A player is considered down in football when any part of their body, other than their hands or feet, touches the ground while in possession of the ball.
A football player is considered down on the field when any part of their body, other than their hands or feet, touches the ground while in possession of the ball.
A player is considered down in college football when any part of their body, other than their hands or feet, touches the ground while in possession of the ball.
The goal of football is to move the ball down the field and into the end zone for a touchdown.
The runner is considered down when either a: His forward progress stops or b: any part of his body other than his foot or hand touches the ground AND he is touched by a player of an opposing team. There is no "down by contact" in college football. That's only in the pros. When a college player goes down he cannot get up and continue running, period. He does not have to be touched by an opposing player to be considered down.
No ... if the shoulder, elbow, forearm, or wrist touch the ground the ball carrier is also considered down.
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It depends. If your knee is touching the ground, or if the ball is, you are considered "down by contact". If both the ball and your knee are off the ground, you are still able to get up and run. (This has happened numerous times with players falling over an opposing player, landing on their feet and continuing on)
no because once the football player has lost all of his forward momentum the refree will mark the ball down there.
The ball is placed where the ball actually is (assuming the player still has "possession") when the player is down by contact or when the knee hits the ground.
No, a timeout can not be called until the player with the ball is down or out of bounds.
no it is defined as follows: player is down when knee or above, or forearm or elbow is cleary on the ground.