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Football: Referee Signals
There are a lot of different signals that football officials use in the game. It can get confusing. This is a list of the different football referee hand signals and what they mean. The specific rules below are described in more detail on other pages (see links at bottom of page).
Football Official
Violations Signals
Holding or illegal use of hands Offside or encroachment False start by the offense Clipping Personal Foul Roughing the Passer |
Delay of game Facemask Intentional grounding by the quarterback Illegal block in the back Pass interference Roughing the kicker Unsportsmanlike Conduct |
Referee Football Scoring Signals
Touchdown, field goal, or extra point scored |
Safety scored |
Other Referee Signals
First Down |
30 Second Time out (also illegal touching) |
* referee signal pictures from the NFHS
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