American Football Rules IFAF Approved Ruling 3-3-2 :I-IV
I. Fourth and six. Team A’s running play, which ends inbounds, gains (a) eight yards or (b) five yards. B1 is offside during the play. RULING: (a) Team A’s ball. First and 10. The clock starts on the referee’s signal. (b) Team A’s ball. Fourth and one. The clock starts on the referee’s signal. (Rules 3-3-2-e-1 and 3-3-2-e-4) [Cited by 3-3-2-b]
II. Fourth and four. Team A’s running play, which ends inbounds, gains (a) six yards or (b) three yards. B1 is offside during the play. RULING: (a) Team A’s ball. First and 10. The clock starts on the referee’s signal. (b) Team A’s ball. First and 10 after accepting the penalty. The clock starts on the referee’s signal. [Cited by 3-3-2-b]
III. Third and four. Team A’s pass is intercepted by B1, who is downed inbounds. B2 was offside during the play. RULING: Team A’s ball. First and 10. The clock starts on the referee’s signal. Although the clock was stopped to award Team B a first down, Team B will not next snap the ball. [Cited by 3-3-2-b]
IV. Late in the second or fourth quarter, ball carrier A37 goes out of bounds. When the game clock is stopped it reads (a) 2:00 or (b) 1:59. RULING: (a) If there is a two-minute warning, the
game clock will start on the snap. Otherwise, the game clock starts on the referee’s signal when the ball is ready for play. (b) The game clock starts on the snap. [Cited by 3-3-2-b]