Football rules question: Does a football have to leave the endzone completely to avoid a safety?
March 11th, 2010 | by admin |If Team A is on offense on their own 1 yard line, and Team B sacks the quarterback with the nose of the football barely out of the endzone, is it considered a safety, or does the ball get moved up so it’s not in the endzone?
I don’t know the answer, I’m just curious.
It works just like a touchdown. If any part of the ball is crossing the plane of the endzone its a safety. Better hope for a good spot Team A.
5 Responses to “Football rules question: Does a football have to leave the endzone completely to avoid a safety?”
By pete1ny on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply
it is a safety
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By llamaboy8294 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply
it would be s safety, the football has to be completly out of the endzone, but i wouldnt matter, because the quarter back had possession of the ball and was down in the endzone
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By ben34 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply
It works just like a touchdown. If any part of the ball is crossing the plane of the endzone its a safety. Better hope for a good spot Team A.
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By bevin347 on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply
ben34 said it perfectly
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By ratemyexperience on Mar 11, 2010 | Reply
Its a safety…and for your info if the ball is fumbled out of bounds in the endzone that is also a safety…Anyhow I played college football, I remember somehow with 1.35 on the clock 4th quarter we were down by 4 against Umass, we got pinned at our own 1 yard line..Do you believe we drove down field and I had a big block on the linebacker and we won the game……More info can be found at my source.
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http://www.ratemycollegefootballexperience.com