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Coach- Team timeout
- Coach's challenge (replay review, only in some leagues)
- Booth review (replay review, only in some leagues)
- Injury timeout
- Incomplete pass
- Player runs or is pushed out of bounds
- After the returning player is downed after a kickoff or punt, even if he is in bounds
- (In the NFL) When the quarterback is sacked outside of the last 2 minutes of either half
- (In some leagues) Two minute warning at the end of each half (the first possible point at which a play is not being run after 2:00 remaining. i.e., if a play is run at 2:02, and finishes at 1:55, the two-minute warning would begin at 1:55 and not at 2:00, while the play was being run)
- Official timeout (to assess penalties, clarify a ruling, etc.)
- While not a stoppage, some penalties incur in some leagues (especially the NFL) a runoff of time in the last 2 minutes
In football, the clock is stopped when the player goes off bound or is tackled. In College Football, when a team earns a first down, the clock is stopped.
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In old football rules did the clock stop by going out of bounds only in the last 2 minutes of a football game?
yes it is true that a referee must stop the clock by going out of bounds in the last 2 minutes of a football game. no-one knows why they were told to do this but now the rules have changed.
When was the rule change to allow Spiking the Football to Stop the Clock?
In 1987 the rules were amended as follows:In order to stop the clock, the quarterback is permitted to throw the ball out of bounds or to the ground as long as he throws it immediately after receiving the snap.
If a football player falls BACKWARD out of bounds does the clock stop?
Only if he has the ball.AnswerYes. The clock always stops when the ball goes out of bounds. It doesn't matter how it got there. Wrong - Although I don't feel it is a good rule, in college football if a player steps out of bounds going backwards and does not display a foward advance while carrying the ball the clock keeps running.
Did the NFL ever stop the clock after first downs?
No, that rule has been in college football for a long time but has never been adopted by the NFL.
In college football does the clock stop by going out of bounds?
Short answer: Yes, but a 2008 rule change allows the clock to restart on a referee's signal. This from the NCAA rules: Ball Out Of Bounds (Rule 3-2-5-a-12). When a ball is carried or fumbled out of bounds, the game clock will stop, as always. Beginning in 2008 the game clock will start on the referee's signal when the ball is ready for play, not on the snap. In the last two minutes of the half, however, the clock will start on the snap as before, preserving the ability of the offensive team to maximize strategic use of the clock.
