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If the quarterback pitches and the running back drops the ball who is charged with the fumble?
In American football, if the quarterback pitches the ball to the running back and the running back drops it, the running back is charged with the fumble. The quarterback's pitch is considered a forward pass, and the responsibility for securing the ball lies with the player receiving it. Therefore, the running back would be credited with the fumble in this situation.
Can a quarterback fumble?
Yes.
Does a defensive player get credit for a quarterback sack if he forces an intentional grounding in the end zone?
No, for the player to get credit for a sack he would have to tackle the quarterback behind the line of scrimmage. The quarterback would have to be declared down for it to be counted as a sack. If the quarterback is down then there couldn't be a fumble. So therefore there could be no fumble recovery.
Can the center fumble?
No. A fumble on the quarterback/center exchange is always charged to the QB, regardless of whose error it was.
If a receiver makes a catch and then fumbles do the yards count?
If the pass is ruled a catch then a fumble..the receiver receives the yards from the pass...and is credited with a fumble
What is the NCAA football's shortest pass?
If a quarterback completes a pass near the endzone, which is then fumbled by the receiver and recovered in the endzone by another teammate, he is credited with a 0-yard touchdown pass to the player that recovered the fumble. Strange rule, but it happens occasionally.
Who is the Pittsburgh Steelers active fumble recovery leader with 8 fumble recoveries?
Through the 2012 season, the Steelers active leader is quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, with 17 fumble recoveries.The active leader on defense is linebacker LaMarr Woodley, with 9.
If an offensive player fumbles after gaining positive yardage then another member of the offensive team recovers the fumble and gains more positive yardage is that player credited with rushing yards?
Yes, if an offensive player fumbles the ball after gaining positive yardage and another player from the same team recovers the fumble and advances the ball, that player is credited with rushing yards. The yards gained from the point of the fumble recovery to where the play is whistled dead count as rushing yards for the player who recovered the fumble. This is because the play is considered a continuation of the rushing attempt, despite the fumble.
When someone sacks the quarterback do you count the negative yardage from where he was sacked or where the other team recovers the ball?
its where the qb is sacked but if he fumbles it its where the line of scrimage is If there is no fumble, hence no turnover, then the negative yardage is where the quarterback is officially tackled. On a fumble and turnover and downed recovery by the other team, I believe that the negative yardage would then be calculated from the line of scrimmage to where the opponent recovers.
If a quarterback throws the football behind the line of scrimmage and the receiver does not catch it is it a fumble?
That depends on the angle the ball travelled. If the receiver is behind or exactly to the side of the quarterback and the ball travels at an angle parallel to or away from the line of scrimmage, the throw is considered a lateral and would be a fumble if the receiver did not catch it. If the receiver is in front of the quarterback and the ball travels at an angle towards the line of scrimmage, the throw is considered a forward pass and would be an incomplete pass.
In college football is the play dead if a lateral touches the ground?
Any backward pass (which is what a lateral would be) that is not caught is a fumble in both the NCAA and the NFL.
If a running back fumbles the ball and the other team recovers are the yards gained prior to the fumble counted for the running backs stats?
Yes. The running back will get credit for the number of yards past the line of scrimmage the fumble occurred. If the line of scrimmage was at the defense's 20 yard line and the fumble occurred at the defense's 14 yard line, the running back would be credited with 6 yards rushing. If the line of scrimmage was at the defense's 14 yard line and the fumble occurred at the defense's 20 yard line, the running back would be credited with -6 yards rushing.
