If the team that has the ball first turns it over and it is returned for a touchdown does the team that scored the TD have to come out and take a knee for 4 plays or is the game automatically over? I assume they would have to run their 4 plays but have never seen it happen.
Overtime rules question
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OK, seems odd that the other team wouldn't be given the chance for a defensive TD too even though it's highly improbable.
There is precedent for this type of stupidity.
There is precedent for this type of stupidity.
Really? I'd never heard that. That would certainly answer the question. So the play is blown dead the second the turnover happens?
Yeah that was the '07 game. watching in the stands I was convinced UT was going to get 15 more yards & an untimed offensive down to try a game winning field goal.
nope. the end of an OT is like the end of a half or end of a game. penalty at the end doesnt carry over to be applied to the new half/game.
Answer to the OP question: If Team B scores a defensive TD during Team A's possession, the game is over. Team B does NOT have to return to the field and take a knee.
The NCAA overtime rules cover all kinds of weird situations, e.g. multiple fumbles and changes of possession during one play. It is even possible for BOTH teams to score during one team's possession: Team A scores a TD (6 points), Team B blocks extra point and returns (2 points).
You can read all the extra period rules here.
The NCAA overtime rules cover all kinds of weird situations, e.g. multiple fumbles and changes of possession during one play. It is even possible for BOTH teams to score during one team's possession: Team A scores a TD (6 points), Team B blocks extra point and returns (2 points).
You can read all the extra period rules here.
That's a fascinatingly stupid rule. A team should commit sideline interference if they were in our scenario, then.
The refs could actually award a touchdown anyway in that scenario. Which makes sense, because at any point during a game it would be better to just have someone come running in off the sideline and take a 15 yard penalty vs giving up an easy touchdown.
The turnover team had a chance for a defensive score when the other team returned the ball for a touchdown. All they needed to do was strip the ball and return it themselves. Granted, the losing team had their usual offensive players on the field, but they were playing defense after the turnover.
Yes, you can. A few teams have won by 13 points by scoring TD first and then having a defensive TD on the opposing team's subsequent possession.