What are the most common penalties in football?

October 3, 2009 by admin · 17 Comments
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Jacky asked:

I’ve never actually sat down and really paid attention to this, but what are the most(commonly) called penalties during a football games?

If you had to guess, how many times were each called during said game too?

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17 Responses to “What are the most common penalties in football?”
  1. I Star Poor Questions says:
    October 4, 2009 at 4:31 pm

    Holding

    at least 2-3 times a game I Star Poor Questions

  2. JS says:
    October 7, 2009 at 12:27 pm

    Probably “false start/illegal procedure” on offense. I would say I see that called on each offense 3 times per game.

    On defense, it’s a tougher call, but probably “encroachment/offsides”. Maybe 2-3 times on each defense per game. JS

  3. lsutigerfan6 says:
    October 8, 2009 at 10:33 pm

    eiter holding or neutral zone infractions lsutigerfan6

  4. Scottie Boy says:
    October 10, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    holding Scottie Boy

  5. Redskins!! says:
    October 11, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    illegal block in the back Redskins!!

  6. gopackgo51 says:
    October 12, 2009 at 6:38 am

    holding or offsides gopackgo51

  7. hernandez05r says:
    October 14, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    i would say false start, offsides, and holding at least 3 times each hernandez05r

  8. Tom E says:
    October 18, 2009 at 6:47 am

    False start – this occurs when a player on Offense (usually an Offensive Lineman) moves or flinches before the ball is snapped. This is usually a pretty easy penalty to spot. It usually occurs because a player is trying to get a jump on his opponent before the play starts and inadvertently moves before the snap. False start costs the Offense five yards. probably 3 times a game.

    - Holding – this occurs when a player grabs hold of his opponent in an illegal manner. While it may appear that holding occurs on just about every play, the Officials must pick and choose their battles. Usually, unless it is pretty obvious, the Officials will let this go. Holding costs a team ten yards if it is on Offense, and five yards and an automatic first down if on the Defense. About three to five times a game. Offense and defense.

    - Offsides – usually occurs on the Defense, but an Offensive player may be Offsides as well. Offsides occurs when a player (other than the Center) has any part of his body in or beyond the neutral zone when the ball is snapped. The neutral zone is the area between the lines of scrimmage (or, the length of the ball when it is on the ground at the start of a play). Offsides costs a team five yards. Two to four times a game Tom E

  9. dietz1988 says:
    October 20, 2009 at 11:36 pm

    Holding definately, from what I hear, holding can be called almost every play, it happens so often.

    I’ve also been seeing pass interference a lot recently. dietz1988

  10. Kayla B. Giants NFC EAST CHAMPS! says:
    October 21, 2009 at 2:17 am

    probably false start, pass interference, or holding

    false start-2 or 3 times
    pass int-1 or 2 times
    holding-2 or 3 times

    idk those were random guesses :D :D Kayla B. Giants NFC EAST CHAMPS!

  11. michelle d says:
    October 23, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    Face mask michelle d

  12. sronsbuck says:
    October 25, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    false start 3 times a game sronsbuck

  13. This Is Your Conscience says:
    October 26, 2009 at 8:30 pm

    I would have to say that False Start is the most common penalty in football. I must happen about six or seven times in a game. This Is Your Conscience

  14. Ryan says:
    October 28, 2009 at 2:40 pm

    False start and holding Ryan

  15. tehya says:
    October 31, 2009 at 12:50 pm

    holding, false start, or off sides tehya

  16. Sagittarius88 says:
    November 1, 2009 at 12:31 am

    false start/offside/holding. Sagittarius88

  17. Rob B says:
    November 4, 2009 at 3:41 am

    False Start and Offsides/Encroachment are by far the most called fouls. They account for 1/3 to 1/2 of fouls in most games. Rob B

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