	0.59	0.06	0.06	0.06
Craig Wrolstad	18	4	25	0	2	2	0.22	1.39	0.00	0.11	0.11
John Hussey	17	3	15	0	2	1	0.18	0.88	0.00	0.12	0.06
Land Clark	16	3	15	1	1	2	0.19	0.94	0.06	0.06	0.13
Ron Torbert	17	2	10	3	2	0	0.12	0.59	0.18	0.12	0.00
Scott Novak	17	2	15	0	2	0	0.12	0.88	0.00	0.12	0.00
Shawn Hochuli	17	8	44	4	7	1	0.47	2.59	0.24	0.41	0.06
Shawn Smith	17	4	20	0	3	1	0.24	1.18	0.00	0.18	0.06
Totals	284	60	339	18	33	27	3.62	20.34	1.12	1.98	1.66