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A loss of yardage in football is when someone on the team holds the football in his/her hand(s)/arm(s) and someone on the other team tackles the person with the football before the person with the football can advance across the line in which the play started.
For example: the team with the football start on the fifty yard line and they need to advance the ball to the forty yard line for a first down. The football gets snapped to the quarterback. The quarterback has two options: run with the football or throw the football to someone on his/her team so the team can attempt to get the ball across the forty yard line. The quarterback notices that someone on the other team is running at him/her and runs backwards to the forty yard line. Before the quarterback has the chance to either run with the football or throw the football, the person tackles the quarterback at the forty yard line resulting in a ten yard loss.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt means the offensive player holding the ball was tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
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What are the white lines on a football field?
yardage markers
What is the highest negative yardage in one football game?
76
How is addition and subtraction used in football?
to add and subtract yardage
What is a sackful?
A sack in American and Canadian football is when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, resulting in a loss of yardage, on a passing play.
What do the letters STF stand for in football stats?
STF means stuff, which means tackle for loss. STFY is stuff yardage or the yardage lost in the tackle.
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93 yards is the longest thrown yardage in history
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56 yards
In football what does sacks mean?
A sack is when a quarterback is tackled for a loss of yardage.
What football terminology begins with the letter a?
· all-purpose yardage · automatic first down
Who hold total yardage record for division 2 football?
You need to be more specific. Total yardage in a single game? Total yardage in a season? Total yardage in a college career? And is it rushing yardage, passing yardage, kickoff yardage, puntyardage, kickoff-return yardage, punt-return yardage, total return yardage, or total yardage. If it's passing yardage, do you mean as a receiver or as a passer?Of course, I don't know the answer either way, and really, who cares? It's Division II. It could be a million yards, but whoever holds the record can't hold a candle to the average division I-A player. If they could, they would have played in Division I-A, or at least I-B.But if you want anyone to answer this question, you're going to have to be more precise in how you ask it.
What does it mean to bend not break in football?
The defense will give up yardage, but keep the opponent from scoring
Football a team gained 5 yards on their first play of the game then they lost 6 yards find the total change in yardage?
The total change in yardage is 1, on the basis of the above
