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

2017 Stats

Totals By Referee/Crew

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		Total					Per Game
Name	Games	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away	Count	Yards	Dismissed	Home	Away
Bill Vinovich	16	4	16	1	3	1	0.25	1.00	0.06	0.19	0.06
Brad Allen	16	9	50	1	6	3	0.56	3.13	0.06	0.38	0.19
Carl Cheffers	15	10	57	1	5	5	0.67	3.80	0.07	0.33	0.33
Clete Blakeman	16	3	20	3	1	2	0.19	1.25	0.19	0.06	0.13
Craig Wrolstad	15	3	20	3	1	2	0.20	1.33	0.20	0.07	0.13
Ed Hochuli	17	7	54	2	5	2	0.41	3.18	0.12	0.29	0.12
Gene Steratore	17	9	54	1	5	4	0.53	3.18	0.06	0.29	0.24
Jeff Triplette	16	12	81	3	4	8	0.75	5.06	0.19	0.25	0.50
Jerome Boger	15	7	39	4	2	5	0.47	2.60	0.27	0.13	0.33
John Hussey	16	4	30	2	2	2	0.25	1.88	0.13	0.13	0.13
John Parry	15	4	30	4	1	3	0.27	2.00	0.27	0.07	0.20
Pete Morelli	14	1	10	1	0	1	0.07	0.71	0.07	0.00	0.07
Ron Torbert	16	6	39	1	2	4	0.38	2.44	0.06	0.13	0.25
Terry McAulay	15	1	10	4	1	0	0.07	0.67	0.27	0.07	0.00
Tony Corrente	17	10	54	3	4	6	0.59	3.18	0.18	0.24	0.35
Walt Anderson	16	9	60	6	4	5	0.56	3.75	0.38	0.25	0.31
Walt Coleman	15	11	66	4	6	5	0.73	4.40	0.27	0.40	0.33
Totals	267	110	690	44	52	58	6.95	43.56	2.85	3.28	3.67