dead-ball foul

[Blue Bird]

A dead-ball foul on the defense after the horn blows to end the half and the whistle blows to end the play, does it extend the half by one play? Will that ruling be different at the end of a game?

 

[fencewire]

No, if the only foul on the play is a dead-ball foul after the play, the penalty will be enforced at the succeeding spot, so if the foul occurs after the completion of the first half, it would be enforced on the opening kickoff of the second half. If it occurs after the game has ended, there is no foul (different if there are to be extra periods). At least as far as the officials are concerned.

Here are two approved rulings that say as much...

Team A scores a touchdown during a down in which time expires. After the try ends, either team commits a dead-ball foul.

RULING: The try may be repeated due to an accepted penalty for a live-ball foul that occurred during the try; the penalty for the dead-ball foul will then also be enforced on the repeated try. The period is not extended to enforce a penalty for a dead-ball foul. If accepted, this penalty must be enforced on the kickoff to start the next period or at the succeeding spot in extra periods.

this one deals with the 10 sec runoff in college, but it is the same thing if the foul had occured after time had expired.

Fourth quarter with the game clock running and Team A trailing in the score. Second and 10 at the B-30. Guard A66 in a three-point stance misses the snap count and lurches forward, committing a false start. B77 then commits a dead-ball personal foul or a dead-ball foul for unsportsmanlike conduct. The game clock is stopped with 8 seconds remaining in the game.

RULING: The game is over because Team B will accept the 10-second subtraction associated with the false start. Thus the penalty for B77’s dead-ball foul is not enforced.
NOTE: If this action occurred at the end of the first half the penalty for B77’s foul would carry over to the second half. Because of the 10-second subtraction, by interpretation the dead-ball foul effectively occurs after the half has ended and thus the penalty is thus carried over.

 

[burnerman]

Just an additional question - if offense is behind in score and driving towards end zone - horn blows to end game during play - offense is short of goal line at end of play but defense commits dead ball foul - will the offense get another last play - "The game cannot end on a defensive foul" ??????

 

[fencewire]

Dead ball is dead ball, if the horn blew during the last play, the the game is over if the defense didn't commit a live ball foul during that last down.

Basically in your scenario, the foul was after the game had ended. So there was no foul.

 

[ZeroRisk]

Once that final horn blows and there are no live-ball penalties to enforce, the game is over and the jurisdiction of the officlals over the game has expired.

 

[JasonTX]

Call the local sherrif or police once the horn sounds because now those late hits become assaults.